ENTOLAB-loppuseminaari: hyönteiskasvatuksen edistäminen Etelä-Pohjanmaalla 4.12.18 Seinäjoki

1. December 2018

2. Insect Bioconversion: a new circular industry
Waste
Larvae
Chicken Feed
Pig Feed
Fish Feed
Sustainable Food
Products
Consumers

4. Breeding
Organic Waste
feedstock
1 ton
Chitin
separation
Chitin
7,2 kg
4
The process
Lipids
36 kg
Proteins
73 kg
4
Restfraction
210 kg
Rearing Processing
Black Soldier Fly
neonates (1,5M)
Black Soldier Fly
Month-larvae
300 kg
Black Soldier Fly
Hermetia illucens
Millibeter has been breeding
the BSF since 2012, producing
up to several million larvae
per day.

5. Insect Bioconversion: markets

7. Markets
 Protein isolate: Aquaculture market
 Since July 2017, the use of insect based proteins are allowed in the
Aquaculture market in Europe.
 50% of the global fish consumption comes from aquaculture
 Fast-growing: bound to double by 2030 in the EU
 Dependent on new inputs for fish feed: “100 billion $ aquafeed challenge”
 BSF proteins can replace fishmeal
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Fishmeal prices

9. Markets
 BSF lipids: aquaculture
 Fatty acid profile similar to coconut oil (3.4 Mt)
 High digestibility
 MCFA C12 have anti-microbial properties, and are well-known for balancing
the bacterial equilibrium in the gut.
 Chitin: animal feed additive (and technical applications, such as water
sanitation)
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Coconut Oil prices

11. Confidential
 Digestibility trials on rainbow trout
 Performed by University of Liverpool, with samples from Millibeter and from Asia
 Excellent results, comparable to fishmeal
Insect proteins for grow-out aquaculture

12.  Grow-out trials on Omegabaars jade perch (Scortum barcoo)
 Performed by KU Leuven, with live larvae from Millibeter
 Excellent results for 50/50-regime
Average weight (g) per period
For grow-out aquacultureInsect proteins for grow-out aquaculture

13. For aquaculture broodstock
 On-going trials on Omegabaars jade perch (Scortum barcoo), to test the effects of broodstock
diets on reproduction in recirculating systems
 Great preliminary results on both male and female, with diet #4, containing Millibeter’s larvae
Insects for aquaculture broodstock

14. Feed trials: piglets at Nuscience

15. Feed trials: poultry & eggs

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The Production plant
 Build and operate a series of Insect Bioconversion Reactors in Belgium
and sell the corresponding products as aquafeed ingredients.

17. Total Budget: 1.050.000 €
Subsidies
● EFRO Vlaanderen 2014-2020:
420.000 €
● Flemish Ministry Economy –
Hermes Fund: 105.000 €
Co-creation by companies involved
in the bioconversion of residues
into new resources, with insects
R&D projects

18. Breeding
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Rearing Processing
Reg 58/1998
Farm Animal
Welfare
Not applicable:
invertebrates
excluded
Reg 1099/2009
Animal Welfare
at killing
Not applicable:
invertebrates
excluded
Reg 1069/2009
Animal By-Products
Applicable to insect farming
Impact on feedstock:
• Bans manure
• Bans catering waste
• Bans former foodstuffs with
meat/fish in
Marketing
Reg 1069/2009
Animal By-Products
Applicable to insect farming:
Insect product are Category III
ABPs = lowest risk
Allowed in feed for farmed
animals, fur animals and petfood
Manufacture of derived products
Reg 999/2001: TSE
Applicable to insect farming
• Bans Processed Animal Protein
as feedstock
Reg 999/2001: TSE
Insect PAPs must come from established slaughterhouses:
this has temporarily blocked the industry
Reg 893/2017: Insect-PAP in
aquaculture
Annex: Insect must be raised on
non-animal origin feedstock*
* products of non-animal origin and the following products of animal origin of Category 3 material: fishmeal; blood products from non-
ruminants; di and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin; hydrolysed proteins from nonruminants; hydrolysed proteins from hides and
skins of ruminants; gelatine and collagen from nonruminants; eggs and egg products; milk, milk based-products, milk-derived products
and colostrum; honey; rendered fats.
Reg 893/2017: Specifically for
insects
Insect-PAP allowed in
aquaculture, solving the 999-
problem
Insect PAP in poultry feed: EFSA
advise expected in June 2018
Clarity on processing plants,
feed-milling operations and
labelling
List of 7 species, including BSF
Reg 767/2009: Placing on the
market of feed
Annex III bans manure, urban solid
waste, packaging material etc
Reg 183/2005: Feed hygiene
Applicable to insect farming for
feed

19. Millibeter’s team
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Johan Jacobs
Masters in
Pol & Soc and
Economie
-
Founder
S. Depraetere
PhD
Organic
chemistry
N. De Craene
Master
Biology
B. Mertens
Industrial
engineer
-
Founder
BensBugs
Willy Gils
Civil engineer
-
Co-founder and
VP Sales &
Marketing at
“Waterleau”
CEO Responsible for
construction and
start up IBR
Responsible for all biological aspects
of construction, start up and
optimalisation IBR and assisted by 2
lab technicians)
Responsible for
sales, marketing
and business
development