Algae Biomass Organization Expands Depth and Breadth of Membership

Marketwire - press release from Algae Biomass Organization

January 07, 2013 13:46 ET


Addition of Major Traditional Industry Leaders Closes Year of Sweeping Progress for Organization Advancing Algae as a Source of Sustainable, Domestically-Produced Commodities

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) - New memberships in the Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the algae industry, reflected a wider range of industries in 2012, driven by the increasing impact of algae technology as an economical and environmental source of sustainable fuels, chemicals, food and other valued-added products. New members included representatives from a range of industries, including United Airlines (aviation), The Scouler Company (agriculture), Duke Energy (energy), Church & Dwight (consumer packaged goods), SABIC (chemicals and fertilizer) and Mars Symbioscience (food & nutrition).

During the course of the year, ABO added more than 150 new members for 2012 and 2013, including 99 that signed up during the Algae Biomass Summit this past September in Denver, Colorado.

"These inspiring new membership numbers reflect the growing recognition that algae-based technologies and products have a significant role to play in the sustainable production of a range of commodity products, including fuel, feed and food applications, novel chemicals, human health and nutrition and many others," said Mary Rosenthal, the organization's executive director. "While algae-derived fuels have been much of the early focus of investors and industry, there's no doubt that there is incredible opportunity in many other market segments. Our growing, and increasingly diverse, membership reflects this reality."

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