Inspired by Nature, ALGAIA offers natural marine derived products and solutions; for the Agro-Nutrition, Personal Care and Pharmaceutical industries using eco-friendly proprietary biotechologies.
Initially established around a green fermentation-based technology, ALGAIA has developed and patented different extraction technologies to produce flavour and specialty compounds from natural raw materials.
In 2014, the company decided to add a new dimension to its portfolio by tapping the huge potential of seaweed, a renewable marine raw material. Seaweed is a natural and sustainable resource that can be produced without environmental impact when grown using specific techniques. Seaweed consumes CO2 when growing and might be the only raw material where only natural seawater is used for its organic growth without the use of any fertilizers, pesticides or any other kind of chemicals. No cultivation land, no irrigation water are needed for seaweed growth. Benefits arising from this unique raw material are numerous and market opportunities keep growing rapidly in various domains.
Since February 2015 and thanks to a new strategic alliance, ALGAIA expanded its product portfolio to carrageenans, natural red seaweed extracts benefiting from unique sustainability attributes. Further to the commercial development of carrageenans in Europe, ALGAIA develops its own seaweed-derived products and technology portfolio. In addition, ALGAIA has Joint Development Agreement programs in place on a number of topics.