Algae Oil

Aker BioMarine capitalizes on krill oil know-how, expands into algae

21-Mar-2024 By Asia Sherman

Aker BioMarine, the world’s largest krill oil supplier for supplements, aquaculture and pet food, is diversifying into algae oil to prepare for a supply-and-demand squeeze in the omega-3 fish oil space.

NutraCast: Remaining selective in sourcing amid limited fish oil supply

09-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

From limited supply to the need for more consumer education, the fish oil industry is facing a number of challenges. However, there are still a lot of opportunities in and outside of the sea. This episode examines the state of the fish oil market and...

GC Rieber on future of omega-3: Fish and algae go hand-in-hand

24-Mar-2023 By Stephen Daniells

With a new algal-oil ingredient and a $75 million facility coming online, GC Rieber Vivomega sees a bright future for its premium omega-3 portfolio.

GC Rieber VivoMega adds microalgae oil to omega-3 portfolio

21-Feb-2023 By Asia Sherman

Norwegian fish oil supplier GC Rieber VivoMega is expanding its portfolio with a new microalgae oil that responds to growing consumer demand for planet-friendly and plant-based sources of omega-3s.

DSM builds algal portfolio to help meet the growing demand for omega-3

18-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

DSM is expanding its algal omega-3 portfolio, driven by a gradual convergence in prices between fish and algal oil, and a focus on sustainability.

Supply chain revamp leads to new line of algal omega-3 concentrates

11-Nov-2020 By Danielle Masterson

New omega-3 concentrates have recently entered the North American supplement market. Algarithm Ingredients just added thetamega3 to their lineup of vegan Omega-3s, which are derived from the co-stream of their alphamega3 oils.

Arizona algae company rounding final bend toward full scale production

05-Oct-2020 By Hank Schultz

An Arizona-based algae company is building on work done by a predecessor to bring an EPA-rich supplement ingredient to market. The company says an additional facility that will bring it to commercial scale will be completed by the end of this year.

Sustainability picture remains bright for marine sources of omega-3s

17-Sep-2020 By Hank Schultz

Smoke-choked skies from wildfires in the western US and a roiling hurricane season put consumers on edge about the state of the natural world. But omega-3s experts say that gloomy scenario shouldn’t cloud the outlook for omega-3s sustainability, which...