The report studies global markets for commercial seaweed, using 2019 as a base year, and provides estimates for the forecast period 2020 to 2025, with projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGR). Projected and forecast market size estimates are in constant U.S dollars.
This report covers technological, economic and business considerations of the commercial seaweed market. It includes descriptions of market forces relevant to the commercial seaweed industry and areas of application. The report also includes an analysis of COVID-19 impacts on the global seaweeds market in each application area.
The report also includes discussions of major players in the global dried and processed seaweeds market. It explains the drivers and regional dynamics of the seaweeds market.
Report Includes:
- 146 data tables and 40 additional tables
- An overview of the global market for commercial seaweeds within the food processing industry
- Estimation of the market size and analyses of market trends, with data from 2019-2020, and projection of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2025
- Details of the seaweed farming techniques, seaweed extract production process, hydrocolloids production and processing, CFD techniques in seaweed cultivation, and wild harvesting techniques
- Insights into the current consumption and future demand for commercial seaweed, and assessment of applications such as direct human consumption, and hydrocolloids production
- Evaluation of market size and market forecast for commercial seaweed, and market share analysis by application, product and region for key market segments and sub-segments
- Country specific data and analysis for the U.K., France, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Tanzania and Chile, etc.
- Detailed description of the drivers, challenges, and opportunities affecting the growth of the market
- Discussion on the role of socio-economic factors and impact of FDA regulations on commercial seaweed, and highlights of the major growth categories of global seaweeds markets
- Comprehensive company profiles of major market players, including Acadian Seaplants, Cargill, DuPont de Nemours, Gelymar, Irish Seaweeds, Ocean Rainforest and Ocean Harvest Technology
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
- Study Goals and Objectives
- Reasons for Doing This Study
- Scope of Report
- Information Sources
- Methodology
- Geographic Breakdown
- Analyst's Credentials
- Custom Research
- Related Reports
Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
Chapter 3 Market Overview
- Introduction
- Value Chain Analysis of Seaweed
- Input Suppliers
- Seaweed Farmers
- Collectors, Traders and Cooperatives
- Exporting Traders
- Market Dynamics
- Market Drivers
- Market Restraints and Challenges
- Market Opportunities
- National Regulations
- United States
- Europe
- Indonesia
- India
Chapter 4 Market Breakdown by Application
- Introduction
- Food for Humans
- Hydrocolloids
- Other Uses
Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Source
- Introduction
- Red Seaweed
- Brown Seaweed
- Green Seaweed
Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by Type of Farming
- Introduction
- Farmed/Cultivated
- Wild Harvest
Chapter 7 Market Breakdown by Region
- Introduction
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Russia
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Japan
- China
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Middle East and Africa
- Tanzania
- Rest of Middle East and Africa
- Latin America
- Chile
- Rest of Latin America
- Rest of the World
Chapter 8 Seaweed Farming Landscape
- Introduction
- Onshore Cultivation/Land-Based Cultivation
- Offshore Cultivation
- Near-Shore Cultivation
- Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture
- Harvesting
- Post-harvest
- Storage
- Computational Fluid Dynamic Techniques
- Wild Harvested vs. Cultivated/Farmed Seaweeds
- Most Popular Cultivated Seaweed Types
- Pyropia
- Graciralia
- Kappaphycus and Euchema
- Kelp (Saccharina and Undaria)
- Sargassum
Chapter 9 Company Profiles
- Competitive Landscape
- Seaweed and Extract Manufacturers
- Acadian Seaplants
- Algaplus
- Aquarev
- Atseanova
- Cargill
- Compo Expert
- Cp Kelco
- Dupont De Neumours, Inc.
- Gelymar
- Gimme Health Foods, Inc.
- Hebridean Seaweed Co.
- Irish Seaweeds
- Java Biocolloids
- Kelp Blue
- Kimica Corp.
- Lonza Group Ltd.
- Mara Seaweed
- Neupert Ingredients Gmbh
- Nuwen
- Ocean Harvest Technology
- Ocean Rainforest
- Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group
- Quaigdo Gather Great Ocean Algae Group Co., Ltd.
- Seasol International
- Snap Natural & Alginate Products Pvt., Ltd.
- Tbk Manufacturing Corp.
