{"id":151200,"date":"2024-09-30T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=151200"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T11:56:17","slug":"upm-biochemicals-and-sodra-accelerate-the-commercialisation-of-innovative-lignin-based-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/upm-biochemicals-and-sodra-accelerate-the-commercialisation-of-innovative-lignin-based-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"UPM Biochemicals and S\u00f6dra accelerate the commercialisation of innovative lignin-based solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

UPM Biochemicals will be among the first customers to receive kraft lignin from S\u00f6dra\u00a0when the forest-owner association\u2019s plant in M\u00f6nster\u00e5s comes on stream in 2027. S\u00f6dra\u2019s new plant will be the first commercial kraft lignin production facility in Sweden and the largest of its type in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Among other applications, kraft lignin derived UPM Solargo\u2122 plant biostimulants has proven to increase soil health and productivity. \u00a9 UPM<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

UPM has been innovating with a series of products made from kraft lignin and has successfully marketed this growing portfolio of sustainable lignin solutions over the past years. UPM BioPiva\u2122 is a range of cost-effective, non-toxic and high-purity kraft lignin products used in renewable adhesives and binders as a replacement for fossil-based chemicals. The kraft lignin-derived UPM Solargo\u2122 plant biostimulants are ideally placed to support the agricultural sector\u2019s commitment to reducing classical fertilizer use while increasing soil health and are proven to increase soil productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solutions above have been developed with market kraft lignin. UPM has also invested in the extraction of lignin and is innovating the use of lignin in industry applications going beyond the kraft lignin solutions. At its first-of-its-kind biorefinery in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt, the company will produce carbon negative[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) made from the lignin contained in sustainably sourced hardwood. RFF are a major innovation for the global rubber and plastic industries as they are set to replace highly toxic, CO2<\/sub>\u00a0intensive carbon black and precipitated silica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cKraft lignin is a key raw material for UPM to provide commercially viable decarbonisation solutions to industrial and consumer markets. Applications for kraft lignin are expanding quickly and offer growing markets. We are excited that S\u00f6dra takes the step to scale kraft lignin extraction from its pulp mills, and we believe that S\u00f6dra is the ideal partner for UPM to support our own growth ambitions by providing high quality kraft lignin with an unquestionable sustainability footprint,\u201d comments\u00a0Winfried Schaur, Executive Vice President Technology & UPM Biorefining at UPM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom 2027 S\u00f6dra will play a major role in the growth of kraft lignin as a renewable and sustainable substitute for fossil-based materials,\u201d said Vice President S\u00f6dra Bioproducts\u00a0Johannes Bogren<\/strong>. \u201cWith UPM as a customer, we will be part of a value chain which can deliver climate-effective solutions for the green transition. UPM, in turn, can trust in our responsible forestry and the small carbon footprint of our pulp mills. UPM\u2019s experience and knowledge of the sector makes it an ideal customer and we look forward to a fruitful partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f6dra is able to access the forest raw material through its more than 50,000 family forester members. Its M\u00f6nster\u00e5s site features a sawmill, a competitive pulp mill, wind-power plants and its own port. Surplus energy from the pulp mill will result in a kraft lignin product with a low carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f6dra\u2019s kraft lignin investment at its M\u00f6nster\u00e5s site means a significant scale up of global kraft lignin capacity and is a game changer for the broad adoption of kraft lignin-based products and solutions. S\u00f6dra continues to strengthen its position as a growing supplier of greener alternatives to fossil carbon-based solutions, following its completion of the world’s first commercial biomethanol plant at the site in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lignin is found in the cell walls of all plants, especially trees, and is nature\u2019s second most common polymer after cellulose. The non-toxic biomaterial can help to significantly reduce dependency on fossil raw materials in a variety of applications. It offers the opportunity to create high-value sustainable chemicals featuring renewable content and a significantly reduced carbon footprint. Its naturally occurring strength and adhesive properties also allow highest product performance levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on UPM\u2019s lignin solutions visit our website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About UPM Biochemicals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UPM Biochemicals offers innovative, sustainable and competitive wood-based biochemicals for replacing fossil-based raw materials and helping to improve the environmental performance in various applications. End-use segments for renewable glycols include textiles, PET bottles, packaging, coolants, composites, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and detergents. Lignin-based Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) offer a sustainable alternative to carbon black and precipitated silica in a broad range of rubber and plastic applications. UPM is building an industrial scale biorefinery in Leuna, Germany to convert solid wood into next generation biochemicals. UPM Biochemicals is accelerating the transition to a circular bioeconomy \u2013 where renewable feedstocks, sustainable production and sustainable consumption are the new normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About UPM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We deliver renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. As the industry leader in responsibility, we are committed to the UN Business Ambition for 1.5\u00b0C and the science-based targets to mitigate climate change. We employ 16,500 people worldwide and our annual sales are approximately EUR 10.5 billion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. UPM Biofore \u2013 Beyond fossils.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About S\u00f6dra<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f6dra was founded in 1938 on the idea that we are stronger together. We are now the largest forest-owner association in Sweden, with more than 50,000 family forest owners as members. Together, the members of S\u00f6dra own a world-leading industrial operation that processes forest raw material into renewable products such as pulp, timber, building systems, bioproducts and energy. About 3,400 people are employed in our forest industry and in 2023, S\u00f6dra generated sales of SEK 29billion. Our products are exported all over the world and together, we are contributing to a more sustainable way of living. Rooted in the forest, we grow the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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