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20 December 202418 December 2024

Doppelganger plastics: a more desirable alternative?

It is clear as plastic to see this is a problem that is going to get bigger unless we come up with a solution - but what are our options? 

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10 December 20245 December 2024

VTT launches new origami packaging technology to create sustainable lightweight, durable, and eye-catching alternatives to conventional protective packing materials

Shaped cardboard, developed in a unique continuous process to create reel-to-reel origami-inspired structures for fibre-based packaging materials

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21 October 202415 October 2024

Lenzing and TreeToTextile join forces for next-generation cellulose fibers

Joining forces with H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso and LSCS Invest, united by the strong belief that sustainably produced fibers will have the power to change the textile industry to the better

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Lenzing und TreeToTextile bündeln ihre Kräfte für Cellulosefasern der nächsten Generation

Zusammenarbeit mit H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso und LSCS Invest, die überzeugt sind, dass nachhaltig produzierte Fasern die Textilindustrie zum Besseren verändern können

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3 September 20242 September 2024

Doppelganger Plastics: a more desirable alternative?

Researchers team at Stora Enso developed FuraCore - a more controlled, highly customisable, less energy intensive process for high quality FDCA and PEF

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10 June 20244 June 2024

Game-changer from Northern Finland: A new folding boxboard to lead the charge in renewable packaging innovation

Produced with Stora Enso’s innovative FiberLight Tec, a technology that creates exceptionally light and strong board, Performa Nova is designed to be superiorly efficient

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7 May 202430 April 2024

Sweden’s largest grocery retailer cuts down on plastic by introducing PureFiber™ Horti Trays by Stora Enso

ICA Sweden will shortly begin a transition of the flower tray to more environmentally friendly alternatives made of molded fiber

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29 April 202424 April 2024

The circular journey of wood fibers: from forest to packaging – and beyond

Stora Enso: A practical guide to a renewable fiber-based packaging future

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22 April 202418 April 2024

Papira® supports art by Baiba Glass – with sustainable packaging and design excellence 

Papira® is working on scaling from pilot to industrial production and aiming to be on the market in few years, meanwhile there are selected projects and companies in order to test and prepare for implementation

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Papira Schaumstoff

Zelluloseschaum für kunststofffreie Packmittel

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22 January 202412 January 2024

The Fab Finns, the Top 20 Bioproducts from the bioeconomy’s forest heartland

In Finland, although it's known as the "Quiet Country", there have come several innovative products without any spectacular performances

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17 January 20249 October 2024

Bio-based plastic: Made from renewable materials

FuraCore® by Stora Enso is introducing an innovative process that addresses traditional challenges associated with FDCA production

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3 January 202419 December 2023

Circa Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Vataset Teollisuus in Finland

New plant to manufacture platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO), biochar and bio-based solvent Cyrene™ from sustainable biomass feedstocks

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21 November 202315 November 2023

The bio-based foams to keep Christmas orders safe more sustainably

For commercial entities considering renewable versions, the selection of biobased options is wider than ever

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26 October 202323 October 2023

Cutting CO2 emissions in healthcare with a clinical waste container from biocomposites

FrostPharma, together with Mälarplast and in collaboration with Stora Enso, developed a range of new biocomposites containers for hazardous waste

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31 August 202328 August 2023

Avantium awarded €0.76 million EU funding for its participation in the Rebiolution project

This programme aims to design and synthetize biobased and biodegradable polyester blends based on FDCA to be used as plastic coating for food packaging and for mulch films for agricultural applications

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26 June 202320 June 2023

Stora Enso is laying the foundation for the future of circular packaging in Oulu, Finland

The future of packaging is circular and to be achieved with solutions that are net positive for both climate and biodiversity

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9 June 20237 June 2023

Stora Enso publishes new framework for green and sustainability-linked financing

Stora Enso has launched a combined Green and Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework to further integrate sustainability into its funding and financing activities

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14 November 202210 November 2022

Stora Enso’s pilot plant for a breakthrough bioplastic is well underway. What will happen next?

The launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale

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9 November 20227 November 2022

Stora Enso launches building solution for low carbon construction

The Sylva kit includes everything needed to create a modern, sustainable wood structure for low-carbon buildings

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Stora Enso bringt Gebäudelösung für kohlenstoffarmes Bauen auf den Markt

Der Sylva-Bausatz enthält alles, was für den Bau einer modernen, nachhaltigen Holzstruktur für kohlenstoffarme Gebäude benötigt wird

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11 October 20226 October 2022

Is Finland’s Wood City the future of building?

With three-quarters of land in Finland covered by forests, wood is a readily available material here, although it does need to be strengthened for use in mid-rise and tall buildings

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10 October 20226 October 2022

Stora Enso and EcoTelligent partner to advance sustainable wood-based telecom towers

Within the partnership, Stora Enso and EcoTelligent Oy will establish mass timber as the material of choice for telecommunication support structures

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Stora Enso und EcoTelligent arbeiten gemeinsam an der Entwicklung nachhaltiger Telekommunikationsmasten aus Holz

Im Rahmen der Partnerschaft werden Stora Enso und EcoTelligent Oy Massivholz als das Material der Wahl für Telekommunikations-Tragestrukturen etablieren

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14 September 20228 September 2022

A revolutionary bio-based furniture board, joint development by Koskisen and Stora Enso

Koskisen is a Finnish wood industry company producing sawn timber and panel products, such as birch plywood, furniture, and construction boards made of chip board

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1 September 202229 August 2022

Was hat es mit der “Holzbatterie” von Northvolt auf sich?

