19 June 201815 June 2018WOULDWOOD develops systems for environmentally friendly construction and vehicle manufacturingNew project aims to create an industrial value chain for advanced additive manufacturing of wood-based components for the construction and transport sector
29 September 201727 September 2017Swedish initiative on biocomposites to achieve sustainability goalsBiocomposites innovation project will develop new knowledge, materials and processes in four sub-projects
29 June 201727 June 2017New business opportunities for the industryProject ProNanoCell's aim was to develop new green composite materials from the forest sector
7 June 20166 June 2016Big Buckaroos in Tiny Town: the gold rush ahead in nanocelluloseNew technology display astonishing properties when processed into nanofibrils and nanocrystals
2 March 20161 March 2016Roadmaps toward the future bioeconomyThe Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) presenting eight complementary roadmaps for how to reach the future bioeconomy
17 February 201616 February 2016Carbon fibre from wood is used to build carSwedish researchers developed the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fibre
14 January 201613 January 2016Strong consortium for development of advanced wood-based 3D structuresWorking across industry boundaries will generate interdisciplinary knowledge and interaction
30 October 201527 October 2015New bio-based lightweight material is unveiledThe lightweight, fuel-efficient car of the future can be made using materials from Swedish forests
29 September 201426 September 2014Replacing plastic and mineral wool insulation with wood fibreVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing wood fibre-based insulation materials and sprayable insulation foams with enhanced product features
12 June 201411 June 2014Bio-based carbon fibre from wood within ten yearsNew high-value Swedish R&D product from wood raw materials
28 January 201426 January 2014Selbstspülendes Geschirr durch LotuseffektPrototypen aus heiß gepresster und beschichteter Zellulose mit wasserabweisender Nanostruktur
30 April 2013Metso-supplied world’s first commercial LignoBoost plant successfully starts up at Domtar in the USALarge quantities and high quality availability to develop the future lignin market for the industry
21 March 201225 July 2014 Innovationspreis Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2012 auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress verliehenFaserformteile aus Rohrkolben-Schilf setzten sich gegen ihre starke Konkurrenz durch
2012 Biomaterials Innovation Prize awarded at the Cologne Biomaterials CongressFibre mouldings made from cattail (Typha) prevailed against their fierce competition
1 September 201116 February 2018Neue hochwertige Verbundwerkstoffe aus Biokunststoffen, Natur- und HolzfasernFraunhofer UMSICHT präsentiert erste Muster auf der Composites Europe 2011
22 July 2011“MouldPulp”: Neuartige Biokomposite aus Biokunststoffen und PulpefasernForschungsvorhaben unter Leitung von Fraunhofer Umsicht
“MouldPulp”: New biocomposites from bioplastics and pulp fibresResearch project led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT
18 May 2011Södra Cell to launch production of DuraPulpChildren's chair "Parupu" and lamp "w101" already made of this paper/PLA mix
