On Thursday 21 January, a forward thinking company from Wales was invited to Downing Street, London to showcase how the UK’s low emission innovation and partnership are already shaping business for the future economy.
Among 100 companies gathered in Downing Street at the event who have embraced the low carbon economy, were the developers of leading-edge cattle feed supplements, Neem Biotech.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said:
‘Our transition to a low emission economy will be a key driver of our future economic prosperity. Neem Biotech is at the forefront of this transformation.'
Based in Cardiff, Neem Biotech uses an extract from garlic to reduce cows’ methane production. Twenty percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from cows, sheep and other ruminants. Branded as Mootral and mixed into cattle feed, the product also increases milk production in dairy cows, and makes food conversion in beef cattle 10 per cent more efficient. Neem has exported other products, and continues to use UK Trade & Investment’s services to help take its business to the world.
Lord Davies, Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business, said:
‘The world is engaged in a race to low carbon. Acting early will mean we are well positioned in the new industries that are being created, at the forefront of the technological and social shift that will define the next century. The transition to an economy that minimises climate change impact is therefore everybody’s business and everybody’s opportunity.
‘The UK’s lead in this area makes us well-placed to secure new business overseas and act as a global hub products, services and technologies. This is a fine example of how a company with low emission products and services is already seeking out opportunity and shaping the UK’s future economy.’