MicroHarvest selects Leuna for first large-scale production plant

MicroHarvest, the German biotechnology company producing protein ingredients through biomass fermentation using regional agri-food side streams, today announced that it has selected Industriepark Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt) as the location for its future production plant. The planned facility is designed for an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes, with a planned mid-range double-digit million euro investment in the region and the creation of around 25 jobs at MicroHarvest.

MicroHarvest has secured an EEW grant award of up to €5.46 million from Germany’s Federal Funding Programme for Energy and Resource Efficiency in Industry. The funding will support accelerating the scale-up of energy- and resource-efficient industrial biomanufacturing, the company says.

The announcement was marked on site today, 12 February, together with local site partners and political representation, including Gitta…