Stora Enso has introduced the newest addition to its NaturaFluff pulp product portfolio, NaturaFluff Eco by Stora Enso. NaturaFluff Eco is a new fluff pulp grade with a lower carbon footprint, enabling producers of hygiene products to offer consumers a new generation of environmentally friendly, absorbent hygiene products.
NaturaFluff Eco is an oxygen-delignified fluff pulp, which means that no bleaching chemicals are used in its production. As a result, the fluff pulp has a warm, natural beige colour and a roughly 30% lower carbon footprint in comparison to traditional fluff pulp, without compromising on product performance.
“By removing bleaching from the production process and only treating the pulp with oxygen to remove lignin, we have produced a fluff pulp with a significantly lower carbon footprint, while still providing the excellent performance properties of our regular fluff pulp,” says Kirsi Seppäläinen, SVP Marketing, Competitive Intelligence and Product Management at Stora Enso’s Biomaterials division.
“This new NaturaFluff pulp grade fulfils all the requirements of a purely natural raw material. It is made from wood and comes from sustainably managed forests. Its light beige hue clearly communicates the natural source of its origin, and as a raw material, it is fully biodegradable,” Seppäläinen adds.
Stora Enso produces its fluff pulp, including NaturaFluff Eco, at its Skutskär Mill in Sweden, where the first commercial volumes have recently been completed. Producers of absorbent hygiene products are now trialling the new material for use on consumer markets.
Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper.
