# Protix

Tyson Foods and Protix halted investment in a planned joint US insect-production facility in 2026, prompting Protix to redirect its international expansion focus toward Asia instead, where the company says it can be cost-competitive from day one.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/protix/
Updated: 2026-07-06

- Country: Netherlands

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | €55 million ($58.2 million) investment from Tyson Foods (2023-10-17) | https://globalpetindustry.com/news/protix-and-tyson-foods-halt-investment-in-us-insect-facility/, https://raboinvestments.com/protix-joins-forces-with-tyson-foods-securing-new-funding-for-the-next-step-in-its-growth-phase/, https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/tyson-foods-invests-in-protix-veolia-malaysia-gets-eu-insect-meal-export-approval |
| Funding | €19 million convertible loan from existing shareholders (2025-08-01) | https://protein-trends.com/2026/01/04/protix-under-the-microscope-what-the-numbers-say-about-its-future-after-ynsect/, https://questionsforprotix.com/ |
| Funding | €1 million ($1.1 million) from Invest International for feasibility study (2025-01-01) | https://globalpetindustry.com/news/protix-and-tyson-foods-halt-investment-in-us-insect-facility/, https://questionsforprotix.com/ |
| Funding | €50 million ($57.2 million) in equity (2022-01-01) | https://protix.com/discovery-centre/tyson-foods-protix-join-forces, https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/tyson-foods-invests-in-protix-veolia-malaysia-gets-eu-insect-meal-export-approval |
| Capacity | 14,000 metric tons of live-larvae equivalent annually at Bergen op Zoom facility (2019-01-01) | https://protix.com/discovery-centre/tyson-foods-protix-join-forces, https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/tyson-foods-invests-in-protix-veolia-malaysia-gets-eu-insect-meal-export-approval |
| Revenue | €11.8 million (2024-12-31) | https://protein-trends.com/2026/01/04/protix-under-the-microscope-what-the-numbers-say-about-its-future-after-ynsect/, https://questionsforprotix.com/ |
| Headcount | 150 full-time equivalents (2024-12-31) | https://protein-trends.com/2026/01/04/protix-under-the-microscope-what-the-numbers-say-about-its-future-after-ynsect/, https://questionsforprotix.com/ |
| Production site | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (operational since 2019) | https://agfundernews.com/dutch-insect-ag-firm-protix-shifts-focus-to-asia-we-could-be-cost-competitive-there-from-day-one, https://protein-trends.com/2026/01/04/protix-under-the-microscope-what-the-numbers-say-about-its-future-after-ynsect/, https://raboinvestments.com/protix-joins-forces-with-tyson-foods-securing-new-funding-for-the-next-step-in-its-growth-phase/, https://www.demolenaar.nl/en/raw-materials/insect-farming-more-efficient-business-model-Protix-still-difficult/62602/ |

Independent sources: agfundernews.com, demolenaar.nl, globalpetindustry.com, protein-trends.com, raboinvestments.com, seafoodsource.com

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