The view of Kelpinors ocean locality at Vedskjæran, where the company has their production.

Seaweed for plant health

Kelpinor is a climate action company cultivating seaweed at large scale for sustainable agriculture and improved plant health.

Seaweed Farm
Vedskjæran, Gildeskål

Seaweed
Biostimulants

We make a new generation of seaweed biostimulants for plants - based on cultivated kelp, improving quality, sustainability and availability.

Discover our sustainable biostimulant base for more resilient plants and lower environmental impact.
Kelp extract and biostimulants from Kelpinor being tested in industrial plant productionArrow
Biotech North Cluster
Norwegian Seaweed Association
Arctic Accelerator
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Equinor

Kelpinor exports biostimulants to Europe

This summer, Kelpinor began exporting seaweed biostimulant to the European market, significantly increasing our production capacity. Our mission is to phase out wild-harvested seaweeds by developing sustainable biostimulants from cultivated kelp, enhancing agricultural resilience, reducing ocean acidification, and preserving coastal ecosystems.

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Kelpinor exports biostimulants to Europe
Kelpinor co-founder Hermann in a wetsuit showing of some wild kelp

Kelp farming for the future

The pursuit of new natural resources, stricter requirements for emissions and the transition to a circular bio-economy pave the way for what is to become a global mega-industry according to the EU, namely seaweed cultivation.

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What do we do?

Kelpinor is a Norwegian marine technology company originating from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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Saccharina Latissima, or Sugar Kelp, growing underwater

Why?

We do this with the goal of sustainably producing kelp as an ingredient for agriculture and improved plant health.

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