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Algae producing industry

Collection: ALGAE-industry : Algae industry in Europe 

Description

The dataset provides information on the algae producing industry in Europe, covering macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina. These data include the number of producing enterprises in Europe, the location of the production facilities, the production systems used and the species being produced.

Overall, the ALGAE-industry collection aims to build a reliable database to characterise the algae sector in Europe to support informed European policies on blue growth and the bioeconomy.

Contact

Email
Jordi.GUILLEN (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

Vazquez Calderon, Fatima; Araujo, Rita; Sanchez Lopez, Javier; Guillén Garcia, Jordi (2022): Algae producing industry. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa59f544-bf77-4812-8869-f34d9b096638

Keywords

algae microalgae macroalgae seaweed Spirulina

Data access

Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy's country dashboard
Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice 
Access conditions
No limitations 
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Publications

Publication
Algae industry in Europe
Vazquez Calderon, F., Dos Santos Fernandes De Araujo, R., Sanchez Lopez, J. and Guillen Garcia, J., Algae industry in Europe, European Commission, 2022, JRC129053.
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  • Abstract

    The collection consists of datasets compiling information on the algae industry in Europe, including macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina.

    The collection is comprised by datasets covering the producing enterprises in Europe, the location of the production facilities, the production systems as well as socioeconomic indicators of the algae industry along the entire value chain. The ALGAE-industry collection aims to build a reliable database to characterise the algae sector in Europe to support informed European policies on blue growth and the bioeconomy.

Geographic areas

Switzerland European Union Faroes Greenland Iceland Norway

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2022 2022

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-05-20
Modified date
2022-05-23
Issued date
2022
Landing page
https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/visualisation/bioeconomy-different-countries_en#algae_prod_plants 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Economy and finance, Energy, Environment, Health, Science and technology
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa59f544-bf77-4812-8869-f34d9b096638
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