Our vision | Origin by Ocean

Reclaiming the oceans.
Reinventing functional chemistry.

Life began in the ocean — and its future depends on our ability to protect and restore it.

Origin by Ocean is building a new generation of functional ingredients from algae. By transforming invasive Sargassum into high-performance ingredients, we can help address a growing ecological crisis while providing industries with renewable alternatives to conventional raw materials.

Our vision is to make algae a mainstream industrial feedstock — and demonstrate that environmental restoration and commercial scale can reinforce one another.

From ocean overgrowth
to everyday products

See how Origin by Ocean combines marine science, biorefining and application development to turn problematic algae into ingredients for beauty, health, food and materials.

Inside our laboratories and demonstration facility in Finland, we develop and produce OCEANBOOST™ fucoidan bioactives and OCEANTHIX™ alginate. Our team works from feedstock and process development through to formulation and customer applications, creating ingredients designed to perform in real products.

The problem we are solving

Oceans and coastlines are under increasing pressure from warming waters, nutrient pollution and ecological imbalance. In the Caribbean and Atlantic, unprecedented quantities of invasive Sargassum wash ashore, damaging marine ecosystems, disrupting coastal communities and creating significant environmental and economic costs.

At the same time, global industries need to reduce their dependence on fossil-based and resource-intensive raw materials. Replacing them requires renewable feedstocks that can be scaled without competing for arable land, fresh water or food production.

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01 Loss of biodiversity

Eutrophication from agricultural runoff leads to harmful algal blooms, disrupting marine ecosystems.

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02 Dependency
on fossil fuels

The chemical industry relies heavily on oil-based inputs, contributing to environmental harm.

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03 Unsustainable
value chains

Linear production models fail to account for ecological limits, necessitating a shift to circular, regenerative systems.

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ONE PROBLEM, MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS

Origin by Ocean has developed a patented biorefining process that separates algae into several valuable components rather than extracting a single product and discarding the rest.

We use this cascading approach to produce high-performance ingredients from one renewable feedstock, creating greater value from the biomass and minimising waste. The result is a new industrial value chain connecting ocean restoration with functional chemistry.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals guide our strategy, operations and long-term impact ambitions. They help us connect the environmental, social and economic dimensions of our work—and measure whether scaling our business creates meaningful change.

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Origin by Ocean is a member of the UN Global Compact and supports its Ten Principles on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

We focus on five Sustainable Development Goals where our technology and business model can make the greatest contribution: SDGs 8, 12, 13, 14 and 17.

SDG 8
Decent work & economic growth

As our value chain expands, we aim to create safe, dependable economic opportunities in regions affected by invasive Sargassum — from collection and logistics to local processing and industrial operations.

SDG 12
Responsible consumption & production

Our cascading biorefinery extracts multiple valuable ingredients from a single renewable feedstock. This enables more efficient use of biomass, reduces waste and supports the transition from linear production towards circular value chains.

SDG 13
Climate action

Algae-based ingredients can help industries reduce their dependence on fossil-based and resource-intensive raw materials. We develop scalable alternatives designed for a lower-carbon, more resilient materials economy.

SDG 17
Partnerships for the goals

Systemic change cannot be achieved by one company alone. We work with coastal communities, research institutions, industrial partners, customers, investors and public organisations to build an entirely new value chain — from ocean biomass to everyday products.

Our mission is to transform invasive algae into high-performance ingredients that enable better products and more sustainable value chains.

OCEANBOOST™ fucoidan bioactives bring marine-derived functionality to skincare and nutritional applications. OCEANTHIX™ alginate provides versatile performance across cosmetics, food and technical applications.

This is more than a new source of ingredients. It is a model for circular, restorative industry — built to create value for customers, coastal communities and the ocean.

Impact requires industry

Solutions only create meaningful change when they can operate at scale. By building a commercially viable value chain around invasive algae, we aim to make ocean restoration part of the way everyday products are made.

We are building more than a biorefinery. We are building the industrial foundation for algae-based functional chemistry.

2020-2022

Research and Development

We developed and patented our biorefining technology and demonstrated that invasive Sargassum can be converted into valuable fucoidan and alginate ingredients.

2022-2023

Industrial Pilot

We advanced the process through industrial pilot trials, produced initial ingredient batches and began validating customer demand and applications.

2024-2026

Demonstration and commercial validation

At our demonstration facility in Finland, we produce OCEANBOOST™ and OCEANTHIX™ ingredients for customer testing, application development and market validation. In parallel, we are completing the engineering and commercial preparations for our first full-scale biorefinery.

2026-2028

Building the first-of-a-kind biorefinery

Our first industrial biorefinery will be built in Kokkola, Finland. Commissioning is targeted for 2028, establishing the foundation for commercial-scale production.

2029 onwards

Commercial production and expansion

Commercial production is planned to begin in 2029. From there, we will scale production, expand our ingredient portfolio and prepare to replicate the biorefinery model in regions affected by invasive Sargassum, including the Caribbean.

2030

Production expansion

Looking ahead, we plan to establish additional biorefineries in strategic locations, including the Caribbean, to address the global challenge of invasive algae blooms. Our goal is to create a network of facilities that not only produce sustainable chemicals but also contribute to ocean restoration and support local economies.

We are building the first-of-a-kind biorefinery to transform Sargassum into high-value, bio-based ingredients. With investments, we will scale our patented process to commercial production —turning ocean overgrowth into regenerative impact at industrial scale.

Investing in our operations is and investment to the blue economy. Funding will allow us to compete with conventional materials on a global scale. Our goal is to make a difference not only in industry but also in the health of our oceans.