Mercer Lignin Center was inaugurated on August 23, 2023. The state-of-the-art facility is located at Mercer Rosenthal's site in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany.

Adsorbi raised a EUR 360,000 seed financing for its patented, bio-based air purification material that can remove pollutants from indoor air and decrease odours.

The first commercial plant in the world to manufacture a chemical building block for making plastics out of wood chips officially opened Wednesday with a ribbon cutting and big promises for a more sustainable industry.

UPM Biomedicals’ innovative wound dressing FibDex is undergoing a clinical investigation of performance and safety in patients with superficial dermal burns.

At present, many building and construction products rely on the use of traditional formaldehyde-based chemistry to produce items such as wood panels, furniture, and insulation material.

UPM Biochemicals and URSA have partnered to develop eco-friendly building insulation, aiming to decrease energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

SAGUENAY, QC, April 24, 2023 - Resolute Forest Products Inc. today held a ceremony to inaugurate its new commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulose filaments at its Kénogami paper mill in Saguenay, Quebec.

ZURICH, March 22, 2023 – Amcor (NYSE:AMCR, ASX:AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating technology to enhance both recyclable and compostable packaging.

As Resolute’s new cellulose filaments plant at our Kénogami (Saguenay, Quebec) paper mill nears completion, the company is focusing on bringing commercial volumes of this innovative biomaterial to the marketplace.

Stora Enso and Kolon Industries have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop and industrialise bio-based polyesters and their applications, as well as renewable binder resin formulations.

The energy and chemicals business plays a key role in Södra’s strategy and is an area that will grow and further contribute to a fossil-free future.

Stora Enso and Valmet have started collaborating on next-generation lignin product and process development to drive Stora Enso’s lignin-based businesses and further improve the performance of the Valmet LignoBoost technology.

Together with RISE, IsoTimber and Moelven, Stora Enso has been working on the most recent development of NeoLigno – 100% fossil-free structural boards and building elements.

Increasing demands for electrification mean more and more batteries are needed. Societies are built around electrification. Batteries are everywhere.

Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say scientists.

Unlikely breakthrough comes from Europe’s largest forestry company

Korean company Dongnam Realize found a sustainable alternative to plastic. Made from PEFC-certified wood, CXP can replace the plastic products we use in our daily lives.

Södra is the largest forest-owner association in Sweden and an international forest industry group.

Stora Enso and Peab Asfalt paved an area of the Sunila pulp mill in Kotka, Finland, with asphalt in which part of the fossil-based bitumen has been replaced with renewable lignin from wood.

Methodology paves the way for new nature-based approaches to carbon removal.

August 25, 2022 - The City of Quesnel will be the first location in British Columbia to trial a new lignin-based asphalt next week on Neighbour Road in South Quesnel.