Metsä Spring

A great pleasure to host Aalto University experts in Äänekoski today 🤝 Here in front of a pile of Kuura textile fibre in our Pro Nemus visitor centre 😊 We had time to also visit both oprational demo plants in Äänekoski, namely the Kuura and Muoto plants. #innovation Metsä Group Susanna Ahola Tiina Nypelö Katariina Kemppainen Markus Nuopponen Päivi Wasenius Veli-Matti Hulkko Kishore Shouche Rami Karhu #collaboration

🌍 High hopes for carbon capture at Metsä Group! 🌍 Metsä Group is carrying out pioneering work by installing a pilot plant for carbon capture at the Rauma pulp mill in Finland. Our goal is to enable biogenic carbon dioxide become a commercially viable, large-scale product one day. The concept seems promising, but it also includes uncertainties that need to be solved. Metsä Group's Pirita Mikkanen delves into the benefits and challenges of carbon capture technology, while also taking the European political landscape into account. Check out the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/diCywFBH #Sustainability #CarbonCapture #ClimateAction Metsä Spring #GreenInnovation #CCU #BECCS

☀️ Summer greetings from Metsä Spring CEO Niklas von Weymarn, who was on stage at the IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm on Monday. Niklas spoke with Adsorbi's CEO Hanna Johansson and FineCell's CEO Peter Axegård about cooperation between large and small companies (#startups) in matters of innovation. The Congress is one of the largest global forest events, organised every five years since 1893. The 2024 Congress was inaugurated by His Majesty King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden. 👀 Have a look at what Niklas had to say about the day! IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations Metsä Group #ecosystem #collaboration #CVC

The role of companies in funding nature projects is growing – Metsä Group is funding 26 projects across Finland this year. These include biodiversity management and restoration projects, which Metsä Group funded with a total of 600,000 euros in 2024. The themes of the 26 new projects include, for example, condition of water bodies, restoration of flowing waters, removal of invasive species and predators, pollinator services, management of traditional habitats and restoration of bird wetlands. https://rb.gy/mogs6f #biodiversity #sustainableforestry #regenerativeforestry

Exciting times at Metsä Spring with 9 pilot/demo-phase projects on the go: 6 investments in Nordic start-up companies, and 3 "internal start-ups". Read more about these in Paper Advance’s article by Graeme Rodden, who has covered the pulp and paper industry for more than 40 years and recently had a peek inside Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland. https://rb.gy/r5i8o2 #woodinnovation #bioeconomy

Exciting news! 🚨 Metsä Group and ANDRITZ has started a pioneering investigation into capturing wood-based carbon dioxide 💡 The collaboration focuses first on assessing the feasibility of a large-scale #CO2 capture entity integrated to a bioproduct mill. The model mill is our entity in Kemi, Finland, which is the largest wood-processing mill in the northern hemisphere. Metsä Group generates, in total, approximately 12 million tonnes of wood-based carbon dioxide per annum, so the theoretical potential, in the long term, is significant. After the assessment focusing on Kemi, the project will proceed to a pilot phase, which will be implemented in Metsä Group’s mill area in Rauma, Finland, in 2025. Read more: https://rb.gy/jvive7 #carboncapture #bioeconomy #woodinnovation

The Metsä Group pre-engineering project for a potential commercial-scale Muoto™ packaging product factory in Rauma, Finland, is progressing as planned 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ After the pre-engineering phase, Metsä Group may consider making an investment decision. The partners selected for the pre-engineering project are Elomatic, SRV, Valmet Technologies, and A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu. 🌱📦 https://rb.gy/eaeja4 #SustainablePackaging

A fully possible Finland 🤔 📢 Antti Vasara, CEO of VTT, invited several experts, including Metsä Spring's Katariina Kemppainen (SVP, Group R&D), to help forming a new vision for Finland. “In the forestry sector, the growth opportunities lie in raising the added value of products without increasing wood consumption. The demo plants for the production of biomaterials are major investments in renewal,” says Katariina. Read more about the 'A fully possible Finland' vision here: https://lnkd.in/dE34gEHf #biomaterials #innovation Metsä Group

Congrats to Metsä Spring portfolio company Woodio, selected as finalists for Mix Interiors Product of the Year award in the Bathroom category with Woodio Soft60 table-top wash basin! 👏🎉 The Mix Awards have celebrated the very best of the products, people and projects within commercial interiors since 2005, with a judging panel comprising key players in the industry. The winner will be announced in the Mix Awards Gala in London on June 27th. Fingers crossed! Check out Woodio and the other finalists’ innovations from the link below https://rb.gy/9ndbee #innovation #interiordesign #design #woodbasedinnovation

Coming soon at IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm on June 24! Don’t miss Metsä Spring CEO Niklas von Weymarn, Adsorbi CEO Hanna Johansson and FineCell CEO Peter Axegård discussing the collaboration between big and small companies in the field of innovation, and the development of new wood-based products! Link to programme in comments. #startup #innovation #biomaterials #forest #Sustainability Metsä Group IUFRO - International Union of Forest Research Organizations