# Oceanium

Companies like Oceanium are developing state-of-the-art biorefinery techniques to extract food, feed, and packaging materials simultaneously from sustainably farmed European kelp.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/oceanium/
Updated: 2026-06-24

- Country: United Kingdom

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Multiple funding rounds including Seed rounds totaling over $9 million, with recent investments of $2.6M and £2M reported. | https://aquaculturemag.com/2023/10/27/the-scottish-company-oceanium-secures-usd-2-6-million-to-scale-and-commercialize-following-investment-round-led-by-builders-vision/, https://ukbaa.org.uk/blog/2021/05/20/gas-completes-deal-with-seaweed-biorefinery-company-oceanium/, https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/business-finance/kelp-focused-firm-oceanium-garners-gbp-2-million-investment |
| Capacity | Successfully processed 79 tonnes of seaweed in 2023; planning a demonstration biorefinery with capacity for 2,000 tonnes per annum. | https://aquaculturemag.com/2023/10/27/the-scottish-company-oceanium-secures-usd-2-6-million-to-scale-and-commercialize-following-investment-round-led-by-builders-vision/, https://oceanium.world/news/processing/, https://oceanium.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OCEANIUM-2023-Impact-Report-.pdf |
| Certification | Obtained Safe and Local Supplier Accreditation (SALSA); in the process of obtaining BRC certification. [medium confidence] | https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/business-finance/kelp-focused-firm-oceanium-garners-gbp-2-million-investment |
| Regulatory approval | OCEAN HEALTH Fiber has received GRAS status in the US and regulatory approval in the UK and EU. OCEAN ACTIVES fucoidan has regulatory approval for the US market. | https://aquaculturemag.com/2023/10/27/the-scottish-company-oceanium-secures-usd-2-6-million-to-scale-and-commercialize-following-investment-round-led-by-builders-vision/, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15680400 |
| Headquarters | Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom. | https://oceanium.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OCEANIUM-2023-Impact-Report-.pdf |

Independent sources: aquaculturemag.com, doi.org, seafoodsource.com, ukbaa.org.uk

## Technologies

- [Algae & macroalgae (seaweed)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/algae-macroalgae-seaweed/)