Design and consulting company Elomatic has been with Aisti almost from the very beginning of the project. The collaboration began with the concept design and cost estimate of the first phase, and in 2024 it deepened into EPCM responsibility (Engineering, Procurement and Construction)
The story of Aisti began ten years ago, when acoustics entrepreneur Mikko Paananen was sitting in a regular design meeting. As the conversation turned to materials, a customer asked a question that stuck with Paananen: isn't there a market for
The world needs packaging that protects like plastic but recycles like paper. Woamy is introducing a recyclable, cellulose-based biofoam to replace foam in protective packaging. Foam is one of the most difficult packaging materials to recycle.
And for innovations to emerge, there must also be chemistry between universities and companies. The Materials Bioeconomy Competence Centre FinnCERES is a joint flagship project of Aalto University and VTT, funded by the Academy of Finland. The project was launched
The centenarian birthday hero greets us cheerfully in his home yard in Äänekoski and asks us to follow him to a nearby café. The waiter is waiting with coffee and pieces of cake. Erkki Aalto sits down and says: “I wonder if
Revolutionary inventions have been born in the corridors of VTT for decades, but the journey of ideas from the laboratory to the world is demanding. In order for an invention based on deep tech to be commercialized, it needs support
The “Lappeenranta pine oil to BioVerno” process is based on UPM’s own product development, backed by a strong IPR portfolio and partners. Our process is unique, there is no other similar process in the world,” says the product from the beginning
The world is partly broken and complex. Climate and environmental challenges, among others, need solutions. In many ways, the forest industry, bioeconomy and chemistry are on the same side in solving challenges. CEFIC
Bio-based foams are replacing plastic foams in protective packaging. The final of the competition was held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Center on Wednesday, April 15.4. The Pulp & Beyond Award is given to a Finnish company that has developed a significant innovation related to the bioeconomy.
The mill, located in Nuottasaari, Oulu, close to the city centre with a population of over 200,000, is part of Stora Enso's Oulu business unit. The business unit includes the sawmills in Oulu, Oulaisen, Kalajoki and Veitsiluoto, a timber reception centre, a pulp mill with paper machines