- W Hydrocolloids
Chapter 10 Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms
List of Tables
Summary Table A: Global Market Volumes of Commercial Seaweeds, by Region, Through 2025
Summary Table B: Global Market for Commercial Seaweeds, by Region, Through 2025
Table 1: Major Species of Seaweed Used Commercially
Table 2: Global Market Volumes of Seaweeds, by Application, Through 2025
Table 3: Global Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 4: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed in Food (Direct Human Consumption), by Region, Through 2025
Table 5: Global Market for Seaweed in Food (Direct Human Consumption), by Region, Through 2025
Table 6: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed in Hydrocolloids, by Region, Through 2025
Table 7: Global Market for Seaweed in Hydrocolloids, by Region, Through 2025
Table 8: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed in Other Applications, by Region, Through 2025
Table 9: Global Market for Seaweed in Other Applications, by Region, Through 2025
Table 10: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Source, Through 2025
Table 11: Global Market for Seaweed, by Source, Through 2025
Table 12: Global Market Volumes of Red Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 13: Global Market for Red Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 14: Global Market Volumes of Brown Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 15: Global Market for Brown Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 16: Global Market Volumes of Green Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 17: Global Market for Green Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 18: Global Market Volumes of Other Types of Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 19: Global Market for Other Types of Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 20: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 21: Global Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 22: Global Market Volumes of Cultivated Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 23: Global Market for Cultivated Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 24: Global Market Volumes of Wild Harvest Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 25: Global Market for Wild Harvest Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 26: Global Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 27: Global Market for Seaweed, by Region, Through 2025
Table 28: Top EU Countries Import Locations, 2018
Table 29: European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 30: European Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 31: European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Source, Through 2025
Table 32: European Market for Seaweed, by Source, Through 2025
Table 33: European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 34: European Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 35: European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Country, Through 2025
Table 36: European Market for Seaweed, by Country, Through 2025
Table 37: Major Dried Seaweed Buyers in the U.K.
Table 38: Major Pilot Scale Projects in U.K. Related to Seaweed
Table 39: U.K. Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 40: U.K. Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 41: U.K. Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 42: U.K. Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 43: U.K. Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 44: U.K. Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 45: Major Harvesters and Processors of Seaweed for the Food Industry in France
Table 46: French Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 47: French Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 48: French Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 49: French Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 50: French Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 51: French Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 52: German Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 53: German Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 54: German Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 55: German Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 56: German Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 57: German Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 58: Russian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 59: Russian Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 60: Russian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 61: Russian Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 62: Russian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 63: Russian Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 64: Rest of European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 65: Rest of European Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 66: Rest of European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 67: Rest of European Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 68: Rest of European Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 69: Rest of European Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 70: Commercially Important Species of Seaweeds in Asia-Pacific
Table 71: Thai Seaweed Imports
Table 72: Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 73: Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 74: Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 75: Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 76: Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 77: Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 78: Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Country, Through 2025
Table 79: Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Country, Through 2025
Table 80: Japanese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 81: Japanese Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 82: Japanese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 83: Japanese Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 84: Japanese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 85: Japanese Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 86: Chinese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 87: Chinese Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 88: Chinese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 89: Chinese Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 90: Chinese Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 91: Chinese Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 92: Top Exporters of Processed Seaweed in Indonesia
Table 93: Key Players in the Indonesian Seaweed Sector
Table 94: Indonesian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 95: Indonesian Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 96: Indonesian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 97: Indonesian Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 98: Indonesian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 99: Indonesian Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 100: Philippine Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 101: Philippine Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 102: Philippine Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 103: Philippine Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 104: Philippine Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 105: Philippine Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 106: Current Seaweed Aquaculture Approvals in Australia, 2020
