date:Nov 27, 2012
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Most alginate processing facilities use dried seaweed, which uses a lot of energy to produce. Our plant is designed to process wet seaweed, taken directly from the sea significantly reducing operating costs.
The timing of the move depended on funding but Mackie predicted it would be within three years.
Commercial scale
A spokesman for Scottish Enterprise, said: We provide funding to a whole range of Scottish companies and felt the firm had the potential to prove the product could b