wood based materials and chemicals...switzerland - that's 1 500 football pitches every day! the...
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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