date:Nov 08, 2018
95 percent of the seaweed used by Algaia is harvested just 20km away from the plant and mostly processed fresh from the Atlantic. Algaia has invested millions in recent years to reduce its potable water consumption, improve standards, valorizing its waste and reducing its carbon footprint.
As an illustration, we estimate that using local algae reduces by a factor of seven the CO2 emission that a seaweed extract manufacturer would generate otherwise. Algae-based ingredients benefit from a clean