Partner Country: China
Starting in 2026, AlgaEurope will introduce a Partner Country programme to strengthen international collaboration, deepen global industry engagement, and provide a structured platform for long-term cooperation between Europe and leading algae nations worldwide. This initiative reflects the increasingly global nature of the algae sector and AlgaEurope’s ambition to remain at the forefront of international dialogue between science, industry, and policy.
China has been selected as the inaugural Partner Country for AlgaEurope 2026. The China Algae Industry Association will serve as the official Partner for this year's conference. China has been selected for several key reasons:
- Global leadership in algae production: China is the world’s largest producer of algae biomass, leading global seaweed and microalgae aquaculture and hosting a rapidly growing algae sector serving food, feed, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and industrial applications.
- Strong alignment with AlgaEurope’s international vision: China’s participation reinforces AlgaEurope’s position as a truly international platform, connecting European and global stakeholders across the algae value chain.
- High value for European and international participants: The Partner Country focus on China will offer participants enhanced access to Chinese expertise, technologies, market insights, and industrial perspectives. This creates tangible opportunities for new collaborations, business development, research partnerships, and a deeper understanding of one of the world’s most influential algae markets.
- High potential for EU–China collaboration: There is strong mutual interest in technology transfer, joint R&D, investment, industrial partnerships, and the harmonisation of standards and sustainability practices. The Partner Country framework provides a structured pathway to turn this interest into concrete cooperation.
We are very pleased to see China selected as the first Partner Country of AlgaEurope. This partnership reflects China’s openness to international collaboration and our shared commitment to advancing algae technologies, sustainability, and industrial innovation together with European partners.
Dr. Fengzheng Gao, Vice President Microalgae Branch of the China Algae Industry Association
For years AlgaEurope has been one of the most global and comprehensive conferences on science, technology, and business in the algae biomass sector, organised by industry professionals. With the introduction of the Partner Country programme and China as our first partner, we are taking a decisive step toward strengthening AlgaEurope’s global impact and long-term international cooperation.
Carlos Unamunzaga, President of EABA
China Algae Industry Association
The China Algae Industry Association, established in 1989, is a nationwide, industry-specific organization with members involved in algae breeding and cultivation, aquaculture, harvesting and processing, storage and distribution, sales and services, and related research and technology promotion. Its competent authority is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China. The association has two branches (Microalgae Branch and Red Algae (furcellaran) Branch) and an expert committee. The association aims to promote the informatization, production standardization, market development, and application in daily life of the algae, and comprehensively enhance the economic, social, and ecological benefits of the algae industry.
Association Tasks:
- Industry Research: Conduct surveys, publish information to government and public, assist government in formulating plans, provide suggestions on relevant laws and regulations and industry policies
- Industry Regulation: Organize the standardization of algae industry, regulate production and market behavior, create a fair competitive environment
- Technical Training: Organize training programs and business management
- Information Services: Strengthen the informatization, including data collection, analysis, and distribution
- Publicity and Promotion: Develop algae-related culture, carry out popular science and cultural publicity and promotional activities, improve the social awareness of algae, and promote the full integration of algae into human life
- Cooperation and Exchange: Strengthen economic and technological cooperation and exchange with national/international industries. Organize exhibitions and professional conferences
- Technological Innovation. Coordinate the relationship between production and scientific research, build a platform for Industry-University-Research collaborations
- Public Welfare Activities: Actively carry out public welfare activities such as environmental protection, ecological restoration, community service, science popularization, and social assistance.
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