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Wood based materials

2017 BioeconomyInvestment summit

Hannu Korhonen

Between 2005 and 2015, European

forests grew by an area the size of

Switzerland - that's 1 500 football

pitches every day!

The renewable materials growth company

Everything that’s made with fossil-based materials

today can be made from a tree tomorrow

Wood and other biomass are raw materials for new biomaterials and bio-based chemicals

Phenol replacement

Carbon fibre

Energy storage

Sweetener

Personal care

Textiles

Bioplastics

Bio-barrier in food cartons

Lightweight board

Strengthened liner

Developing new technologies for using wood fibre

Development of new technologies for using wood fibre in textile

MFC is a versatile material with potential to work as

• strength enhancer

• binder

• barrier material

Regenerated cellulose

Micro-fibrillated cellulose

Lignin – big opportunities in many markets

• The carbon footprint for lignin is roughly 1/10 of the carbon footprint of phenol

• Key applications: phenol in adhesives for wood construction materials

• Light-weight high performance composites

• Key applications: automotive, wind turbines, sports and leisure products

• Substitution of conventional hard carbon anode materials in energy

storage, namely Li-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors

• Key applications: portable consumer electronics, power tools, electrical

vehicles, stationary applications and back-up systems

Phenol replacement

Carbon fibre

Energy storage

Sugars from wood – Bio-based chemicals replacing fossil-based materials

• Xylitol sweetener

• Renewable solutions for packaging and bottling

• Reduction on carbon footprint and enhanced properties

Xylose

Bioplastics and intermediates

Innovation does not happen in isolation

WOOD SUPPLY, SOURCING, RODUCT MGMT, R&D, OPERATIONS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SALES

The industry has ambitious environmental 2020 targets…

100% sustainably sourced

paper and board

95% renewable cups and bottles

All PET bottles to be bio-based

Cap climate impact across the

value chain at 2010 levels,

regardless of business growth

100% FSC labelled packs

Packaging from 100% certified

fibre-based or recycled sources

25% CO2 reduction

Source: Company web sites

… and our partnerships lead to commercialised solutions

”

New Fibre cup suitable for e.g.

crème fraiche

• The proportion of renewable

materials increased

• All aluminium removed

• Climate impact reduced by over 50%

New fully brown paperboard grade

• Reducing weight 3%

• Reducing carbon footprint 24%

Carbon footprint for building materials Emissions as CO2 equivalents

Stainless

steel

3 778 g/kg

Lightweight

concrete

240 g/kg

Precast

concrete

121 g/kg

Dry timber

87 g/kgSource: VTT Technology

115 and the European

ECO2 project, 2013Timber also stores an equivalent

of 1505 g of CO2 per kg

Haltia Nature CenterCross Laminated Timber building in Finland

Library at the DockCross Laminated Timber building in Australia

1% shift of

fossil-based

and other

materials

=

Over

25 BEUR

renewable

business