Ecohelix and Domsjö Fabriker signed an agreement, which allows Ecohelix to start building 500 tn/year commercial demo production unit. Agreement is a continuum to the strong partnership between Ecohelix and Domsjö Fabriker and enables commercialization of Ecohelix WOODMER® biopolymers by bringing first products to the markets in mid 2026. This is an important milestone in our shared journey towards the more sustainable future and circular bioeconomy.
Ecohelix has worked closely with industrial customers in verifying WOODMER® products in various applications. Test work has been done also on industrial scale with good results. We have reach especially promising results in heat seal coatings in various applications, where WOODMER®Seal has shown relevant and expected properties and runnability in actual industrial production environment. Commercial demo capacity at Domsjö brings Ecohelix to the forefront of production of wood-based biopolymers, which have an increasing demand on the markets.
Ecohelix utilizes the side streams from Domsjö Fabriker´s production with the technology that valorizes those side streams into various biopolymer products to be utilized in packaging and construction applications. The partnership and production model enhances sustainability and effectiveness and is a true example of industrial symbiosis.
Further information
Jari Oinonen
MarCom Manager
Ecohelix AB
Email: jari@ecohelix.se
Phone: +358 40 772 1384
About Ecohelix
Ecohelix is a Swedish greentech company dedicated to developing innovative, sustainable biopolymer solutions. The company’s proprietary technology enables the production of high-performance, sustainable materials from renewable resources by using biotechnology and smart engineering solutions. Ecohelix has received funding from the Bio Based Industries (BBI) Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837866. www.ecohelix.se
About Domsjö Fabriker
Domsjö Fabriker, part of the Aditya Birla Group, is a leading biorefinery from Sweden. The company’s products cellulose, lignin and bioethanol are bio-based raw materials that are used in the manufacture of various types of end products such as clothing, medicine, packaging and much more. All products originate from sustainable forestry. Production takes place with great environmental consideration in the world’s first completely closed and chlorine-free bleaching plant.
www.domsjo.adityabirla.com