Stora Enso to build a pilot plant for producing Cellufoam

Finland-based Stora Enso, a pulp, paper, and other forest product manufacturer, will build a pilot facility for producing Cellufoam, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning. Bio-based foams are renewable and recyclable and can be used in packaging, such as replacing oil-based polymer foams that are widely used today. The pilot plant will be located at Stora Enso’s Fors Mill in Sweden. Sustainable packaging material Cellufoam by Stora Enso is a sustainable packaging material, and it further increases Stora Enso’s opportunities to replace fossil-based materials with renewable and recyclable materials. According to the company, the initial target application for Cellufoam will be the protective packaging of fragile products, such as in consumer electronics. Bio-based foams are said to have the potential to replace polymeric foams in a range of markets and applications where the demand for sustainable materials increases, such as sports equipment, thermal insulation in shipments, and as a growth medium in soil-free farming, among other areas. “The interest in sustainable packaging solutions is already large and continuously growing. Companies are…

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