Artur Parfenchikov set the task of building a technology park in Karelia for processing White Sea algae
The Republic is among the top ten regions in the country in terms of the number of operating and emerging technology parks.
On April 17, during a report to the deputies of the Legislative Assembly, the Head of Karelia presented the results of work aimed at developing aquaculture, including the development of the resources of the White Sea. Extraction, cultivation and processing of algae is one of the promising areas of economic development.
Currently, about 14 organizations and entrepreneurs are engaged in harvesting seaweed in the republic, annually extracting more than 1 thousand tons of seaweed. This is only 10% of the potential volume, the head of the region noted. It is necessary to increase raw materials extraction and create sites for its deep processing.
Such a project is already being implemented in the Kondopozhsky District. The company “Biomeditsinskiye Innovatsionnye Tekhnologii” plans to launch a plant for the production of baby, sports nutrition and food additives based on the White Sea algae in 2025. Artur Parfenchikov instructed the Government of Karelia to study the issue of building an industrial technology park specializing in processing of algae and release of products for the food, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
Additionally, Karelia is among the top ten regions in the country by the number of operating and created technology parks. This is one of the effective measures to support business all implemented in an integrated manner by the Government of the Republic. For the residents of the technology parks, a flexible system of subsidies, tax benefits and preferences is in effect.
There are already three large industrial sites operating in Karelia. Two of them are in Petrozavodsk: a stone processing technopark and “Karelskiye Producty”, a modern site for innovative food production. Another technopark, “Onezhsky”, has been opened in Kondopoga. It is focused on light industry enterprises and woodworking production.
