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Ecohelix has received Environmental Permit for scale-up of the demo production

28.11.2023

Ecohelix has received an environmental permit to expand the production in the current demo plant from 20 ton per year to 500 ton. Plant is located in Örnsköldsvik´s industrial area, alongside Domsjö Fabriker´s pulp mill. Environmental permit process includes the evaluation of environmental impacts of the plant to the nearby surroundings and people.

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Ecohelix receives SEK 13 million to bring WOODMER® biopolymer products to market

18.09.2023

Ecohelix announces that it has received a SEK 13 million grant from Vinnova, Sweden´s Innovation Agency. The grant enables Ecohelix to bring its sustainable biopolymer WOODMER® to the market. With the investment, Ecohelix is scaling up demo production plant to verify commercial scale production capabilities and to make sustainable biopolymer available on the market.

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Fredrik Lundqvist joins Ecohelix as Lead Engineer

21.08.2023

Biotechnology company Ecohelix is strengthening the team by hiring well experienced Fredrik Lundqvist as Lead Engineer. Fredrik has the responsibility in leading the practical engineering work in Ecohelix demo plant expansion and further in full scale plant project.

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Ecohelix at EUBCE Conference

16.06.2023

Ecohelix CEO and founder, Petri Oinonen participated in EUBCE, the 31[st] European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Bologna in the first week of June. EUBCE is the largest biomass conference and exhibition in the world, bringing together the greatest minds and latest advancements in biomass with the aim of accelerating research and market uptake across…

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Green moss

Ecohelix WOODMER® helping to get most out of moss

09.06.2023

Ecohelix is partnering with Boreal Orchards and RISE Prosessum AB in a collaboration project to test, how Ecohelix WOODMER® biopolymer helps to maximise moss establishment in infrastructure applications. Moss can be used to restore areas affected by industry, road construction and mining. Ecohelix’s biopolymer is currently used in many fields, and several verification projects are…

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Ecohelix wins Henkel Innovation Challenge

15.05.2023

More Sustainable Surfactants for Home & Personal Cleaning Products. Winning Ecohelix innovation provides a natural wood-based biopolymer called WOODMER® to potentially replace currently used fossil-based material components in Henkel´s future product portfolios. Innovation can improve the environmental profile of products in home & personal care, which we use on a daily basis.

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Ecohelix production site at Domsjö

Ecohelix planning to build advanced production facility entirely from wood

27.03.2023

Biotechnology scale-up company, Ecohelix is partnering with Sweco, Eurocon, and AFRY AB to create a state-of-the-art production facility, entirely from wood. The new facility planned for Örnsköldsvik, Sweden will produce 15,000 tonnes of renewable wood-based polymeric products per annum.

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Ecohelix Woodmer biopolymer reducing emissions

20.12.2022

"It´s amazing, how biopolymers can compete against well established oil based products", says Petri Oinonen, CEO and founder of Ecohelix

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Ecohelix secures 3,0 MEUR bridge funding to build towards full scale biopolymer production

08.11.2022

Biotechnology scale-up company Ecohelix received new capital of 3,0 MEUR in funding round completed by end of July. Largest investors in this bridge round are Molindo Energy and Almi Invest GreenTech, who continue as anchor investors. The ownership base is also growing with the core team of employees investing in the company.

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Introducing Ella Lundström, Ecohelix Project Manager Meet Ella Lundström, Project Manager at Ecohelix, who joined our team last September. Ella is a proactive individual with a passion for getting things done and achieving tangible results. She excels in asking insightful questions to bring clarity and understanding to the table. She drives sustainable development through stakeholder … Read more

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Ecohelix Nature Driven Technology

We have created a groundbreaking, nature driven technology to make everyday life more sustainable. In the video we describe, how our technology works. How we derive valuable, high performing and sustainable material from currently under or even non-utilized pulp industry side stream. Taking hard to harness hemicellulose and lignin from the the process, utilizing membrane … Read more

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Discovering Ecohelix Through the Eyes of Our Team: A Perspective on How We´re Making a Difference

Ecohelix makes a difference and provides a great place to work for curious people. We are on a journey to make our daily lives more sustainable by using wood-based materials. Our mission is to reshape the way we utilize resources and materials, enhance circularity and provide sustainable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Our work is based … Read more

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