Evodos Type 25 Centrifuge – Available for Sale at Attractive Discount Oilgae is assisting a leading Algae-based bioplastic resin manufacturing company in the resale of their brand new mid-range Centrifuge – Evodos Type 25. Features of the Centrifuge: The Evodos centrifuge is designed to operate fully automatic in a 24/7 mode. Capacity – It is […]

A new micro encapsulated seaweed ingredient is to be launched by a UK based seaweed nutrition company, Seaweed & Co. The company believes that the new ingredient could open up a whole new avenue as it plans to target smoothies and sports nutrition market. The company has been selling its seaweed ingredient into the nutrition […]

Seaweed has been hailed as the next superfood in the Western world owing to its health benefits, but its sales has been decreasing in South Korea recently along with a decrease in consumption. To improve the seaweed industry in South Korea, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Korea has successfully developed seaweed based snacks without fishy […]

SabrTech is planning to launch its product – an easy to transport algae growing system called RiverBox. The company has spent two years in designing the system. RiverBox uses a standard shipping container with upto 10 tiers where the algae is grown. The algae could be used in aquaculture and other industries. According to the […]

AstaReal has announced that it has received Halal certification issued by the Japan Muslim Association. The Halal certification will enable manufacturers to formulate products with the benefits of natural astaxanthin for rapidly growing markets in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. With a growing middle class in countries such as Indonesia and Philippines, suppliers and manufacturers and […]

ADM Introduces Onavita™ DHA Algal Oil Archer Daniels Midland Company from Chicago has launched Onavita™ DHA Algal Oil, produced from a high quality reliable US algal supply. This is the newest addition to the company’s omega-3 product line. The new product can be used in a wide variety of dietary supplements and fortified food products. […]

Dom Bridges from UK made the first cosmetic product, a bar of soap from the seaweed Margate. Now he has started a company named Haeckels (named after Ernst Haeckel) which has grown into a luxury brand for natural fragrance and skin Care Company. Made of Margate, all the products are sourced from a 20-mile radius […]

Kemin has acquired Algal Scientific’s beta glucan production technology. The acquisition includes assets needed to manufacture beta glucan including production facility of Algal Scientific. Already sold in many regions, Kemin will work to expand the beta glucan product sales. The beta glucan technology is viewed as a complement to the range of gut health products […]

DuPont has acquired FMC Corp, the owner of Rockland seaweed processor, as part of a transaction involving FMC’s Health and Nutrition business. FMC, in turn, will acquire a portion of crop protection business required to be divested by a European Commission ruling related to DuPont’s merger with Dow Chemical. Rockland seaweed processing plant produces carrageenan […]

CSO of Algal Scientific Corporation has said that dietary supplement sector is showing an increased interest towards algae derived beta glucan. Both the dried algae and purified beta glucan are sold under the brand name PureAlgal, an Algal Scientific Corporation brand. Algae derived beta glucan are simpler in structure when compared to yeast derived product. […]

A sustainable wastewater recycling system is being promoted to some of the world’s poorest communities after successful trials in South Australia. Pioneered by Flinders University, the Flinders High Rate Algal Pond (HRAP) wastewater treatment system has been showcased at a presentation at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, US. They hope that the […]

New algae cultivation technologies for the development of an attractive bio-based market This event is part of the 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Free registration for The Algae Day can be obtained by completing this form and returning it to andrea.salimbeni@eubia.org The event aims to provide an overview of progress within two European-funded projects focused […]

Marine nutraceutical ingredients obtained from algae are finding place in new markets such as beverage industry. Prinova has partnered with Oceans Omega to use algae DHA for liquid applications. AstaReal Astaxanthin has said that with a special spray drying process, it is possible to supply water dispersible AstaReal Astaxanthin powder called P2AF that can be […]

First set of policy guidelines for the commercial cultivation of seaweeds in Scotland have been published. The guidelines will create opportunities to grow the country’s seaweed industry by providing clarity on suitable locations for the cultivation of seaweed. The statement also sets out the framework concerning environmental impacts of seaweed farms. The seaweed industry has […]

Heliae in collaboration with Madre Labs Inc. has announced California GOLD Nutrition Astaxanthin supplement caps branded with TruAzta logo. Madre Labs is the first company to implement TruAzta™ branding on its label. The labelling would aid consumers in identifying California GOLD Nutrition Astaxanthin supplement as a high quality Astaxanthin product. Heliae uses a unique production […]

Marine AlGae Industrialization Consortium (MAGIC) team is finding out possible ways to convert lipids from marine algae into high density hydrocarbon biofuels for use in aviation and cargo shipping industries on a commercially viable scale. The left over algal biomass can be used to produce nutritious animal feed. According to the team, growing enough algae […]

A project being conducted by National Food Institute and Technical University of Denmark has shown that microalgae could be a suitable alternative to fishmeal – an important ingredient in fish feed. Traditionally used fish meal is made from industrial fish such as sprat and sand eel that are unfit for human consumption. With increase in […]

Institute of Agricultural Research and Training and University of Almeria have signed an agreement to develop a biorefinery of marine microalgae for the production of sustainable products with high added value as fertilizers, feed additives etc. The signing of this agreement will help in the development of bioproducts from microalgae and their utilization to improve […]

A startup company Bloom is effectively converting harmful algae blooms to plastic alternatives. Algae blooms have received serious attention in recent times as overgrowth of these organisms can clog up beaches, lakes, ponds, etc. To control this algae bloom, a startup company has come up with an idea of converting them to plastic alternatives. With […]

Here is a new and interesting exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Developed by Alison Hiltner, “It Is Yesterday” demonstrates the concept of carbon capture using algae. The main room is filled with clear plastic sacks hanging from wires. Each contains gallons of cyanobacteria. On one side is a microphone like apparatus, into which […]

Seaweed is finding new product applications in Western markets due to its wide ranging health benefits. Food Ingredients First, a Netherlands based company is examining the surge of seaweed and microalgae as an ingredient in food flavouring. Innova market insights has reported a 10% increase in global supplements launches containing seaweed ingredients. With many companies […]

Japanese firm Euglena is planning to partner with Japanese airline ANA to jet fuel from algae. The company has plans to produce 33,000 gallons of jet fuel a year from Japan’s first algae biofuel refinery. It is to be noted that the company has already been cultivating a type of algae for use in food […]

Algae based water bottle designed by a University student has won The Reykjavik Grapevine Design Awards recently. The Agari water bottle is made of agar, a jelly like substance obtained from algae. It is designed only to retain its shape when filled with water. Once the bottle is empty, it starts to deconstruct. With increasing […]

Lessonia, a French skin care products manufacturer is participating in EU funded GENIALG (GENetic diversity exploitation for Innovative macro-ALGal biorefinery) project which aims to boost the Blue Technology Economy by increasing production and sustainable exploitation of two seaweeds –  brown alga Saccharina latissima and the green algae Ulva spp. GENALG is a large scale project […]

Bellana, a non-profit environmental organization based in Norway has published a report on the potential of using seaweed as a biofuel in aviation. Bellona has extensive experience with related issues, such as Arctic and marine transport, and is a co-founder of large-scale projects involving biomass production such as the project Ocean Forest and Sahara Forest […]