Insects are very efficient at converting feed into protein, making them in attractive option to supplement other protein sources in animal feed production.
FRANCE – NextProtein recently secured €18 million (about US$19.6 million) in Series B financing to accelerate industrial-scale production of insect-based ingredients, marking one of the…
Insectum says investor interest will be essential as the company scales its patented technology across regions facing mounting waste and protein pressures.
This site marks the company’s leap to industrial scale, ready to supply the global markets for human nutrition, pet food, animal feed, functional foods, and nutraceuticals.
Its Illinois facility was established in 2022 through a partnership with ADM, one of the world’s leading agricultural processors.
With shrimp farming representing one of the fastest-growing sectors in aquaculture, the move is set to reduce reliance on wild-caught fish and conventional feed resources.
When operational, Volare 01 will produce a volume of protein equivalent to 200 million Baltic herrings annually, roughly 18% of Finland’s total commercial fish catch in protein terms.
Protix’s proposed facility in South Korea would be twice the size of its current site in the Netherlands, upcycling up to 130,000 tons of food waste annually.
Sentara Group will continue producing insect-based ingredients for the feed and pet food industries and frass-based bioactive organic fertilisers and biostimulants.