Stora Enso’s Lignin Replaces Fossil-Based Glue in Plywood

Stora Enso’s lignin, Lineo® by Stora Enso, replaces fossil-based glue in plywood. Polish plywood manufacturer Paged has started collaborating with Stora Enso to meet their customers’ demands for bio-based and more sustainable plywood. This partnership also allows Paged to cut product carbon emissions.

Across markets, consumers are increasingly turning towards eco-friendly products and demanding change. At the same time, the business demand for renewable, bio-based and circular solutions is also growing rapidly. We want to do our part and replace fossil-based materials with safer and more natural alternatives.

For nearly 90 years, Polish plywood manufacturer Paged has offered a wide range of plywood products to customers in Europe. Lately, plywood customers, within construction and furniture applications especially, have been asking for more sustainable high-quality plywood. By using Lineo® by Stora Enso, Paged can replace fossil-based glue in their products with a bio-based one, made from trees.

With Lineo®, Paged has the possibility to replace 40% of fossil-based glue with lignin, resulting in a more environmentally friendly end-product. The ultimate goal for Paged is to be able to achieve several thousand tons of reduction in carbon emissions.

“Sustainability is particularly important in the wood industry” – says Jaroslaw Michniuk, Chief Executive Officer, Paged. “Currently we are working on several initiatives that will contribute to a more sustainable environment starting from the use of more renewable energy in production to products which are fully made from sustainable components. A prime example of this is our partnership with Stora Enso. We strongly believe that with such innovations, we are enhancing our product range and continuing to grow solutions, which positively impact our customers’ goals towards carbon neutrality.”

Lignin-based binder reduces the carbon footprint of plywood products all the way from production to final end-use applications, without compromising on technical performance.

What is lignin?

Lignin is a plant-derived polymer found in the cell walls of almost all dry-land plants. Lineo® by Stora Enso, our commercial lignin offering, is a renewable, wood-based, non-toxic alternative to fossil-based materials with numerous application possibilities. For lignin inquiries, contact our sales team.

About Paged

Paged Wood is a Polish brand of wood-based solutions, including plywood and furniture. Founded over 100 years ago, Paged is now one of the five largest producers of plywood and the third largest producer of wooden chairs in the European Union. It employs over 2,000 people and has seven production facilities in Poland and Estonia. It offers innovative solutions that are used in a variety of industries, such as: interior design and HoReCa spaces with Thonet technology (hand-bent furniture), construction, transport and packaging in 76 markets worldwide. As of 2019, Paged is innovating for its customers worldwide with its research and development centre called LabTech. Paged uses certified wood in its production. Read more at www.paged.pl

About Stora Enso

Part of the global bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials and wooden construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has approximately 21,000 employees and our sales in 2022 were EUR 11.7 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY).

Source: Stora Enso Oyj