Our vision it that Sweden will have made the conversion into a bioeconomy in 2050. A bioeconomy means a society based on renewable biological resources. For the vision to become reality we need a strong, co-operative industry and to work across disciplines. We need new knowledge from research and development and new forms of co-operation.
Blue Ocean Closure's paper fibre-based corks have quickly progressed from being a vision, to beginning to replace plastic screw caps on the market. Now the company from Värmland is broadening its business to produce simpler products that can be cost-competitive especially at scale and in selected applications. They are backed by several major investors and their customers include some well-known international brands.
A wooden high-rise residential area is currently being built in Mariestad. To reduce vertical deformations caused by the load of the multiple storeys, the construction project is testing a new kind of rail, made from a by-product of the production of cross-laminated timber. The rail can substantially reduce the settling often suffered by high-rise wooden buildings, and give a major boost to modern timber construction.
The restaurant and food industry is finding it difficult to completely eliminate plastic from its single-use items, and from packaging. Now, after years of collaboration, the partners in a BioInnovation project have developed a fully bio-based alternative that can phase out the plastic that has previously been very difficult to replace. The bio-based solution is easy to recycle and is neither more expensive nor more resource-intensive to produce.
Research results on resource-efficient processes
The Industrial Graduate school Resource-smart Processes is an initiative to further develop today’s processes in the forest-, textile- and chemical industries through better use of bio-based raw materials.
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The goal of the project “Circular Textile Innovations Sweden” is to contribute to a more sustainable textile industry.
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More and more people seek out nature. So perhaps it is not so strange that BioInnovation has seen an increase in the number of research projects linked to outdoor life.
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BioInnovation is a strategic innovation program initiated by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, IKEM (the Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden) and TEKO (Swedish Textile and Clothing Industries Association). The program is funded by Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas as well as by the participating stakeholders from business, academia, institutes and public sector. Our mission is to create the best conditions for the development of the Swedish biobased sector, and to create sustainable solutions for a global market.
A highly original research project on developing joint production of edible mushroom and biofuel is Comush – a part of the innovation project BioEconomy 2.0 – Improved valorisation of residue streams.
