Seeking Insect Repellent Technologies to Protect Food Producer Production Lines

• A technology
• A co-development partner

A SpecialChem client is looking for a technology (an active molecule or combination of different substances) effectively repelling insects from food production lines.

The SpecialChem client, a company leader in Europe for food production in many categories of products, has implemented different pest control procedures. Many different practices are used by food producers to control the risk of pest infection, but the use of ingredients that are killing insects is not possible as dead bodies would pollute the production lines.

More efficient and effective insect repelling systems are needed.

New solutions – safer for human beings and for the environment – that would improve the food and facilities protection.

Our client could be interested in co-developing the appropriate technology with a partner who would benefit from its large capabilities.

SpecialChem client is looking for an insect repelling technology that must:

• Be food grade approved or have a potential to be food grade approved
• Be effective at very low dosages
• Actively repels the following insects:
• Sitophilus granarius, Sitophilus oryzae, Stegobium paniceum, Rhyzoperta dominica, Plodia interpunctella


• Be safe for environment (as standard definition means)
• Be effective and long lasting (from 0,5 to 2 years)
• Resist to air and light
• Resist to temperature up to 60°C
• Not have insecticide properties: it is not intended to kill insects, only to keep them away
• Not have perceptible odor for humans at effective concentration rate

The SpecialChem client would prefer:

• A natural-derived substance
• A substance soluble in fats

Our client is open to any application methods that would preserve the effect of the substance.

Substances naturally avoided by insects.

• Whatever the performances, the Specialchem client is not interested in insecticide technologies
• Antifeedant ingredients, whatever the performances
• Substances that cannot be used in contact with food are also not of interest.

The SpecialChem client would like to be able to use the proposed technology within a year.

• Our client would appreciate if respondents could provide a cost per ton of the proposed technology
• Our client is ready to co-develop the technology with a partner, if needed.

• A ready-to-be-used technology
• A partner

• Industry our client is in: Food
• Annual Revenue: 4 billion EURO
• Years in Business: >100
• Headquarters Area: Europe