The long continued political strikes harm significantly the whole of Kemira’s value chain’s operations and Kemira must adapt the manufacturing operations due to the extraordinary situation.
Dendrochemistry
Isku has switched to Kiilto’s biobased, pH-neutral Kiilto Pro WRX 3070 adhesive in its furniture production. The new adhesive also has very low formaldehyde content.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for formaldehyde for public comment and peer review.
Construction will begin in summer 2024, and the demo plant will be completed in late 2025.
Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that its consolidated subsidiary Taiko Paper Mfg., Ltd. (TPM) has partnered with Biomaterial in Tokyo Co., Ltd. to commence a demonstration project to produce second-generation bioethanol, which is the raw material for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
In partnership with DB Cargo, the first deliveries of wood have now been made to Leuna by rail, establishing and testing the direct rail link to the Leuna operations’ wood yard.
The fibre side streams of Metsä Board's Tako paperboard mill are set to benefit nearby farms.
Harri Eronen has been appointed as Interim President of Kemira’s Pulp & Paper segment and a member of Kemira’s management board as of February 12, 2024.
Eevia Health Plc’s has received an order from a US company for Fenoprolic 70 Organic, an organically certified pine bark extract.
GEW announces the appointment of Justas Žvikas as Sales Representative for Wood Coating. He will service this specialist market globally from his office base in Vilnius, Lithuania.
This becomes the third location in the Greif Adhesives Group network, along with Kernersville, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Texas.
The two main components in GrowInk bioinks are nanofibrillar cellulose and water, providing a fully defined matrix for living cells to grow in.
Petri Castrén will continue as the Interim President and CEO until February 12, 2024, after which he will continue as the CFO of Kemira.