Bioprotein production is perking up in Russia

Russian company Metanica has recently presented a new generation of inactivated protein biomass based on methane under the brand name Metaprin. Photo: Bert Jansen
Russian company Metanica has recently presented a new generation of inactivated protein biomass based on methane under the brand name Metaprin. Photo: Bert Jansen
Russia may overcome a shortage of protein on its domestic feed market thanks to several independent projects working on bioprotein production. In the Soviet Union, the first production of feed protein from hydrocarbons took place in the 1970s. In total, the country built 12 plants with a designed production performance of around 1 million tonnes per year. This was close to 70% of the world’s bioprotein production at that time. The importance of the bioprotein industry in the country was compa


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