TerraVia and Unilever ink $200m sustainable algae deal

James Murray
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Company formerly known as Solazyme signs major agreement to provide sustainable high performance algae oils to consumer goods giant

Fresh from rebranding and changing its name from Solazyme, US-based sustainable algae technology specialist TerraVia has announced one of its most significant deals to date, inking a multi-year global...

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