R.W. Nelson started Kemin Industries in 1961 with his wife using $10,000 in savings. Now the company employs 3,700 globally. He died Monday at 98.

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We deeply mourn the passing of R.W. – our family patriarch and one of the visionaries behind Kemin. He was beloved by our ...

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Using $10,000 in savings, Nelson started what was then called Chemical Industries with his wife, Mary, in 1961 in their Des Moines home, where the living room served as an office, the company said.

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