Koskisen is the first company to start using the bio-based binder NeoLigno® by
The Finnish wood industry is doing an exemplary job in providing sustainable solutions that push the industry towards a more environmentally friendly future, one product at a time.
Koskisen, the Finnish little giant of the wood processing industry, is the first in the world to produce a furniture board sourced entirely from wood-based raw materials. Named Zero boards, the products replace fossil-based resin with NeoLigno® – the bio-based lignin binder developed by
” Our new Zero product family answers the rising demand for bio-based solutions from both domestic and export markets. These new products allow furniture manufacturers to offer alternatives with better sustainability and health security”, sums up Koskisen Head of Product Management and R&D
Optimising wood utilization
The Zero Furniture Board, the firstborn from the Zero product family, is produced at the Koskisen panel factory in Järvelä – a one-hour drive from
”At the core of our environmentally responsible strategy is to not only develop better products together with our partners but also to take our operations towards a more sustainable and
Industry-scale test runs with final optimisation for the furniture boards are already underway, with the process being near completion.
Significant cooperation for
Previously, as a byproduct of the pulp industry, lignin has been typically utilised as bioenergy in energy production. NeoLigno® serves as an example of how
“Stora Enso has been refining lignin commercially since 2015. NeoLigno® is our first own binder product that replaces fossil-based adhesives”, says
Koskisen is the first company to utilise NeoLigno® in industrial production.
Currently being at its finishing phases, the Zero Furniture Board will enter markets in the autumn of 2022. After the furniture board, the next member of the Zero family will be the plywood board.
Additional information:
tel. +358 44 556 7401, timo.linna@koskisen.com
tel. +358 40 832 7458
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