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multinational company operating in the

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and manufacturing

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-based

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ingredients.

History

Algea Produckter As was founded in 1937 by Haakon Torgersen. The Neptune’s trident logo identified the company until 1987. Algea was acquired by Protan, when its international level was already evident: it exported 50% of its production of seaweed meal to the

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, and the

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. In 10 years, from 1960 onward, Algea built several plants along the Norwegian coast, including that of

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, which still exists today. The commercial results also made it possible for the company to invest in research and develop a new method of production that would revolutionize the market. In the 1980s, supported by proven beneficial properties of its products, Algea diversified production, extending it to

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, including

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, and cosmetics. Protan was in turn acquired by the Securus group. The logo of the latter, a double "S", was used by Algea from 1987 to 1994. In 2000, the company acquired Maxicrop, an English company specializing in the production of seaweed extracts, as well as Frøytang, a Norwegian company at the time leader in production of seaweed products for human and animal consumption. In 2002 th
Valagro group
a manufacturer of biostimulants, acquired Algea and started a process of restructuring and development of its image. Following the restructuring, Algea entered the functional food and

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ingredients markets as well as the cosmetic ingredients market.

Algea Businesses

* Ingredients for Functional Foods and Food Supplements * Ingredients for cosmetic products * Ingredients for special fertilizers * Ingredients for animal feeds

External links

Algea As website

Facebook Official page

Twitter Official page

Valagro website

Valagro Facebook Official page

Valagro SpA Twitter Official page
Chemical companies of Norway