Innovafeed expansion makes French factory ‘largest insect site in world’
French insect feed manufacturer has scaled up production capacity at its factory in northern France, with its latest expansion taking the total floor area to 55,000 square meters
Insect protein firm Protix appoints new CCO for international growth drive
Protix, a Dutch firm involved in the supply of insect-based proteins and lipids for animal feed, has appointed Piotr Postepski as its chief commercial officer, effective Aug. 24
Ex-Corbion exec appointed aqua director at France’s Agronutris
Geir Ivar Lanes was senior market development manager at algal oil manufacturer Corbion from 2020-2024, but has now joined the French insect feed producer
Scottish salmon industry adopts insect feed for Label Rouge-certified fish
Scottish salmon produced under the Label Rouge standard can now be fed diets containing insect-derived ingredients during their juvenile stages
Skretting anounces new aquafeed deal with Aussie insect producer
The Australian arm of aquafeed giant Skretting has announced a new partnership with insect producer Goterra to source its insect protein derived from food waste
$57m insect protein plant opens in Poland
Alternative protein producer HiProMine has completed work and begun sales of its insect-derived products from the 25,000t-capacity plant in Karkoszow
Protix hails insect meal lifecycle assessment versus other proteins
Protix's insect meal, fats and meat slash carbon emissions by up to 89%, along with water and land use, compared to conventional proteins, study shows
Bioflytech starts insect meal, fat production at Galicia plant
Ambitious expansion plans are underway to produce 100,000t of fresh black solider fly larvae for drying and rendering per year
Italian insect protein firm plans 40,000t Norway plant in 2027
The ambitious firm is targeting the salmon aquaculture sector, expects to have optimized a 2,500t pilot facility during the second half of 2024, and be breaking even with a commercial product in 2025
Vinh Hoan expands insect protein partnership, signs purchase agreement
The pangasius giant will take a 'substantial volume' of insect protein from Entobel's Vietnam plant in 2024 and a minimum of 15,000t over the next three years