Kungshamn, Sweden

Swedish Algae Factory AB

World's only commercial cultivator of diatom microalgae. Processes them into the proprietary silica-shell ingredient Algica for B2B sale into supplement and personal-care industries. 3000 m2 circular facility.

Swedish Algae Factory is a biotech producer based in Kungshamn, Sweden, that cultivates diatoms in a high-tech production facility on the Swedish west coast. The company extracts silica shells from the cultivated diatoms to produce Algica®, a proprietary advanced material used in targeted applications including organic personal care products. The company emphasizes a circular production model, claiming that producing 1 kg of Algica® allows the trapping of at least 8 kg of CO2, 1 kg of nitrogen, and 0.1 kg of phosphorus from industrial emissions. Swedish Algae Factory states it is the only company in the world that cultivates diatoms and extracts their shells at scale. The company has received an EU LIFE grant for the LIFE SUNALGAE project, which focuses on using diatom shells to enhance solar panel efficiency.

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