On our mind

Here we present initiated texts written by experts in various fields. What is important and worth thinking about right now? What is the future and what are the consequences for the industry in our field?

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Safe products for everyone

Published 22/05/2013
As I pass one of our labs, I discover an employee cutting rubber boots into tiny, tiny pieces. Rubber boots?! Yes – and in the wake of recent years’ toxin alerts this isn’t as strange as one might at first think.

Forest-based new materials

Published 27/03/2013
It is a matter of biorefinery. Of the three main components of wood, we can currently refine both lignin and cellulose to create a number of products, while hemicellulose remains an unused resource.

The outlook for packaging

Published 19/02/2013
The packaging industry is complex with many challenges ahead, and this is precisely why it is so important to keep track of what is happening and analyze it. It makes for a good plan, that we are ready to produce what the future will need.

The waste-free city

Published 05/10/2012
Imagine a city without waste, a city without refuse collection vehicles, a city in harmony where we make use of everything we call rubbish. Or to put it simply, a waste-free city.

From basic research to production

Published 05/09/2012
Developing new materials or creating existing materials from new raw materials is a long and challenging process, precisely the case when manufacturing carbon fibre from lignin.

On Being an Innovation Partner

Published 01/06/2012
Being a great innovation partner is about finding efficient pathways to those untapped interfaces where successful solutions can be implemented.

Packaging in the Future

Published 11/04/2012
Today it is all about sustainability - to live in a way that we do not destroy for the next generations. So what about packages in the future?