Protix

Protix is a multinational manufacturer and supplier of insect ingredients for animal feed and for human consumption. The company operates the world's largest insect factory, located in Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands.^[1]

Protix

Type of business	Private company
Type of site	Insect industry
Founded	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Headquarters	Dongen (North Brabant), Netherlands
CEO	Kees Aarts
URL	protix.eu
Commercial	Yes

History

The company was founded in 2009 by the CEO Kees Aarts. Protix is headquartered in Dongen, 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.^[1][4]

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) states 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]