| Type of business | Private company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Insect industry |
| Founded | 2009 (2009) |
| Headquarters | 's Hertogenbosch (North Brabant), Netherlands |
| CEO | Kees Aarts |
| URL | protix |
| Commercial | Yes |
Protix is a multinational manufacturer and supplier of insects for animal feed, for livestock and for aquaculture . The company operates the world's largest insect factory, located in Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands.1
History
The company was founded in 2009 by the CEO Kees Aarts. Protix is headquartered in 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
In June 2017, the company raised €45 million in funding, at that time the largest investment in the industry.2 In October 2017, Protix acquired Fair Insects, a company focused on breeding insects for human consumption.3
In June 2019, Protix opened a new site in Bergen op Zoom, which is the largest insect factory in the world.14
Although a potential €37 million loan under the InvestEU programme had been considered to support the construction of a plant in Poland, the European Investment Bank (EIB) stated that the loan was cancelled without any disbursement and that it is no longer involved in the project.5 In February 2025, the company acknowledged that its industrial plant project in Poland had been put on hold.6
References
References
- Forbes/Davide Banis (14 June 2019): Can Using Insects As Animal Feed Reduce The Climate Impact Of Meat Production?.
- Cosgrove, Emma (17 October 2017). "Who are the Leading Insect Farming Startups?". Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Protix Acquires Fair Insects and Diversifies by Adding Mealworm, Cricket and Locusts to Its Portfolio" (Press release). Protix. PRNewswire. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Protix opens the largest insect factory in the world".
- "🚨 Un autre projet majeur de ferme d'insectes annulé en Pologne ? Le géant néerlandais Protix, l'un des leaders mondiaux des protéines d'insectes, semble avoir annulé la construction de son usine… | Corentin Biteau". fr.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- "Eind 2023 verstrekte de Europese Investeringsbank een kredietfaciliteit… | Marcel Hooft van Huysduynen". nl.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.