Algae for fish-feed and other
Tron Kjønnø
General Manager
October 2013
AGENDA
1. Algea, the Arctic Company
2. Our ID Card
3. Our seaweed
4. Our Solutions for different markets
5. Challenges and opportunities
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Algea, the Arctic Company
Algea is one of the worldwide leaders in harvesting and manufacturing seaweed
based products with a history of more than 75 years. We have THREE cutting
edge PLANTS in Norway, dedicated to different businesses. Our northern site is
the only seaweed company located ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
As a part of Valagro Group since 2002, Algea implemented a system of
technology called Geapower developed by Valagro that is currently used through
all the Group.
Thanks to Geapower Technology, the development of our products follows a
rigorous path:
Knowledge about and access to raw materials.
Careful selection of extraction methods.
Implementation of investigative strategies.
Solutions for the intended use.
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Agenda
1. Algea, the Arctic Company
2. Our ID Card
3. Seaweed
4. Our Solutions for different markets
5. Challenges and opportunities
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Our ID Card
“We have always
created with
passion innovative
and effective
solutions for the
nutrition, care and
beauty of people,
animals and plants.
Starting from the
best Arctic
resources. With
respect for all
beings and the
environment.”
Algea’s
Mission
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AGENDA
1. Algea, the Arctic Company
2. Our ID Card
3. Our seaweed
4. Our Solutions for different markets
5. Challenges and opportunities
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Macroalgae – forecast
Forecast - a productive Norwegian coast in 2050
Volume forecast from harvest and aquaculture - Macro og
Microalgae in Norway
Microalgae
farmed (tons)
Macroalgae
farmed (mill
tonn)
2010
2030
2050
0
(Harvested)
10 000
500 000
4
20
2010
(Harvested)
2030
2050
150
1 000
5 000
0,2
Value forecast - Macro og Microalgae
Value
(mill Euro)
Source: Report from a working-group in The Royal Norwegian Sciences Society (DKNVS) and the
Norwegian Technical Sciences Academy (NTVA)
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Macroalgae = new possibilities
Along the coast of Norway we find:
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Approx. 100 green species
Approx. 200 brown species
Approx. 210 red species
In Norway today, mainly 2 species of
brown algae are commercialized
Ascophyllum nodosum and
Laminaria hyperborea
Aquaculture testing on sugarkelp
(Saccarina latissima) and from this
year alaria esculenta and one red
algae (by Algea)
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In which Product/Markets can we succeed?
• Demands to be covered?
• Which Algaes?
• Many P/M-opportunities but, only few profitable and
accessible
Strategy new products: small volumes in high profit markets
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Macroalgae = Market possibilities
In markets where we are more or less established:
– Nutrition industry, healthy food
– Cosmetics
– Animal and fish feed
– Niches agriculture
– Pharmacy
new trades:
– Energy. Electric power production?
– Biodiesel?
A new possibility after the oil age for Norway?
- all products based on oil can be replaced by products from sustainable
grown macroalgaes – plastic, textiles, biofuel etc
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Our preciuos brown seaweed
Conditions
The life of intertidal algae is a succession of setbacks: they are abandoned by the sea
and left to be dried by the wind. The return of the tide rehydrates and replenishes them with
nutrients, but also brings foulish organisms and mobilizes grazers once more. (T.A. Norton).
It has been demonstrated that seaweeds do not confront the waves, they rather yield to
them: immense mechanical stength is less useful than pliability, elasticity and ability to
conform to the flow. (Norton, Kohel, Danny).
Those stressful conditions of living and growing influence the chemical composition of the
seaweed, forcing them to evolve chemical means as a response to each kind of
challenge given by nature.
Chemical Response
Five substances, representative of the chemical
diversity in seaweeds:
1. ALGINATES, the “structure” of seaweed
2. FUCOIDANS, the external mucilagineous
structure
3. MANNITOL, the principal storage polyol
4. IODINE, inorganic antioxidant
5. PHLOROTANNINS and phenolic compounds,
secondary metabolites
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Our method
We developed
processes that preserve
the incredible
characteristics of the
seaweed and ensure the
minimum environmental
impact.
We have designed our
own purpose-built
PROFESSIONAL
HARVESTERS in order
to cut and gather
seaweeds in a
sustainable manner, thus
allowing it to fully regrow after 4-5 years
(ascophyllum nodosum).
Our UNIQUE METHOD is easy on the environment and ensures that only fresh seaweed (free
from contamination like shells, sands and small stones) is used as raw material for our products.
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AGENDA
1. Algea, the Arctic Company
2. Our ID Card
3. Seaweed
4. Our Solutions for different markets
5. Challenges and opportunities
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Customer at the core
Our solutions have the CUSTOMER at the core. We are a B2B company and we are
organized in different businesses, offering specific products for different uses:
1.
