Protix

Industry

CEA & horticulture, Energy, Feed, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Fishery & aquaculture, Food ingredients, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Insect protein (BSF, crickets, silkworm), Animal feed & feed additives, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Research / RTO — “…ships with universities and research institutes, and industry leadership (including founding IPIFF) to advance…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Protix is a company that produces insect-based ingredients, specifically using black soldier fly larvae, for animal feed, pet food, and fertilizers.

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Sites 1

• Production facility, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.

Subsidiaries: Fair Insects · Protix Ingredients B.V.

• 2026-03 Latest status: The company has shifted its strategic focus from Europe and North America to Southeast Asia, pausing its planned US facility and shelving plans for a plant in Poland. ↗ ↗ ↗
• Status review: active — Dated 2026 company news: Bergen op Zoom plant near full utilization (2026-06); Wakker Dier advertising complaint (2026-08). Expansion paused (US, Poland) — strategy shift, not reduced operations.

Recent news 5

Found by automated search; summaries are machine-written in English. The headline names the company or the summary is about it — check the source before relying on it.

• 2026-09-28 Innovafeed, Protix link insect protein scale to lower carbon footprint petfoodindustry.com
  The paper notes that large-scale production at Protix, using underutilized co-products, contributes to emissions reductions and that emissions have declined as output scales up, reinforcing Protix’s position that insect protein can be carbon-competitive at industrial scale.
• 2026-09-02 Aquafeed.com | How regulation is shaping the sustainability case for insect farming aquafeed.com
  Protix is defending the environmental credibility of its insect-farming claims, noting its life-cycle assessment (based on feedstocks actually used at its Dutch operation) should be judged on current inputs and processes. The company faces scrutiny from Wakker Dier over use of …
• 2026-08-04 Klacht ingediend tegen grootste insectenfabriek ter wereld: ‘Miljarden dieren gekweekt en gedood op basis van lariekoek’ | Nieuws | AD.nl ad.nl
  Protix, the world's largest insect farm in Bergen op Zoom, is accused by the animal-rights group Wakker Dier of misleading sustainability claims and of contributing to an unsustainable, intensive livestock system by producing billions of black soldier fly larvae for animal feed. …
• 2026-06-15 Insect farming more efficient, business model still difficult • De Molenaar demolenaar.nl
  Protix is a leading Dutch insect-protein producer scaling up production and expanding internationally to lower costs, with a Bergen op Zoom facility since 2019 that’s near full utilization. Despite technical control and sustainability advantages, profitability remains challenging …
• 2026-03-17 Protix targets Asia as Tyson-linked US insect ag project stalls agfundernews.com
  Protix is shifting its growth strategy from Europe/North America to Southeast Asia, citing lower costs, lighter feedstock restrictions, and stronger government support there; the Tyson-backed U.S. project in Nebraska is on hold, while Protix plans to build and expand in Asia …

Ownership & investors 10

Partners & deals 2

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Funding

• Latest round: Debt financing · 2025-03-01 · US$ 1.1 M
• Total raised: US$ 228.2 M

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