Lignin Industries secures the supply of lignin for the start of production of more sustainable and bio-degradable polymers
Together with Stora Enso, Lignin Industries is working on the further valorisation of lignin where Lineo™ by Stora Enso is combined with biocomponents to create renewable and functional bio-granulates that can replace plastic in different applications.
By coming together, different industries can find new solutions to help answer the global challenges of today, such as mitigating the effects of global warming, pollution or the large amounts of plastics and other non-degradable waste that end up in oceans and landfills. Stora Enso and Lignin Industries are taking big steps towards replacing fossil-based materials together.
RenCom has chosen the lignin Lineo TM by Stora Enso
Through this collaboration, Stora Enso and Lignin Industries have agreed on the supply of thousand tonnes scale of Lineo™ by Stora Enso (lignin) to Lignin Industries newly built demo plant unit near Stockholm, Sweden, where Lignin Industries produces more sustainable and biodegradable polymers. Stora Enso’s award-winning Lineo™ will be used by Lignin Industries as a raw material to produce RENOL®. This sustainable material will be introduced as a competitor to normal plastic bags, infill materials in football pitches and replacement of packaging plastics, as well as advanced materials for the automotive industry in early 2021.
Lignin is one of the main components of wood, it gives strength to trees binding the cells together. Lignin is also the biggest by-product on earth, with great energy value, which means that lignin has mainly been incinerated for energy in pulp and paper production, overlooking the value of this raw material for too long. Stora Enso has been among the pioneers to extract lignin and study possible other end-uses for this bio-based raw material. Lignin Industries can upcycle lignin to produce high-quality granulates for the plastic industry.
“We at Lignin Industries are proud to announce the collaboration with Stora Enso, a pioneer in the lignin industry, with the largest production of kraft lignin in the world. It is an important step in our development and expansion, securing raw materials for the start of production in thousands of tonnes to produce our patent-protected material - RENOL®. This collaboration also contributes to the creation of a strong Nordic supply chain” says Christopher Carrick, founder and CEO of Lignin Industries.
Together with Stora Enso, Lignin Industriescontinues to optimise the use of Lineo™ to discover further advantages in the bio-material market when replacing many fossil-based polymers
For more information visit www.lignin.se. Lignin Industries is supported by BioInnovation and the Swedish Energy Agency to create and produce biomaterials based on lignin.