Swedish Algae Factory – Advanced materials from algae

Deep down in the cold and dark seas, algae called diatoms evolved a unique shell to survive.

Swedish Algae Factory is the only company in the world that cultivates these algae and sells their high-tech silica shells.

Our material has unique light altering, absorptive and binding properties that are unmatched by synthetic materials. All these properties are valuable in a variety of industrial products.

Our first market is organic & luxury skin care and our larger long term focus is to enhance the efficiency of solar panels.

Our focus is solar cells and personal care. We have research partnerships for potential future applications.

Solar efficency enhancing nanomaterial

Our material enhances the efficiency of solar panels with at least 4%, worth over €1,2B annually for the solar energy industry. This % has been verified together with our customers and research groups.

Skin care’s next super-material

We solve personal care’s three largest problems: moisturization, absorption and natural transparent UV filtering. It’s a COSMOS certified organic drop-in substitute.

Natural wastewater treatment

Our wastewater treatment requires far less energy and chemical input compared to conventional solutions. We’re looking for locations for our next ten factories.

We solve personal care’s three largest problems: moisturization, absorption and natural transparent UV filtering. It’s a COSMOS certified organic drop-in substitute.

Our wastewater treatment requires far less energy and chemical input compared to conventional solutions. We’re looking for locations for our next ten factories.

IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

When you use our material, you replace harmful chemicals and increase solar panel efficiency, which is great for the planet. In addition the production process is climate-positive: each ton of material traps 12 ton carbon dioxide and returns 3,5 ton nitrogen and 0,7 ton phosphorus from wastewater into the food value chain annually.

Our team is composed of passionate biologists, engineers and world movers, leading the way to a bio-based and circular industry.

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