Articles

23 Dec - 2019

Millions to manure for fast-growing forests

Recent research made at the University of Karlstad shows that pine planted in soil with enriched biocarbon grows better. The result is a potential fertilizer for the forest. – Our landowners are interested in a really strong plant. We want a fertilizer that is both economical and good for the environment, says Emil Mattsson at Swedish forest owner...

23 Dec - 2019

Paper Province attends the Madrid climate summit

Paper Province recently participated in the climate summit COP25 in Madrid. The meeting was recognized worldwide and became a perfect opportunity to put the spotlight on our innovative region. – It is important to point out our region’s leading position in sustainability and bioeconomy, says Gunnar Hellerström, project manager at Paper Province. The UN’s recent...

18 Dec - 2019

Unique meetings ensure future competence

Two times a year, Swedish engineer students and the forest industry get a unique opportunity to meet. By inviting students to prominent workplaces, they get a glimpse of possible careers in a growing branch in search of new skills. And it is effective: the study trip leaves 95% interested in working in the industry. As...

26 Nov - 2019

CleanFlow is acquired by NORAM

NORAM has acquired CleanFlow and its line of products for green and white liquor filtration. CleanFlow is very pleased to join the NORAM Group of companies and to now be able to expand its products and services globally. CleanFlow is a member of the world-leading bioeconomy cluster Paper Province and an innovative leader in green...

26 Nov - 2019

Intertechna and SKF join in digitalising the industry

The success story started two years ago when Intertechna became a business agent of a small but very smart digital device called Bluvision. Bluvision is a wireless and automatic sensor monitoring rotating machines in all industries. The sensor is no bigger than a USB flash drive, but has incredible capacity. It monitors vibration, temperature, magnetism...

28 Oct - 2019

Paper Province speaker at the world’s largest cluster conference

Clusters from all over the world gathered at TCI 2019 – the world’s largest cluster conference. This time, Belgian Antwerp hosted the conference and Paper Province was there. “This year’s theme suited us very well because it was about sustainability,” says Paul Nemes, Vice President of Paper Province. It was the 22nd consecutive year that...

08 Aug - 2019

Forty years in a friendly spirit

Forty years in the industry should be celebrated. Paper Province member company Nykvist Skogs did it in the family way: with employees, visitors and residents in Gräsmark. “That’s how we want it, to meet everyone with a smile,” says CEO Pär Skinnargård. On June 29, Nykvist Skogs celebrated 40 years as a company. As in...

05 Aug - 2019

Mycorena takes fish food production from lab to tens of thousands of tonnes

Mycorena is first among the companies supported by the LignoCity2.0 project to reach the market faster with better results. Their fish feed made from waste streams from paper mills should now be scaled up from lab level to thousands of tonnes. Imagine a circular economy, where everything is used and nothing is wasted. One of...

05 Aug - 2019

Swedish 3D technology can revolutionize the boat industry

A unique boat trip has just begun in collaboration with the Bioinno project and the test facility The Wood Region in Sysslebäck, Sweden. Göran Brandt, entrepreneur and sailing enthusiast, has, uses 3D technology to print a 7.5 meter long part for a brand new type of sailing boat. Something that can revolutionize the boat industry....

05 Aug - 2019

Forest raw material substitutes plastic on the football field

Artificial lawns are major environmental hazards. According to figures from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, they release around 2,000 tonnes of microparticles annually. Some of this waste is spread in the environment. In the research project BioPitch, in which Karlstad Municipality, among others, participates, we look at the possibility of using degradable forest raw materials...

05 Aug - 2019

Student shows that the climate-smart interior of the future is 3D-printed

Student Malin Fleen has manufactured a biocomposite furniture using 3D printers. The furniture hints that the interior design of the future can be bio-based and far more reusable than today’s furniture. Furniture design student Malin Fleen has discovered and shown the benefits of bio-based 3D printing by designing, developing and producing an armchair as part...

05 Aug - 2019

New method for developing gasifiers in cogeneration boilers

All over the country, solid fuel boilers produce heat and electricity for society. However, their full capacity is rarely used. Now PolyFlex, a project designed to develop technology for widespread use of the facilities, has come up with a new method that was presented at an international conference in China. PolyFlex wants to maximize the...