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.
Batteries from trees – enabling sustainable electrification
Increasing demands for electrification mean more and more batteries are needed. Societies are built around electrification. Batteries are everywhere.
B.C. scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood waste
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.
‘Revolutionary battery’ made from trees can power electric cars
Unlikely breakthrough comes from Europe’s largest forestry company
PEFC certification increases our recognition and reliability
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 plans to add lignin within its range of forest-based materials and seeks partners to develop lignin-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials in a range of applications.
Södra is the largest forest-owner association in Sweden and an international forest industry group.
Stora Enso and Peab Asfalt test wood-based binder in asphalt
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.
Verra Releases Biochar Methodology
Methodology paves the way for new nature-based approaches to carbon removal.
Quesnel part of first lignin asphalt trial in BC
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.
UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials
UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption.
VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging
VTT is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic.
UPM Plywood is taking another step with WISA BioBond to help builders meet sustainability targets
Starting from May 2022, the lignin-based WISA® BioBond bonding technology is being used in all UPM’s WISA spruce plywood products.
Tetra Pak tests an industry-first: a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer
Marking a breakthrough in the company’s journey towards a fully renewable aseptic package, this innovative fibre-based material substitutes the aluminium layer, with the ambition of reducing the carbon footprint while making the post-consumer cartons more attractive for recyclers.
RFF will be a real game-changer
With its new, 100% wood-based Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF), UPM aims to revolutionise the rubber and plastic industry. But how exactly? And what makes the new material so superior? Christian Hübsch, director Sales & Marketing at UPM Biochemicals, explains the details.
Lignin plant accessible from all over the world
Thanks to a digitization of LignoCity, the test and development facility for the forest raw material lignin, geographical boundaries are a thing of the past. It is now possible to tour the plant from all over the world and at the same time get an insight into the fantastic world of lignin.
Lignin-based glue used in plywood production
Latvijas Finieris, a global producer of birch plywood products under the brand Riga Wood, now uses bio-based glue in plywood production.
Origin Materials Announces Geismar, Louisiana as Location for Second Manufacturing Plant, Origin 2
German start-up spins lignin into gold
German start-up in Hamburg turns lignin into modern gold - a petroleum substitute. 100 million tons are produced yearly, much of it wasted.
The future is here, circular solution for cutlery
At Stora Enso, one of our main foundations and objectives is to provide renewable and circular solutions for all of our products. As a result, we set out to create cutlery and a circular solution for it that will change the way people use single-use cutlery.
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.
International innovation recognition for Kuura textile fibre
At the end of 2021, Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre, which is still under development, was successful in the Finnish Quality Innovation Award competition and was thus invited to take part in the international competition organised by the global quality community.
World’s first fully bio-based furniture board is born from the cooperation of Stora Enso and Koskisen Oy
Finnish plywood manufacturer Koskisen is the first company to start using the bio-based binder NeoLigno® by Stora Enso in its new sustainable product family.