Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Stora Enso and Koskisen cooperates to produce fully biobased furniture board. Finnish plywood manufacturer Koskisen is the “first” company, as reported by Stora Enso, to start using the biobased binder NeoLigno by Stora Enso in its new sustainable product family. Koskisen and Stora Enso’s cooperation has given birth to the biobased furniture board, called Zero Furniture Board.
NeoLigno is a binder made from lignin, a fully biobased organic polymer that comes from wood. According to Stora Enso, they ensure that the wood they use comes from sustainably managed, traceable forests with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) chain-of-custody and ISO 14001 certifications.
“Our new Zero product family meets the rising demand for biobased solutions from both domestic and export markets. These new products allow furniture manufacturers to offer alternatives with improved sustainability and health security,” said Timo Linna, head of Product Management and R&D, Koskisen.
“Stora Enso has been refining lignin commercially since 2015. NeoLigno is our first own binder that replaces fossil-based adhesives,” said Lauri Lehtonen, head of innovation of Stora Enso’s Biomaterials division.
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