NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2022 13 SeaMark seeks to turn tide for bio-based industries Hosted by Ocean Rainforest, over 50 major players in the European seaweed industry convened in Tórshavn to officially launch the SeaMark Horizon Europe project. The SeaMark public-private partnership comprising 25 multi-disciplinary partners will deliver 12 seaweed-based products for commercial exploitation over four years. SeaMark is the first Horizon project to be hosted by a Faroese company. SeaMark’s cross-disciplinary team will scale up macroalgae cultivation and processing techniques to develop 12 innovative products in the first seaweed biorefinery plant for cultivated seaweed. The innovations will show that macroalgae – a zero-carbon crop – can be used in multiple industries, with multiple concurrent socioeconomic and environmental benefits compared to other industrial feedstocks such as terrestrial crops or petrochemicals. Alongside market applications, SeaMark will quantify ecosystem services provided by seaweed farms, contributing to a body of evidence justifying large-scale seaweed cultivation as a bioremediation tool and key element of a new circular bioeconomy. Learn more, visit www.selko.com Sustainable alternatives that make a little go a long way Sustainability goals and rawmaterial scarcity mean by-products from the food and beverage industry is now seen as a viable, nutritious source of energy for animals. Selko offers solutions to help the industry use resources more efficiently and move towards a circular, more sustainable economy. THE BENEFITS FOOD2FEED QUALITY Reduce landfill Upcycle by-products Maintain nutritional value
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