Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based batteries

25-Jul-2022 - Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with renewable wood from the Nordic forests. The aim is to develop the world’s first industrialised battery featuring anode sourced entirely from European raw materials, lowering ...

Stora Enso's wood-based battery material wins Metsä360 award

As a material for lithium-ion batteries, lignin has the potential to radically transform traditional industries

22-Nov-2021 - Stora Enso's bio-based battery material Lignode® by Stora Enso has won the Metsä360 award in Finland. The EUR 30000 prize, funded by the Marjatta and Eino Kolli Foundationwas granted for the second time, was announced at the Lahti Science Day on 18 November 2021. The jury concluded that the ...

Stora Enso invests in pilot plant for bio-based plastic packaging material

12-Dec-2019 - Stora Enso is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging. The pilot plant will convert plant-based sugars into the renewable building block required to make PEF, a bio-based plastic, mainly targeting the ...

Stora Enso invests in next-generation renewable, recyclable and biodegradable formed fiber solutions

14-Mar-2019 - Stora Enso is investing EUR 5 million to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fiber products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. The formed fiber technology enables manufacturing of products that are designed for circularity, meaning that they are renewable, ...

Stora Enso announces startups selected for its second Accelerator Programme

23-Jan-2019 - Stora Enso has chosen six startups to join its second Accelerator Programme, a joint startup initiative organised by Stora Enso, Aalto University Developing Entrepreneurship (Aalto ENT) and Vertical Accelerator.The Accelerator programme provides an exceptional opportunity for disruptive startups ...

Stora Enso and startup Sulapac have joined forces to develop renewable and biodegradable straws

18-Dec-2018 - Stora Enso and Sulapac continue to combat the global problem of plastic waste by launching a demo for sustainable drinking straws at Slush 2018. The demo, which targets production on an industrial scale, is designed to replace traditional plastic straws with renewable ones. The straws are based ...

Stora Enso acquires Swedish cellulose technology company

30-Oct-2018 - Stora Enso has increased its ownership up to 100% in the Sweden-based company Cellutech AB. The company specialises in the development of new materials and applications based on cellulose, micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and other wood-based components. The acquisition of Cellutech supports ...

Stora Enso awarded as Finland’s most startup-friendly company

10-Oct-2018 - The renewable materials company Stora Enso has been awarded as the most start-up-friendly company in Finland in 2018. The prize was awarded by Tribe Tampere at the AlihankintaHEAT event in Tampere. Stora Enso runs two startup programmes which have produced good results in business ...

Stora Enso and Gasum to make renewable energy from wastewater in Sweden

10-Oct-2018 - Stora Enso and energy company Gasum have signed a contract to build a biogas plant at Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper mill in Sweden. The plant, built and operated by Gasum, will turn the mill’s wastewater effluent into renewable energy. Gasum plans to upgrade the biogas into Liquefied Biogas (LBG) ...

Stora Enso to boost green energy generation at Maxau Mill

Investment volume of 25 million EUR

23-Jul-2018 - Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage at its mill in Maxau, Germany. The investment cost is approximately EUR 25 million and implementation of the project is scheduled to start during the third quarter of 2018 with ...