Stora Enso is investing EUR 10 million to build a pilot facility that will produce lignin-based carbon materials. The company is producing lignin at their Sunila Mill undee the brand name Lineo™ which is used as a renewable alternative for fossil-based phenolic materials. The new investment will focus on processing lignin into a carbon intermediate that can be utilised in batteries for uses in consumer electronics, the automotive industry and large-scale storage systems. Stora Enso announced that the construction of the pilot facility will begin before the end of 2019 and is estimated to be completed by early 2021. Continue to original story…
