From the Association By Kent Swisher,
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NARA President and CEO
MLJĮƌƐƚĂƌƟĐůĞĂƐƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
Renderers Association focused on managing
ƚŚĞ ĂŵďŝŐƵŝƚLJ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ EZ͕ ĂƐ ĂŶ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ĨĂĐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚŝƐ
ĂƌƟĐůĞĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨĂīĂŝƌƐĂƚEZĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞĂƌĞ
moving forward in a changed landscape as the fog of COVID
ďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽĚŝƐƐŝƉĂƚĞ͘
dŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƌĞǀŽůǀĞĂƌŽƵŶĚEZ͛Ɛ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉďĂƐĞ͕ƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͛ƐǀĂůƵĞŝŶƚŚĞĨŽŽĚĐŚĂŝŶ͕
its leadership and its team of dedicated professionals. There
ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶŵĂŶLJ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ
ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ EZ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŽŵŵŽŶ
ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ůŝŬĞ
ďŽǀŝŶĞƐƉŽŶŐŝĨŽƌŵĞŶĐĞƉŚĂůŽƉĂƚŚLJ͕ƉƐĞƵĚŽƌĂďŝĞƐǀŝƌƵƐ͕ŚŝŐŚůLJ
ƉĂƚŚŽŐĞŶŝĐ ĂǀŝĂŶ ŝŶŇƵĞŶnjĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ŽĨ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ƐǁŝŶĞ
fever, to name a few.
ůƐŽ͕ƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŚĂƐƌĂůůŝĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚŶĞǁŵĂƌŬĞƚƐůŝŬĞ
ďŝŽĨƵĞůƐĨŽƌĨĂƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƋƵĂĐƵůƚƵƌĞĨĞĞĚŵĂƌŬĞƚĨŽƌƉƌŽƚĞŝŶƐ͘tĞ
ŚĂǀĞũŽŝŶĞĚĨŽƌĐĞƐŽǀĞƌƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞ&ŽŽĚ^ĂĨĞƚLJ
DŽĚĞƌŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĐƚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ
of the enhanced feed rule. The Fats and Proteins Research
It is important to remain engaged as
a global industry by working together
and through the World Renderers
Organization to represent the industry’s
interests on a global level...
&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŝŵĂůŽͲWƌŽĚƵĐƚƐZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚΘĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ
ĞŶƚĞƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝŶ
ĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƐĞƐ
of rendering products. Overseas markets have closed, opened,
ĐůŽƐĞĚĂŶĚŽƉĞŶĞĚLJĞƚĂŐĂŝŶ͘ƩĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ
ǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵŽŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐĂƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŽĨEZ͘
/Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ͕ EZ ŚĂƐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŚĂƌĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ
ƚŽĨŽƌŐĞĂƐƚƌŽŶŐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ
industries around the world including the Brazilian Renderers
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕>ĂƟŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ &Ăƚ WƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƐ Θ
ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ'ƌŽƵƉ͘
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