Articles

18 Apr - 2023

IndBygg – a good example of collaboration between research and industry

CTF is one of the participants in IndBygg that aims to promote a green transition within the construction industry to bring industrial wood construction to new heights. There is a need to develop the forest-based bioeconomy and use more wood as construction material. Based on this, Paper Province launched IndBygg, to increase knowledge and skills...

14 Apr - 2023

Blue Ocean Closures and Swed-jam wants to exchange metal for paper

Would it be possible to replace metal lids for consumer products such as jams and spreads with a lid made of biobased fibers? This is what disruptive start-up Blue Ocean Closures is now investigating together with neighbouring Swed-jam, a Swedish brand producing jams, marmalades, jellies, fruit drinks, smoothies, juices, fruit soups and compotes. Swedish start-up...

24 Jan - 2023

Research for sustainable, environmentally friendly papermaking

Papermaking often requires additives to achieve desired properties, such as the strength of the paper. New research shows that this can be solved in an, as of yet, untested way. “Normally, you add Cationic starch to the pulp in order to increase the strength of the paper, says Mozhgan Hashemzehi, PhD student in Chemical Engineering....

23 Dec - 2022

Blue Ocean Closures obtains further investment

Blue Ocean Closures, the Swedish start-up developing proprietary fiber based screw caps, has obtained a second investment from co-owner ALPLA Group in order to further develop and speed up the process of bringing environmentally friendly closure solutions to market. One year ago Blue Ocean Closures was founded and the ALPLA Group, an Austrian family run...

06 Dec - 2022

Opening of the world’s first plant for cellulose-based screw caps

A stunning 6.5 billion plastic caps are consumed around the world, every day. Blue Ocean Closures aims to reduce that number by providing screw caps and seals based on cellulose fibre. The company’s first production plant in Sweden was opened on 24 November. Blue Ocean Closures, a member of the Paper Province business cluster, recently...

02 Dec - 2022

Trend spotting in Japan reveals differences in packaging size and materials

What does sustainable packaging mean to you? In Sweden, we tend to think of fossil-free packaging made from renewable and natural raw materials. In Japan, sustainability means small packages that preserve the food; the material is secondary. In mid-October, a group from Paper Province travelled to Japan to participate in Asia’s largest packaging fair –...

02 Dec - 2022

Maria Sandberg receives Paper Province Award 2022

This year’s Paper Province Award goes to Maria Sandberg, Associate Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems at Karlstad University. Her research builds bridges between the research and business worlds, and paves the way for new value-added materials and products in the circular forest bioeconomy, created from residues and waste of the mills. “It feels very...

08 Nov - 2022

New bio-based absorbent pad makes the food industry greener

Paper Province company Cellcomb’s most recent product effectively absorbs liquid in packaging for fresh foods such as meat, fish, and poultry. The cellulose-based pad contributes to reduced food waste as well as climate-smart and safe food packaging. Food waste is one of the factors most affecting the climate. Cellcomb’s new, plastic-free food pad will help...

26 Oct - 2022

Canada and Sweden are hoping for new green partnerships

Several significant connections have been established between Swedish startups and Canadian companies who were present at the Swedish-Canadian Innovation Days in Toronto at the end of September. Paper Province was there to represent the members and strengthen an already existing collaboration. “A close relationship between the two countries is of great importance to accelerate a...

13 Oct - 2022

RES and Modvion enter a collaboration to develop future wind farms

RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, has signed a letter of intent to include Modvion’s wooden wind turbine towers in future wind energy projects. The agreement, signed with RES, will ensure that RES wind farms become some of the most sustainable in the world. The agreement outlines a future order of Modvion towers worth approximately...

07 Sep - 2022

New research: Paper fibre can be recycled 25 times

New research shows that paper fibre can be recycled 25 times with high quality. This is more than three times higher than previous estimates and means that the recycling value of paper packaging is much higher than the industry and consumers have previously known. Paper and cardboard are cornerstones of the Swedish forest-based bioeconomy, and...

02 Sep - 2022

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s sustainability work has been awarded Platinum level rating by EcoVadis

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been awarded EcoVadis’ highest recognition level, Platinum, for the company’s sustainability performance. The company’s continuous efforts have now been rewarded, placing them among the top one percent of companies assessed by Eco Vadis. The rating is an improvement from Gold level rating, which they were previously rated since 2019. Theire score increased especially...