Stora Enso's Papira is proving that wood foam can phase out plastic

We are all eager to do better – to make better choices. But we need options. Stora Enso has great news for everyone seeking to end their fossil dependency. Papira^® by Stora Enso is a revolutionizing wood-based foam, designed to reduce plastics and waste in future packaging solutions.

Plastic-free packaging in a very near future
While there has been an ongoing global conversation about the need for a sustainable alternative, a tangible solution has been evolving behind closed doors at the Pilot plant in Fors Mill in Avesta, Sweden.

This is where Stora Enso is testing and verifying fully recyclable wood foam in pilot volumes, designed to phase out plastic foams across multiple industries. Meaning your electronic equipment, medicine, beauty products, and kitchen appliances in a very near future can be sustainably safeguarded during transport, storage, and handling. The material is lightweight with excellent shock absorbing properties – with the undeniable sustainable benefit of being plastic-free, fully recyclable, biodegradable and compostable.

Creating the disruptive change we all need
Papira^® is the result of grand visions and what we call Tree Tech: when sophisticated tech meets the protective properties of trees. Since the end of November 2021, the pilot plant has been up and running with a team of dedicated pioneers lead by pilot plant manager Eva Engstedt. Here, Papira^® has been tested, re-evaluated and optimized. And to keep progress aligned with industry needs, Engstedt’s team has been collaborating with a number of selected partners.

“These valuable partnerships gives us the benefit of testing Papira^® in various applications so that we can learn how the product behaves in real use. All of the feedback from them helps us optimize the product ”, says Engstedt.

And so far the pilot plant has received very positive reactions on the material. Papira^® is already creating a well-deserved buzz, with results proving that wood fibres can phase out plastics. In a very near and bright future.

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