Turnover: 226 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

The METabolic EXplorer Group is a European leader in the production of functional ingredients by industrial fermentation.

Its products derived from renewable materials are used in animal nutrition, in the formulation of cosmetics and specialty products, and as intermediates in the synthesis of biomaterials.

More than 450 employees

The Amiens plant, close to the beet fields needed for fermentation, has a capacity of 100,000 tonnes

In France, the production of feed for farm animals reaches some 20 million tonnes a year. Feed is a mixture of cereals, corn and wheat, as well as proteins, soy and amino acids, essential for livestock growth.

The animal nutrition sector employs around 12,000 people and generates sales of 8.8 billion euros

News

Metabolic in safeguard proceedings, its two plants in receivership 13/03/2024

  • Bpifrance holds nearly 26% of MetEx's capital.
  • The price of sugar has almost doubled since the pre-COVID period.
  • MetEx employs 450 people.
  • MetEx's sales have fallen from €226.5 million in 2022 to €132.4 million in 2023.
  • Sales of MetEx commodity products, such as lysine, fell from €138 million to €35.2 million in one year.
  • Sales of MetEx specialty products rose by almost 10% in 2023, reaching 97.2 million euros.

Studies mentioning this company

The Farm Animal Feed Market - France

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  • Vitalac Biotech
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  • Bellavol (groupe Huttepain)
  • Provimi France (Groupe Cargill)
  • Denkavit France
  • Nealia
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  • Oriade-Noviale
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  • Agranix
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  • Aliane
  • Alicoop
  • Alicoop Usine De Civray
  • Alifel
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  • Alitec
  • Alliance Nutrition Animale
  • Alpha Pellets
  • Alpifeed Sarl Gros
  • Antigny Nutrition
  • Arp
  • Arrive Bellanne
  • Arrive Nutrition Animale
  • Aso Nutrition
  • Atlantic Aliments
  • Atrial
  • Aubry
  • Axereal Elevage
  • Bermond Nutrition
  • Bio Armor Developpement
  • Bioseal
  • Biosourceo
  • Brie Fap
  • Cap Bio Nord
  • Caste
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  • Chamberlanne Aliments
  • Charolles Aliments
  • Clemont Nutrition
  • Conseils Competences Productions Animale (Ccpa)
  • Coopalim
  • Cooperative Agricole Capdea
  • Cooperative Agricole De Deshydratation Sun Deshy
  • Cooperative Agricole Herbauges
  • Cooperative Agricole Le Garun La Paysanne (Cooperative Garun Paysanne)
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  • Denkavit France
  • Des Producteurs Associes De La Durance
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  • Dietetique Elevage En Nutrition Animale (Dielna)
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  • Etablissements Duranel
  • Etablissements Perrin
  • Etche Moulins De Soule
  • Ets Aurouze
  • Ets Bellanne
  • Ets Destruels Bouygues
  • Ets Dubrez Et Fils
  • Ets E Albert Les Poussins Grange Neuve (Etablissements E Albert)
  • Ets Lallemand
  • Ets Le Men
  • Ets Sirugue
  • Eurocob
  • Eurocoproduits
  • Eurotec'H
  • Evialis France
  • France Melasses
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  • Guillermin Et Fils
  • Herbovital
  • Horse Techna
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  • Huys France
  • Idena Production
  • Innovafeed
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  • Madrangeas Vialle
  • Maison Francois Cholat (Gaic)
  • Martinique Nutrition Animale
  • Mineral 152 Aliments Du Betail
  • Mixscience
  • Mojac Technologies
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  • Moulin De Sarralbe
  • Moulin Jacquot
  • Moulin Jannet Et Fils
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  • Prodeva
  • Prodial
  • Promash
  • Provende Et Alimentation Animale (Proval)
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  • Sanders Bretagne
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  • Union Francaise Agriculture Biologique (Ufab)
  • Union Normandie Vexin
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