Alaagi

Meet Alaagi; they’re developing compostable seaweed-based packaging designed for the real-world demands of cold-chain food logistics. Based in Halifax, the team is creating food-safe bioplastic film made from seaweed—engineered to naturally break down while still meeting the performance requirements packaging depends on, like heat sealing and vacuum sealing, especially for seafood and meat shipped through cold-chain supply chains.

They’re tackling a difficult, high-impact problem. Plastic pollution is a global crisis, and food packaging remains one of the most pervasive sources of single-use plastics. Many “bioplastics” also rely on land-based crops (like sugar cane), raising cost and sustainability questions tied to land use and food systems. At the same time, seafood and meat packaging have strict requirements for sealing, durability, and shelf-life performance, making it challenging to replace petroleum-based materials without compromising quality.

As founder Sheheryar Khan puts it, “We’re building packaging that does its job, and then disappears responsibly. Seaweed gives us a powerful pathway to create compostable films that can still meet the performance standards seafood and meat supply chains depend on.”

To get there, Alaagi is developing its film to hit key industry performance benchmarks, including oxygen transmission targets relevant to food packaging. The goal: packaging that protects freshness and food safety, then safely returns to nature.

Alaagi is now preparing pilot programs with industry partners to validate the material in real cold‑chain environments, moving one step closer to commercial deployment.

Their long‑term vision is to build a circular, ocean‑positive materials ecosystem that can replace petroleum‑based plastics at scale.

Visit alaagi.com  to learn more.