Biotech company ChainCraft wants to build its first commercial fermentation factory in the North of the Netherlands.
In a statement, ChainCraft CEO Niels van Stralen said the original plan was to build the factory near Amsterdam. That idea turned out not to be feasible due to the lack of space and power supply.
The company, which started as a spin-out from Wageningen University, produces sustainable fatty acids from organic sources such as vegetable and fruit remains. These are then used in the food industry, the animal feed industry, and the chemical industry as for example raw material food animal feed, paint, and fragrances.
With the extensive research done at the Hanze and the RUG, the robust team of ChainCraft will fit in well, thinks NOM Investment manager Ruud van Dijk, “that is why we are happy to invest in this scale-up”.
Construction is expected to start next year, with the factory ultimately operating fully in 2027. “We want to take a big step and are now taking a small step towards that,” says van Stralen. ‘”It is our ambition to scale up to multiple full-scale factories to make as much sustainable impact as possible,” he said.