Table 107: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 108: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 109: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 110: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 111: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 112: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 113: African Seaweed Exporters
Table 114: Top Consumers of Tanzanian Seaweed
Table 115: Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 116: Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 117: Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 118: Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 119: Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 120: Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 121: Value Added Seaweed Products in Tanzania
Table 122: Tanzanian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 123: Tanzanian Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 124: Tanzanian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 125: Tanzanian Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 126: Tanzanian Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 127: Tanzanian Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 128: Rest of Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 129: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 130: Rest of Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 131: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 132: Rest of Middle East and African Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 133: Rest of Middle East and African Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 134: Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 135: Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 136: Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 137: Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 138: Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 139: Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 140: Chilean Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 141: Chilean Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 142: Chilean Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 143: Chilean Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 144: Chilean Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 145: Chilean Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 146: Rest of Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 147: Rest of Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 148: Rest of Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 149: Rest of Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 150: Rest of Latin American Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 151: Rest of Latin American Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 152: Rest of the World Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 153: Rest of the World Market for Seaweed, by Application, Through 2025
Table 154: Rest of the World Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Product, Through 2025
Table 155: Rest of the World Market for Seaweed Consumption, by Product, Through 2025
Table 156: Rest of the World Market Volumes of Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 157: Rest of the World Market for Seaweed, by Type of Farming, Through 2025
Table 158: Main Techniques of Seaweed Cultivation
Table 159: Global Commercial Seaweed and Extracts Market Competitive Landscape
Table 160: Acadian Seaplants: Product Portfolio
Table 161: AquaRev: Product/Service Portfolio
Table 162: AtseaNova: Product/Service Portfolio
Table 163: Cargill Seaweed: Product Portfolio
Table 164: Compo Expert: Product Portfolio
Table 165: CP Kelco: Product Portfolio
Table 166: Dupont de Nemours, Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 167: Gelymar Carrageenan: Product Portfolio
Table 168: GimMe Health Foods, Inc.: Product Portfolio
Table 169: Hebridean Seaweeds Co.: Product Portfolio
Table 170: Irish Seaweeds: Product Portfolio
Table 171: Java Biocolloids: Product Portfolio
Table 172: Kelp Blue: Product Portfolio
Table 173: Kimica Corp.: Product Portfolio
Table 174: Lonza Group: Product Portfolio
Table 175: Mara Seaweed: Product Portfolio
Table 176: Nuwen: Product Portfolio
Table 177: Ocean Harvest: Product Portfolio
Table 178: Ocean Rainforest: Product Portfolio
Table 179: Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group: Product Portfolio
Table 180: Quaigdo Gather Great Ocean Algae Group Co., Ltd.: Product Portfolio
Table 181: Seasol International: Product Portfolio
Table 182: SNAP Natural Product: Portfolio
Table 183: TBK: Product Portfolio
Table 184: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Report
List of Figures
Summary Figure A: Global Market Volumes of Commercial Seaweeds, by Region, 2019-2025
Summary Figure B: Global Market for Commercial Seaweeds, by Region, 2019-2025
Figure 1: Value Chain Analysis of the Commercial Seaweed Market
Figure 2: Indonesian Seaweed Production
Executive Summary
The growth in consumption can be attributed to various factors including market positioning of seaweed as an alternative protein source, the growing vegan population in Western nations and the increasing popularity of seaweed snacks. Growth is also due to increased government interest in seaweed cultivation for its ability to generate export revenues.
The Asia-Pacific leads the farmed seaweed market while Latin America leads the wild harvest stocks. Cultivated seaweed is preferred by end users as there are no traceability issues and quality is higher.
The most popular type of species includes Japanese kelp, Euchema seaweed, Gracilaria seaweed, wakame and nori. Seaweed is either traded in raw form or processed form. Processed forms include its hydrocolloids like carrageenan, alginates and agar gum. Seaweeds are classified into red seaweed, green seaweed, brown seaweed and others. Red seaweeds are consumed most frequently as they are abundantly available and are used in making of alginates and seaweed extract sprays.
In terms of application, commercial seaweeds are directly consumed as food or in processed forms. Hydrocolloids are used in food processing as functional agents like texturizing. Other utilization includes usage in animal feeds, cosmetics, fertilizers and in water treatments.
Regionally, the Asia-Pacific region led the production as well as consumption of commercial seaweeds. This growth is mainly led by China and Japan, owing to increases in domestic consumption. Indonesia and Philippines also emerged as leading producers of commercial seaweed and exporters to other markets. Governments and concerned authorities of developing nations are laying greater emphasis on seaweed cultivation and improvements in technologies to bring in revenues from exports.
Companies Mentioned
- Acadian Seaplants
- Algaplus
- Aquarev
- Atseanova
- Cargill
- Compo Expert
- CP Kelco
- Dupont De Neumours, Inc.
- Gelymar
- Gimme Health Foods, Inc.
- Hebridean Seaweed Co.
- Irish Seaweeds
- Java Biocolloids
- Kelp Blue
- Kimica Corp.
- Lonza Group Ltd.
- Mara Seaweed
- Neupert Ingredients Gmbh
- Nuwen
- Ocean Harvest Technology
- Ocean Rainforest
- Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group
- Quaigdo Gather Great Ocean Algae Group Co., Ltd.
- Seasol International
- Snap Natural & Alginate Products Pvt., Ltd.
- TBK Manufacturing Corp.
- W Hydrocolloids
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 127 |
| Published | April 2021 |
| Forecast Period | 2020 - 2025 |
| Estimated Market Value in 2020 | 30.6 Thousand Tonnes |
| Forecasted Market Value by 2025 | 33.5 Thousand Tonnes |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 1.8% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 27 |
