Plans are underway for the construction of an Ecohelix Biopolymer production facility in Sweden using only wood. The plans are being made by the Swedish biotechnology company Ecohelix. The firm collaborated with Sweco, Eurocon, and AFRY to build the new plant.
The facility, built in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, is anticipated to produce 15,000t of renewable wood-based polymeric products annually. It is suggested that the biopolymer plant be incorporated into the pulp mill run by Domsjö Fabriker in Örnsköldsvik. Biopolymers are sustainable components in paper chemicals, cosmetics, and packaging products.
Oskar Schmidt, chief technology officer at Ecohelix, stated: “We are using the same natural material in the construction of the as we use as a raw material in our production. Thus, the Ecohelix Biopolymer production facility in Sweden will be entirely made of wood.”
“We tie Ecohelix production to the Domsjö pulp mill’s “heart.” Thus, the first rule is that we cannot compromise Domsjö’s core operations. They have incredibly high standards for the design of the production facility.”
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The Ecohelix Biopolymer production facility in Sweden to help achieve a sustainable future
The director of Sweco Industrial Structural Engineers, Merve Olsson Sarr, stated: “Ecohelix is a company that works with sustainable materials. Thus, when we were assigned to the planning work of the Ecohelix Biopolymer production facility site, we wanted to think creatively and innovatively with climate-smart materials.
We decided to construct the entire frame and supporting structures of an industrial building out of wood, in addition to the walls and roof.
The Ecohelix Biopolymer production facility in Sweden shows how wood can promote circularity and sustainability in industrial production. Thus, it is anticipated to help the pulp and paper industry achieve a more sustainable future.
