AGAR - Universidade de Aveiro

ALGAR Lda. – Algae and Agar production
Utilization and Improvement
of “Ria de Aveiro”
Natural Resources
ALGAR Lda.
The Team
Team Members
Cláudia Nunes
Isabel Correia
Jorge Duarte
José Carlos Santos
Mónica Amorim
Susana Loureiro
R&D unit
CESAM - Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
QPNA - Manuel António Coimbra
Mentors
Rui Escaleira – Change Partners
Value Proposition
ALGAR will be the first Portuguese company with controlled
culture of macro algae (Gracilaria). We pretend to use the
sub-valorised “Ria de Aveiro” natural resources.
Agar will be extracted from algae using a improved method
that will provide a high quality with a better yield and lower
costs.
In the first 5 years we intend to cover 5% of the agar
market estimated in 153 millions € and 1% of the algae
market estimated in 300 millions €, which has a predicted
increase rate of 2 % per year for both markets.
The Product
ALGAE - Gracilaria
-
Raw material to agar extraction
Healthy natural product authorized to human consume.
Fertilizer properties
Suitable properties to cosmetic
AGAR
- Polysaccharide with gelling capacity
- Medicinal, pharmaceutical and biological properties
The Market
Collection of algae
Culture/Commercialization
algae
Algae consumer
Agar Producer
Agar
780
Algae
200
Agar
7630
Algae
37000
P.I.
P.I.
Algae Markets: Morocco
Marrocos Agar Markets :
Food
México
Mexico
Cosmetics
Agriculture
Biofuel
Aquaculture
Europe (T/year)
World (T/year)
Food Japan
Microbiology
Scientific Research
Pharmaceutic
Cosmetics
Japão
The Company
Culture/Extraction
(“Ria de Aveiro”)
ALGAR Lda.
Algae
Food/Cosmetic
Agar
Food Market
Critical Success Factors
Advantages
-First Portuguese controlled culture of macroalgae
-Ideal algae growth conditions in Ria de Aveiro
-Higher quality agar at low cost
-Multidisciplinary team
Disadvantages
-Unavailable salines Economical, cultural and social benefits
-No patentable technology Unique Geographic features
-Products already in market New products development
Economical and Financial Analysis
Total Investment: 250 000 €
Time to Market: 5 years
ROE: 10 %
IRR: 6.6%
NPV: 83 400 €
Payback: 3 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
% of Market
0.1%
1.0%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
Unit price (€)
20
20
20
20
20
Sales (€)
152 600
1 526 000
6 104 000
6 867 000
7 630 000
Net Profit (€)
-219 862
359 378
1 977 297
2 256 867
2 510 757
Cash-flow (€)
-363 424
1 601 548
7 665 693
8 699 522
9 673 433
Next Steps
1 step
Large scale algae production
2 step
Agar international distribution chain
3 step
Direct selling of agar to national companies
4 step
Launch sales in international market
5 step
New products development in order to spread
out the markets
Contacts
Cláudia Nunes ([email protected]) Tlm - 965057488
Isabel Correia ([email protected])
Jorge Duarte ([email protected])
José Carlos Santos ([email protected])
Mónica Amorim ([email protected])
Susana Loureiro ([email protected])