NEWS 10 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2025 World's largest insect farm to be built in Spain Tebrio, the biotech company pioneer in the production and transformation of the insect Tenebrio molitor, celebrated in Salamanca, Spain, the symbolic act of laying the first stone of what will be the largest insect farm in the world. A historic event in which the heads of the company, with its founders Adriana Casillas (CEO) and Sabas de Diego (CTO) at the head, were surrounded by institutional representatives and industry leaders in what is a decisive step towards the future of the biotechnology industry. This new plant, which will occupy a total surface area of 90,000 square meters when its six phases are completed, five of them for breeding and one for processing, will enable Tebrio to reach an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 tons of products per year. This production includes high quality protein and lipids for the production of animal feed products, 100% organic biofertilizers and chitosan, with applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and bioplastics sectors. The new factory, which will generate 150 direct jobs and 1,350 indirect jobs, will complete its first phase in the last quarter of 2025, and the construction of the entire project is expected to be completed in 2028. The cost of its construction, when completed, will be 110 million euros. Its location is privileged, as it is in the Puerto Seco of Salamanca, a strategic intermodal platform in terms of communications and one of the main poles of attraction for logistics and transport activity in the west of Spain. Read more>> Agroloop and FreezeM partner for world's first decoupled BSF protein facility FreezeM Ltd, one of the leading innovators in Black Soldier Fly (BSF) breeding technology, announced its collaboration with Agroloop Hungary Ltd., a prominent EU insect farming company, marking a significant industry paradigm shift. The collaboration introduces the industry’s first fully decoupled insect farming factory, completely outsourcing the breeding process, according to the announcement. Traditionally, BSF protein production has been vertically integrated, with breeding and production performed in-house. However, this approach encounters significant challenges, including production instability, inefficiency, and high costs, which have hindered scalability and business growth. The FreezeM-Agroloop collaboration introduces a cost-effective alternative offering for the insect farming industry. This decoupled model offers a scalable, efficient, and streamlined solution that sets a new standard for both growth and sustainability. FreezeM will supply Agroloop with PauseM® on a weekly basis from its breeding hub in Germany, which operates in collaboration with Hermetia GmbH, a pioneer in the BSF industry with decades of proven experience in large-scale insect breeding. Each PauseM® unit contains pre-counted, life-cycle suspended BSF neonates, that can be stocked and used according to Agroloop’s production plan of BSF based products, the companies state. Read more>>
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