Agronutris

Industry

Energy, Feed, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Fishery & aquaculture, Seeds & genetics, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Insect protein (BSF, crickets, silkworm), Animal feed & feed additives, Shrimp/fish genetics & aquaculture tech, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Producer — “…operates a major industrial production facility in Rethel [4][2][5]. As of September 2026, the company is acti…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Agronutris is a French biotechnology company specialized in the industrial rearing and processing of insects into proteins for animal feed and soil fertilization, operating as a mission-led company.

Found via

Protix; [Rubric] France · chitosan

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

• 2026-09 Latest status: The company operating the Agronutris production site in Rethel, Ardennutris, was placed into court-supervised reorganisation (redressement judiciaire) in September 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-09-28 Insect meal producer enters court restructure
  Agronutris’ Rethel production site in northern France has been placed under court-supervised restructuring, while the company continues producing black soldier fly eggs for other insect farms and supplying insect protein and oil for the aquaculture market.
• 2026-09-22 Ardennutris, exploitant du site d’Agronutris à Rethel, placé en redressement judiciaire - Le Journal des Entreprises
  The article reports that Ardennutris, operator of Agronutris’ Rethel site, has been placed in judicial recovery, with the business and assets under a court-appointed administration while continuing operations. It notes governance changes around Agronutris’ …
• 2026-09-17 La Compagnie des insectes placée en redressement
  Agronutris, the buyer of the Rethel insect-rearing site after EAP Group’s liquidation, has itself entered judicial recovery, highlighting broader financial and structural difficulties in France’s insect farming sector. The Onei notes the company benefited from …
• 2026-09-10 Insectes : La Compagnie des insectes, repreneur d’Agronutris, placée en redressement judiciaire
  Agronutris has been affected by financial trouble because its former site of Rethel is now under receivership after La Compagnie des insectes (the buyer of Agronutris’ Rethel site in 2025) and its related entities were placed in redressement judiciaire in …
• 2026-09-11 French insect company enters court-supervised reorganisation | The Fish Site
  Agronutris’ Rethel insect-facility is in court-supervised reorganisation to stabilise debts while continuing production, with no planned redundancies for its 75 staff; the company says demand for its insect-based feed and products remains strong and that the …
• 2026-05-07 Après la chute d’Ynsect, les deux autres producteurs français d’insectes défendent leur modèle
  Agronutris positions itself as a more solid producer than Ynsect, claiming lower public funding needs and a viable path to high-volume, competitively priced insect flour, with profits driven by decarbonization benefits and functional advantages in …

Ownership & investors 3

Partners & deals 1

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