30 September 202424 September 2024 UPM Biochemicals and Södra accelerate the commercialisation of innovative lignin-based solutions The kraft lignin-derived UPM Solargo™ plant biostimulants are ideally placed to support the agricultural sector’s commitment to reducing classical fertilizer use while increasing soil health
UPM Biochemicals und Södra treiben die Vermarktung innovativer Lösungen auf Ligninbasis voran UPM BioPiva™ ist eine Serie kostengünstiger, ungiftiger und hochreiner Kraft Lignin-Produkte, die in erneuerbaren Klebstoffen und Bindemitteln als Ersatz für fossile Chemikalien verwendet werden
23 July 202418 July 2024 ANDRITZ to supply world’s largest lignin production system to Södra pulp mill in Sweden Swedish forest industry group Södra has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a complete solution for kraft lignin production to its Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden
ANDRITZ liefert weltgrößte Lignin-Produktionsanlage an Södra-Zellstoffwerk in Schweden Der schwedische Forstindustrie-Konzern Södra hat den internationalen Technologiekonzern ANDRITZ mit der Lieferung einer Komplettlösung für die Produktion von Kraft-Lignin im Zellstoffwerk Mönsterås, Schweden, beauftragt
6 November 202331 October 2023 Discovering Insider Insights on Textile-to-Textile Recycling with Södra, Kipaş & Säntis, and Eastman Textile Exchange spoke with the three leading organizations in the textile recycling space to get an insider perspective on their latest innovations, the key challenges and opportunities they see today, and the importance of collaboration in scaling circular solutions
19 September 202314 September 2023 Aus abgetragenen Kleidern ressourcenschonend neue machen Brüssel will Bekleidungshersteller zu sparsamem Einsatz von Materialien anhalten. Recycling geht mitunter schwer. Davon weiß man bei Lenzing ein Lied zu singen
5 July 20233 July 2023 Biggest ever EU LIFE textile funding to the recycling system OnceMore® In its largest funding ever, EU LIFE has granted 10 million EURO for a project to scale up OnceMore®, an innovative, first-of-a-kind industrial-scale system for recycling of blended textile waste. The project is a collaboration between Swedish Forest industry group Södra and Austrian company Lenzing
28 June 202322 June 2023 A global first for circularity: Södra and Lenzing receive largest EU LIFE subsidy for recycling project EU funding for textile recycling project on an industrial scale. Huge boost to circularity. Lenzing and Södra – a long-standing partnership for systemic change
Weltpremiere für die Kreislaufwirtschaft: Södra und Lenzing erhalten größte EU-LIFE-Förderung für Recycling-Projekt EU finanziert Textilrecycling-Projekt für Textilien im industriellen Maßstab. Enormer Schub für die Kreislaufwirtschaft. Lenzing und Södra – eine langjährige Partnerschaft für den systemischen Wandel
3 April 202329 March 2023 Europe Renewable Methanol Market Size, Trends, Share, Growth, Forecast 2023-2028 By Feedstock: Biomass, CO2 and Hydrogen; By Processing Techniques: Gasification, Reformer-Based Production From Biogas, Others; By Application; Regional Analysis; Market Dynamics; Competitive Landscape
2 November 202231 October 2022 Lenzing verstärkt Ambitionen beim Textilrecycling Lenzing ist eines von 27 Konsortium-Mitgliedern, darunter der Branchenverband Euratex, die Textilunternehmen Inditex, PVH und Decathlon sowie die Nichtregierungsorganisation Oxfam
21 October 202218 October 2022 Södra plans to add lignin to the range of forest-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials Company seeks partners to develop its lignin-based alternatives and is always looking to develop new products from renewable timber products
7 June 20219 September 2021 Two champions of post-consumer textile recycling joining forces Together, Lenzing and Södra take a giant leap further towards closing the loop from fiber to fiber in fashion
Zwei Weltmarktführer bündeln Kräfte im Textil-Recycling Lenzing und Södra leisten gemeinsam einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Modebranche
30 April 202029 April 2020 VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres In the future, natural fibres may replace plastics in, for example, packaging, hygiene products, building materials and textiles
24 March 202024 March 2020 Sateri Achieves Breakthrough in Commercial Production of Viscose Using Recycled Textile Waste Forging Ahead with Circular Bioeconomy
28 February 202027 February 2020 Södra first in the world with fossil-free biomethanol Södra decided to invest in a biomethanol production facility in 2017 and shows company's commitment towards a circular economy, resource-efficiency and being fossil-fuel free
10 February 20209 September 2021 Recycling clothing the chemical way Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
10 January 202010 January 2020 Endlich! Die weltweit erste Konferenz zu Cellulosefasern findet vom 11.–12. Februar 2020 in Köln statt: „1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres“ Märkte, Technologien und Nachhaltigkeit stehen im Fokus
Finally! The world’s first conference on cellulose fibres will take place in Cologne on February 11–12, 2020: “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” The focus is on markets, technologies and sustainability
