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-Stora Enso Oyj : accelerates growth in formed fiber by expanding its production capacity in Europe
Stora Enso is investing EUR 8 million to double its production capacity of formed fiber in Europe. With new machinery in Hylte, Sweden, Stora Enso will meet the increasing demand for formed fiber. The investment further strengthens Stora Enso’s position as a leading provider of renewable materials that replace fossil-based ones.
Stora Enso’s formed fiber products are currently being used in food packaging such as bowls, trays and lids. The technology is also being used for the development of fiber bottles. After the investment is completed, the Hylte site’s annual formed fiber capacity will grow from 50 to approximately 115 million units of product, making Stora Enso one of Europe’s leading suppliers of formed fiber.
Formed fiber is renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable, and can be used to replace plastics in a wide range of applications. Bio-Nylon – Recycled-plastic-in-food
PureFiber™ by Stora Enso is a range of formed fiber productsthat contain no per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and has up to 75% lower CO2 footprint compared to alternative packaging materials such as plastic or bagasse.
“There is a high demand in the market for eco-friendly, circular packaging solutions that replace plastic and other fossil-based materials. Our formed fiber offering can help brand owners meet their sustainability targets, while responding to consumers’ demands for a cleaner future.
Through our investment and the capacity increase we further improve our position in this growing market,” says Sohrab Kazemahvazi, Senior Vice President, Head of Formed Fiber at Stora Enso. Bio-Nylon – Recycled-plastic-in-food
-Genomatica, Covestro Break Through in the Race to Bio-Nylon
Today, let’s chat about HMD, but not the head-mounted displays known by many as virtual reality goggles. Today, let’s look at the molecule, hexamethylenediamine, also known around the bunsen burner as HMD. In this case, bio-HMD, and Covestro and Genomatica have revealed that they now have commercial process technology, and are scaling it up. Bio-Nylon – Recycled-plastic-in-food
What do we use it for? Well, the afore-mentioned coatings — automotive, construction, furniture, textiles and fibers. Adhesives, too. But really, think nylon 6,6. Which is more important to daily life than Phillips 66, or Route 66.
The nylon market
HMDA has a worldwide market of 2 million tons per year. Case in point: HMDA is a key ingredient in the $6.4B market for nylon-6,6. Each year, the automotive market uses 500,000 tons of polyurethane coating based on HMDA.
How much would manufacturers shift from fossil to bio, at the right price? More or less, all of it, did we mention ‘at the right price’? And may I add, ‘at the right price’?
It’s a big deal, nobody had this Bio-Nylon – Recycled-plastic-in-food
Strategic Avalanche president James Iademarco, one of the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack, was, bullish, even wolfish. “Impressive. In my opinion, HMD always was the more strategic molecule in the Nylon 66 polymer and the CAPEX was always so large. Great to see headway in the space,” he remarked.
Officially, both partners are already processing and testing material from their initial production campaigns, and the resulting bio-HMDA is of high purity and quality, quantities not specifically disclosed except an ambition to produce ton quantities of high-quality material over the course of multiple production campaigns. We’ve pinky-sworn on specific campaign volumes, but if you’re thinking this is a 66 kilo production run, you’re way under.
Next steps
Westward Ho! to scale, of course. How soon, when, where, and for how much? We’re still asking. To0 that end, however, we can relate that Covestro has secured an option from Genomatica to license the resulting integrated GENO HMD process technology for commercial production. Bio-Nylon – Recycled-plastic-in-food
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–Stora-Enso-Oyj : accelerates growth in formed fiber by expanding its production capacity in Europe
–Genomatica-Covestro Break Through in the Race to Bio-Nylon
–China-Russia-trade hits a record high of over $140 bn
–TotalEnergies partners with Berry to use recycled-plastic–in-food-packaging
–Euratex warns high energy-costs undermine decarbonisation-for-apparel-sector
–Euro-Outlook Bearish on Russia-Ukraine-Tensions. Crude-Oil, Swiss-Franc to Rise?
–Braskem Invests in Nexus-Circular to Accelerate Advanced Recycling-of-Plastics
–American-Colors buys Italian-pigment-dispersion maker Colorifico
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