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Algae European industry - socio-economic data

Collection: ALGAE-industry : Algae industry in Europe 

Description

The dataset provides socio-economic information on the European enterprises involved in the algae value chain, covering macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina and different steps of the value chain (producing, manufacturing and services). The data include values on turnover and employment by country and step of the value chain.

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; Guillén Garcia, Jordi; Araujo, Rita; Sanchez Lopez, Javier (2022): Algae European industry - socio-economic data. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fffd4022-a2b1-4ecc-a704-4abb8b5ea58c

Keywords

employment microalgae algae macroalgae turnover seaweed socio-economic indicator Sprirulina

Data access

Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy's country dashboard
Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice 
Access conditions
No limitations 
URL 
JRC Data Repository
Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice 
Access conditions
No limitations 
URL 

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.

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2022 2022

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-05-20
Modified date
2022-10-05
Issued date
2022
Landing page
https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/ALGAE-industry/ 
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/fffd4022-a2b1-4ecc-a704-4abb8b5ea58c
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