Stora enso introduced biological composites as renewable alternative to plastic

Stora enso introduced biological composites as renewable alternative to plastic stora enso introduced biological composites as renewable alternative to plastic

stora enso group recently launched DuraSense ™ brand wood based composite materials. This is stora enso solution with renewable materials replace fossil base material of another major move. DuraSense or will be replaced by plastic with high performance, sustainable biological composite material.

DuraSense can through the use of wood based renewable fiber to replace most of fossil base plastic. In 2017, stora enso group announced to Sweden hill, Hylte） Factory invested 12 million euros in the construction of biological composite material production line, the project has been put into production in 2018, in the realization of full postpartum, factory production capacity will reach 1. 50000 tons, making it Europe's largest wood fiber composite material factory.

stora enso group wood division head JariSuominen said: 'reduce the use amount of plastic and renewable, the traceability of the material to replace it, this is a gradual process. As DuraSense launch, we will can provide customers with wood fiber based alternatives, to improve performance in the field of sustainable, at the same time significantly reducing carbon footprint, according to different products, the highest drop of 80%. '

DuraSense series product versatility, can be used in consumer products, can also be applied to industrial products. Main application fields such as furniture, tray, hand tools, auto parts, cosmetic and daily necessities, toys, kitchen appliances and caps, etc.

DuraSense particles composed of natural wood fiber, polymer and additives, which can provide similar plastic plasticity, at the same time also can maintain the sustainability of lumber and machinability. Based on DuraSense, we also can fiber combined with recycled polymer or biological base polymer, thus further promoting the value of environment. For example, DuraSense ™ Eco100 is a wood fibers and biopolymers based products, high cost competitiveness, can completely replace fossil base plastic.

stora enso, head of the department of biological composite material PatriciaOddshammar said: 'consumers are increasingly eager to get affordable sustainability and environmental protection. DuraSense can reduce as much as 60% of plastic is used, thus reduce the micro plastic residue in the environment. Stora enso biological composite material can be repeated use seven times, can also with other plastic recycling, can also be used for energy recovery after use end of the life cycle. '

about stora enso

as part of the biological economy, stora enso is to provide packaging, biological materials, wooden structure, and paper, etc. The world's leading suppliers of renewable solutions. We believe that now all made of fossil material products, in the future can be made from wood. Stora enso with about 26000 employees in more than 30 countries, 2017 annual sales of 10 billion euros. Stora enso shares listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm stock exchange. Conversion table packaging printing knowledge