FOOD: Natural ingredients for companies of the food and nutraceutical business;
2.
ESTHE: Special ingredients for cosmetics producers.
3.
FERT: High quality seaweed extracts for fertilizer manufacturers;
4.
FEED: Feed materials for companies operating in the animal and fish feed sector;
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AlgeaFood Products
It is useful both in functional foods or
supplements and as a valuable salt
replacer. It is rich in anti-oxidant
compounds such as phlorotannins,
high-quality
polyphenols
and
fucoidans.
AlgeaFood Best
• Totally natural product
• Integrated and controlled process
• GMO and solvent free
• Sustainable harvesting method
• Certified origin of the raw materials
• Ongoing research activity
It is used for producing food
supplements in capsules, pills and
tablets or in functional food to
supplement iodine in normal subject
or athletes.
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•Halal certified
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AlgeaFeed Products
Algea Feed Products are valuable feed materials for cattle, horses, poultry, pigs, sheep, fish
and pets. They maintain all chemical components from the seaweeds and have an
outstanding ability to take up minerals and store them in a fairly high concentration.
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Strength and vitality for fish and shrimps
AlgeaFeed can be a valuable aid in the diet of fish and shrimp.
If used as an additive in their feed, it increases the vitamin and
mineral intake in a balanced manner1.
The trace elements present in AlgeaFeed seaweed meals are
completely natural and already include natural chelating
agents, and are thus more easily assimilated than synthetic
products.
1 - Effects of algae meal as feed additive on growth, feed efficiency, and body composition in Red Sea Bream – Mustafa G. et Al.
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Fish care
• Good fibre intake can rid the gut of food residues, avoiding
the risk of bowel obstruction, a common condition in
different species of fish. Vitamins in brown seaweed
contribute to the health, growth and vitality of aquaculture
fish, increasing resistance to stress.
• Furthermore, the particular formulation of AlgeaFeed Fish
allows the food to be available in the fish tank for longer,
without dissolving rapidly when in contact with water and to
be more visible, thanks to its low disintegration rate.
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High quality ingredients in fish feed
• Top quality arctic seaweed rich in fibre, minerals and
natural sea oligo elements will make fish strong and
healthy, in a natural way. The active ingredients help to
improve the fish' metabolism.
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AGENDA
1. Algea, the Arctic Company
2. Our ID Card
3. Seaweed
4. Our Solutions for different markets
5. Challenges and possibilities
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Fremtidens fiske-fór
Bærekraftig fiske-fór – basert på makroalger
Macroalger er en del av svaret og har stort potensiale
Landplanter som fórgrunnlag okkuperer områder som kan brukes
annerledes
Fiske fór som inneholder sjøplanter vil gi riktigere balanse mellom
Omega 3 og Omega 6
Ingen skadelige utslipp av CO2. Plantene lever av det som naturlig finnes i
sjøen. De binder opp CO2 og bidrar positivt til klimaregnskapet
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Fiskefór - Forsøk med 3 ulike makroalger
Eksperiment 1
0 årig fisk
•2 g Havkaruss (pagus major – Red Sea Bream) fóret i 41 dg
•Fór tilsatt 5% av tre ulike alger samt en kontroll-fór gruppe
Eksperiment 2 1 årig fisk
•60 g Havkaruss fóret i 103 dg
•Fór tilsatt 3% av to ulike alger (en makro og en mikroalge)
samt en kontroll-fór gruppe
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Noen resultater - Red Sea Bream
• Ekperiment1= 0-åring
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Eksperiment 2= 1-åring
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Japan – practical use of algae in fish diet
• About 1% algal ingredients generally applied to commersial
fish feed (1995)
• Advantageous effects of dietary algae are assumed to be
due to dietary fiber, carotenoids, chemical feeding
attractants, vitamin source, synergistic effects with vitamins,
minerals, protection against vitamin degradation and a
binder for feed preparation
• As biochemical constituents and digestibility differ among
algae, the effects of dietary algae apparently varied with
species of both algae and fish.
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Algebasert laksefór?
•Medio 1995 hadde Algea; ”Algibind feed”. Kombinasjon av fór
og binder. Gikk ut på grunn av mangel på distribusjon/kunder.
•I dag har vi ”Algea Feed 1,4” og ”Algea Feed Fish”. Selges til
andre verdensdeler. Vi kan levere store mengder som
ingrediens i fiskefór.
•Kan vi utvikle nye varianter, gjerne med nye typer
makroalger?
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”Pippi Longstocking”
Nine-year-old Pippi is
unconventional, assertive, and
has superhuman strength,
being able to lift her horse onehanded without difficulty.
One of her famous sayings:
”I have never done it before, of
course I can do it!”
The answer for all of us must be:
”Yes we can”
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Thank you for your attention!