5 November 20193 November 2019 Södra’s breakthrough will enable large-scale textile recycling At present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has a unique solution that will enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry
28 May 201923 May 2019 New fiber-based ready meal trays from Huhtamaki to replace black plastic New trays, called 'Fresh', can be recycled, and they are also certified for home composting
24 July 201820 July 2018 Erste Testläufe für neue faserbasierte Verpackungen von Fertiggerichten Für ein schnelles Essen kann so ein Fertiggericht wirklich praktisch sein, aber seine Verpackung wird wohl ein längeres Leben haben als wir
7 June 20185 June 2018 Trialling a new fibre-based ready meal packaging New material Durapulp is a bio-composite, a mixture of cellulose and GMO-free polylactic acid (PLA), feels like cardboard and is made of fiber
17 May 201815 May 2018 Not so fantastic single-use plastic to get an eco-friendly makeover EU companies want to give food packaging a green makeover
31 January 201829 January 2018 The rise, rise, rise of bio-methanol for fuels and chemical markets For the North American and European markets more projects aimed at methanol as a chemical intermediate springing up are expected
8 January 201820 December 2017 New biofuel facility The demo facility will be located in Tofte, Norway, and project planning will commence in the winter
16 November 201722 November 2017 European biocomposite production reached 410,000 tonnes in 2017. Yearly growth rate is 3% – highest growth rate of 30% in new application fields There is considerable interest in biocomposites from various parts of the industry
Die europäische Biokomposit-Produktion erreichte 2017 410.000 Tonnen. Jährliche Wachstumsrate von 3 % – höchste Wachstumsrate von 30 % in neuen Anwendungsfeldern Das Interesse an Biokompositen aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Industrie ist groß
9 November 201722 November 2017 Natural fibre-reinforced plastics: establishment and growth in niche markets More than 30 compound companies produce over 80,000 tonnes of granulates with wood and natural fibres in Europe 2017 – new producers with major growth plans
Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe: Wachstum und Etablierung in der Nische Mehr als 30 Compoundeure produzieren über 80.000 t Granulate mit Holz- und Naturfasern in Europa 2017 – große Wachstumspläne bei neuen Produzenten
19 September 201712 September 2017 Södra commences biofuel production The long-term aim is to further increase production for passenger, truck and ship transport
25 February 201624 February 2016 Södra: Großinvestition in Chemiezellstoffproduktion Neue Investition soll helfen, die Kapazität der Anlage um 45.000 Jahrestonnen zu erhöhen
12 January 201611 January 2016 High pulp production in parallel with expansion project at Södra Cell Värö Project will enter a final intensive phase in mid-January
17 September 201416 September 2014 Revival of softwood fiber-based forest industry in the Nordic countries with investments of 3 billion dollars in pulp, bio energy and bio-materials Forest companies in Northern Europe have announced plans to investment three billion dollars in 2014 in attempt to move beyond mostly producing newsprint and commodity packaging grades
24 July 201421 February 2018 Södra and James Cropper present DuraPulp Swedish forestry giant and Britain’s leading paper and technical fibre innovators join forces to establish strong, durable and degradable DuraPulp in the international marketplace
2 July 201430 June 2014 Locally grown plastics – is it possible? Locally grown plastics is a newly established, unique partnership that includes the entire manufacturing chain for bio- based plastics – from the forest industry to packaging producers.
18 June 201415 July 2014 Södra invests to increase pulp production at Mörrum New wood-chip plant to be constructed, one of the two pulp lines will be upgraded
22 May 201421 May 2014 Södra and Statkraft initiate biofuel collaboration Statkraft and Södra have signed a letter of intent to create a company with the aim of establishing production of biofuel based on forest raw material in the future
21 March 201225 July 2014 Innovationspreis Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2012 auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress verliehen Faserformteile aus Rohrkolben-Schilf setzten sich gegen ihre starke Konkurrenz durch
2012 Biomaterials Innovation Prize awarded at the Cologne Biomaterials Congress Fibre mouldings made from cattail (Typha) prevailed against their fierce competition
28 February 201223 October 2013 5. Biowerkstoff-Kongress- “Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2012” Nominierte Firmen und Produkte
22 July 2011 “MouldPulp”: Neuartige Biokomposite aus Biokunststoffen und Pulpefasern Forschungsvorhaben unter Leitung von Fraunhofer Umsicht
“MouldPulp”: New biocomposites from bioplastics and pulp fibres Research project led by Fraunhofer UMSICHT
18 May 2011 Södra Cell to launch production of DuraPulp Children's chair "Parupu" and lamp "w101" already made of this paper/PLA mix
27 April 2010 Paper task light Claesson Koivisto Rune w101 Wästberg will launch a lighting fixture made in DuraPulp by Södra
21 April 2009 Children’s chair from cellulose demonstrates potential of speciality pulp Södras DuraPulp combines cellulose pulp with PLA bioplastic