Replacing single-use plastics at large scale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDry molding of fibers is a process that uses dry raw materials, while wet molding involves mixing pulp in water to a low concentration. Dry molding comes with many sustainability benefits, including energy efficiency, a lower carbon footprint and less need for water. It is also a very efficient production method with high product output and scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are currently using wet molding in our production and will now add dry molding to our portfolio. With this investment, we support accelerating the commercialisation of PulPac\u2019s technology and serve our customers with a wider range of sustainable fiber technologies,\u201d Jonhed says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PulPac uses a licensing model, where customers, for example packaging converters, get access to their patented technology while both materials and production equipment are provided through other partners. This model enables a rapid scale up of production capacity, and PulPac\u2019s target is to replace 1 million tonnes of single-use plastics by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPulPac\u2019s technology enables products that are highly sustainable, but the big benefit comes from scalability. Efficient production technology means there is a real potential for replacing single use plastics at large scale,\u201d Jonhed says. \u201cBusiness viability for replacing plastics at scale is what makes the real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which technology is the best, then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt Stora Enso we believe both wet and dry molding technologies will have a role in the future \u2013 different formed fiber solutions are optimal for different product segments. We will keep pioneering the best technologies on the market. Our ambition level is sky high when it comes to finding the most sustainable, economically viable alternatives for single-use plastics\u201d Jonhed says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Consumers want products that enable them to lead more eco-friendly lives. This means minimising waste, carbon footprints and reducing the use of plastic. Stora Enso is responding to these needs with renewable packaging innovations, including formed fiber, a renewable and recyclable material that enables molding 3D shapes from wood fibers. \u201cWe are finding growth in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,64],"tags":[220,302],"class_list":{"0":"post-7356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-finance","8":"category-latest-news","9":"tag-pulpac","10":"tag-stora-enso"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7456,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356\/revisions\/7456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}