Ecover to replace palm oil with algae

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Laundry liquid set to be the first of a range of products to use algal oil, in a move designed to reduce demand for controversial palm oil

Ecover has developed the first laundry liquid in the world to use oil sourced from algae as an alternative to palm oil, demand for which has widely blamed for rainforest clearances and the loss of crucial...

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