DKSH to provide market expansion services to seaweed producer

DKSH will provide marketing, sales, distribution, and logistics services in seven countries to Norway-based Algea AS, a producer of seaweed.

Under an exclusive distribution agreement, DKSH will globally support Algea's market expansion in France, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China.

Algea is based in Norway and started to manufacture seaweed products in 1937, harvest Arctic Ascophyllum Nodosum, and supply unique seaweed products to various industries, including human consumption, animal feed, and agriculture.

Algea food products are natural phytocomplexes of fucoidans, alginates, iodine, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements from Norwegian Ascophyllum Nodosum.

The ingredients are provided for functional food and food supplements and have polyvalent impacts on human health since they contain elements such as fucoidans, iodine, alginates, vitamins, and minerals.