Metsä Spring

Did you know @MetsaSpring portfolio company Adsorbi has teamed up with @SmellWellInt & @IcebugOf to create eco-friendly shoe fresheners with 50% lower CO2 emissions than activated carbon products? 💚 Read more in @arcticstartup👇 #startup #innovation buff.ly/42rsB8v

Last April, we shared BIG NEWS about the launch of a pre-engineering project for a potential commercial-scale factory to produce our Muoto™ wood fibre packaging products in Rauma. buff.ly/3vOlN6J Here’s to continuing this journey in 2025 and beyond! 💚

As we step into a new year, let’s take a moment to celebrate the incredible milestones we reached in 2024! 🎉 One of the standout moments was the news about @MetsaGroup starting the first phase of planning for a possible commercial Kuura textile fibre mill! 🇫🇮🌲🧵

Exciting news from our portfolio company Adsorbi, which was featured in Innovation in Textiles for its new commercial generation of shoe deodorizers in collaboration with major footwear brands. 👟♻️ @textechno Read the full story here: buff.ly/4gtkOe8 #cellulose

Ecosystems drive #innovation by uniting diverse expertise! 💡♻️ @MetsaGlobal's Katariina Kemppainen reflects on the ExpandFibre R&D collaboration, advancing sustainable bioproducts with 103 members & 30 projects since 2020.👇 Read more: buff.ly/49KyzCN #CircularEconomy

Did you know – @Beaming_Project, funded by the #HorizonEU research & innovation programme, is now part of @EuBioNet1. EuBioNet is an alliance of nearly 150 EU-funded projects working to advance the #bioeconomy through communication & knowledge exchange. buff.ly/3DtpIcw

Katariina Kemppainen, SVP, Group R&D at Metsä Spring, participated in the Telavalue final seminar last week. The event explored ways to build value chains for sustainable textile production, use, and recycling. 🌱 Read more: buff.ly/4ghsxfh

Wood-based CO2 from pulp mills could, in the future, replace fossil raw materials & fuels. 🌲 @MetsaGlobal & @Andritz studied the technology and energy requirements of capturing 4M tonnes of CO2 from the Kemi bioproduct mill. @ccsjournal buff.ly/4gyJ7Y0 #carboncapture

.@MetsaSpring portfolio company Adsorbi has partnered with @SmellWellInt & @Icebug to launch shoe deodorisers made from Nordic wood. 🌲 🇸🇪 🌲 The product generates around 50% less CO2 emissions compared to activated carbon deodorisers. 💚 buff.ly/3VD0ajx #startup

🚨 Apply now for @MetsaGlobal summer #jobs! 🌿 700+ positions available across Finland in production, #forestry, ICT, finance & more 🌍 International traineeships in Germany & Poland for Finnish students 💡Many roles in English buff.ly/3ZnWJOA #recruitment

.@MetsaGlobal makes Circular Economy Green Deal targets for 2035 🌱 Commercialise 3+ products from industry side streams 🔋 Cut bioenergy production by 1,000 GWh 💡 Drive #startup & partner #innovation to unlock #sustainable materials buff.ly/3ZxzeTx

🚨 #carboncapture news! @MetsaGlobal & @Andritz have studied capturing 4M tonnes of CO₂ from bioproduct mill emissions. If proven viable CO₂ capture could give the forest industry a new wood-based raw material with multiple economic & climate benefits buff.ly/3Biac2G

Happy Finnish Independence Day from the @MetsaSpring team! 🇫🇮 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

Exciting news from @MetsaSpring portfolio company @woodiodesign! ⤵ Construction of Woodio's new factory in Lahti, Finland is progressing well, due to be completed in spring 2025. 🏗 🏭 👏 buff.ly/3Z77cOt #biomaterials #woodinnovation

Our amazing Kuura textile fibre team was represented at last week’s 'I Love Me' fair at @messukeskus by @MetsaGlobal's Niklas von Weymarn. It was a pleasure and honour to be interviewed by the multi-talented Sami Sykkö. buff.ly/3OIDBpM

Great news on the #sustainability of Kuura! The annual sustainability scoring for “wood-based” #textile fibres, Hot Button Ranking, is fresh from the oven. @MetsaGlobal's Kuura fibre managed to increase its score 💪👏 Read more 🔽 buff.ly/3VphwQL #sustainabletextiles

📢 Metsä Spring's VP Corporate Venturing, Erik Kolehmainen, and our portfolio company Boreal Bioproducts are heading to Pitch Perfect this week in Brussels! Boreal's CEO Jaakko Pajunen was presenting on 3.12. in pitch session 2: Series A/B/C Funding) buff.ly/3BapiqR

Catch @MetsaSpring's Erik Kolehmainen on the NatureBacked podcast! 🌿 Erik discusses various innovative projects, including textile fibers, carbon capture technologies, and the potential of mycelium in the bioeconomy. 💚 Listen here 👉 rb.gy/vi4207.