Euglena Group begins full-scale sales of Yaeyama Chlorella powder for feed

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo, hereinafter Euglena Co., Ltd.) and Euglena Group's Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, President: Ryohei Nakano, hereinafter Yaeyama Shokusan) From Sunday (Monday), we will start full-scale sales of "Yaeyama Chlorella powder for feed" produced by Yaeyama Sangyo.
　Yaeyama Chlorella powder as a food has strict quality standards and is exported not only in Japan but also overseas such as North America, Europe and Asia, and is widely used as a healthy food. The "Yaeyama Chlorella powder for feed" to be sold this time has no problem in safety, but by mainly using non-standard powder for food, we aim to make effective use of Yaeyama Chlorella powder and further expand its applications. In addition, "Yaeyama Chlorella powder for feed" was delivered to "Yuimaru Ranch" in Ishigaki Island on January 22 as a test sale. From February 5th, full-scale sales will begin in the Yaeyama area of Okinawa.

　Euglena Group will continue to aggressively develop its feed utilization business in order to raise the profile of Yaeyama Chlorella and create further markets.

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
　In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena We Euglena and Chlorella, and are conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. December 2014 Market change to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

<About Yaeyama Sangyo Co., Ltd.>
　We cultivate and produce microalgae such as chlorella with the philosophy of "a company that contributes to the health of people all over the world" and "a company that coexists with the beautiful nature that Okinawa Prefecture is proud of". We have acquired the international standard FSSC22000 certification for quality control and quality assurance, KOSHER and HALAL certification, and provide safe, hygienic and high-quality chlorella foods to the world.

<About Yaeyama Chlorella>
　Chlorella, a microalgae, is a type of unicellular plant belonging to chlorophyll algae that grows naturally in freshwater. Among them, Yaeyama Chlorella, which Yaeyama Sangyo handles, is characterized by well-balanced nutrients and is registered as a trademark in the United States as "YAEYAMA".

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