Es ist ein Kompromiss für umweltfreundlichere Akkus mit Schnellladung, guter Leistung bei Kälte und etwas weniger Kapazität, der seine Kunden finden wird

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31 August 202223 August 2022

Lignin: the paper byproduct that could change the game

Organic carbon substitute could be used in everything from batteries to biofuel and carbonfibre

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8 August 20223 August 2022

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak launches feasibility study to accelerate beverage carton recycling in Benelux

The joint initiative aims to advance circular paper-based packaging solutions with a new recycling facility

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Stora Enso und Tetra Pak untersuchen Lösung für Getränkekarton-Recycling in den Benelux-Ländern

Durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Stora Enso und Tetra Pak soll ein komplettes Recyclingsystem für Getränkekartons in den Benelux-Ländern und den umliegenden Regionen geschaffen werden

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29 July 202227 July 2022

Stora Enso und Northvolt kooperieren bei der Entwicklung von Batterien auf Holzbasis

Die Unternehmen haben eine gemeinsame Entwicklungsvereinbarung geschlossen, um eine nachhaltige Batterie mit einer Anode zu entwickeln, die aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen hergestellt wird, die nachhaltig und lokal in den nordischen Ländern gewonnen werden

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Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based batteries

The companies have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced from renewable raw materials sourced sustainably and locally in the Nordic countries

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4 July 202229 June 2022

Infinited Fiber picks site of shut paper plant in Finnish Lapland for its planned EUR 400 million textile fiber factory investment

Recycling and green transition took a step forward when a Finnish company announced its plans to build a factory re-using textile waste

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10 March 202229 April 2024

Stora Enso and Picadeli join forces to reduce single-use plastic in salad packaging

New lids for take-away packaging are made of PureFiber™ by Stora Enso, and they are plastic-free, recyclable, and biodegradable

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25 February 202221 February 2022

Nexeo Plastics and Stora Enso Sign Agreement to Distribute Renewable Wood-fibre Biocomposites in Europe

Biocomposites by Stora Enso meet certification requirements compatible with multiple end-markets: they can be reprocessed, have high strength and stiffness and can be recycled

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Nexeo Plastics: Vereinbarung mit Stora Enso über Vertrieb von Biokompositen aus erneuerbaren Holzfasern in Europa

Biocomposite von Stora Enso sollen als erneuerbare Alternativen zu Kunststoffen auf fossiler Basis in zahlreichen Anwendungen und Endprodukten eingesetzt werden

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2 February 202231 January 2022

3D-gedruckte Holzfenster von Stora Enso

Die NorDan Group hat erfolgreich runde, 3D-gedruckte Fenster auf den skandinavischen Markt gebracht

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7 December 20211 December 2021

Stora Enso introduces portfolio for bio-based packaging foam

Company’s offering consists of the foams Fibrease™ and Papira® which both come with versatile technical and sustainability properties, for a suitable customers experience and for specific packaging requirements

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3 December 202129 November 2021

Stora Ensos holzbasiertes Batteriematerial gewinnt Metsä360-Preis

Als Material für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien hat Lignin das Potenzial, traditionelle Industrien radikal zu verändern

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2 December 202129 November 2021

Blog posts on wood-based fibres and chemicals

Overview over a workshop session beside of AFCC's first conference focusing on forestry feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals

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25 November 202122 November 2021

Stora Enso’s wood-based battery material wins Metsä360 award

Renewable and non-toxic Lignode® is produced as a pulp production by-product at Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland and offers opportunities on a global scale

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24 November 202119 November 2021

Positive Plastics launches first sample kit featuring sustainable plastics

Positive Plastics will present a complimentary kit to one hundred brands and design agencies to encourage an informed choice of materials and sensible implementation. Kits will be available for purchase online

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29 October 202126 October 2021

Stora Enso launches new fluff pulp grade with lower carbon footprint

Enabling producers of hygiene products – such as baby diapers, incontinence pads and feminine care – to offer consumers a new generation of environmentally friendly, absorbent hygiene products

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Stora Enso führt neue Flockenzellstoffsorte mit kleinerem CO2-Fußabdruck ein

Herstellern von Hygieneprodukten – wie z.B. Babywindeln, Inkontinenz- und Monatshygieneprodukte – soll damit ermöglicht werden, VerbraucherInnen eine neue Generation umweltfreundlicher, saugfähiger Hygieneprodukte anzubieten

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11 October 202111 October 2021

Does your innovation have what it takes for the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022”?

International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022, 2-3 February in Cologne, Germany and online – Call for Innovations – Six nominees will get the chance to present their unique products

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7 October 20211 October 2021

Carbon fibers without carbon emissions?

Interview with Niklas Garoff, Business Development Manager at Stora Enso

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24 August 202118 August 2021

Batteries made from trees could help transform the future of electric travel

Finnish Stora Enso uses a material found in the wood of our plants to produce sustainable battery power

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13 August 20219 September 2021

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak join forces to triple the recycling capacity of beverage cartons in Poland

The two companies will partner to provide circular solutions to the market. The investment in a complete recycling solution is set to significantly improve recycling throughout Central and Eastern Europe

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Tetra Pak + Stora Enso: Verdreifachte Recyclingkapazität von Getränkekartons in Polen

Tetra Pak und Stora Enso werden zusammenarbeiten, um dem Markt zirkuläre Lösungen anzubieten. Die Investition in Polen in eine komplette Recyclinglösung soll das Recycling von Getränkekartons in ganz Mittel- und Osteuropa deutlich verbessern

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4 August 20213 August 2021

Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries is now operational

With Lignode, the company can provide a bio-based, cost-competitive and high-performance material to replace the conventionally used graphite

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30 July 202127 July 2021

Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries is now operational

The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers seek more sustainable materials for the electrification of mobility