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Wood shavings as animal bedding material

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A woman and a horse in a stall.

Light-coloured wood shavings used in stalls provide horses with protection against cold floors and give&…

Wood pellets

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A hand sprinkling wood pellets.

Wood pellets are a Finnish fuel product made from renewable natural resources, which can be&…

From paperboard to packaging

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Paperboard briefcase.

Packaging is used everywhere from manufacturing industries to retail, households and everywhere in between. The&…

Tissue papers

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Toilet paper on a holder.

In some situations it is nearly impossible to find any sensible alternative for products made&…

Pulp

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Metsä Group's pulp factory.

For a long time, the paper, board and pulp industry has contributed approximately two-thirds of&…

Cartonboard

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A woman holding a carton board box with chocolates.

Did you know: one cubic metre of wood is enough to make 20,000 paperback covers…

Timber structures

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Metsä Group's interior design timber structures.

Timber construction slows down climate change, as trees trap carbon dioxide from the air during&…

Self-adhesive label materials

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Blood test tubes in a row.

Self-adhesive labels are used on packaging of all shapes and sizes and on many different&…

Composite, UPM Formi

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UPM:n Biofore-car presented in an exhibition..

The Biofore concept car of UPM demonstrates an innovative use of biomaterials in the automotive&…

Composite, UPM ProFi

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UPM Profi-composite on Finnish pavilion "Giant's Kettle".

The UPM ProFi composite was utilised at the Finnish pavilion (dubbed ‘Giant’s Kettle’) at…

Consumer product packaging

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Three Polar Loop packages.

Packaging needs to tell the product story and describe the content. Polar Loop is an&…

Building with Wood

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A city view with wooden architecture.

In the old days, whole towns were constructed from wood in Scandinavia. Since the 19th&…

Food packaging

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Two Valio milk cartons.

Over the years, the manufacture of pulp and paperboard has advanced to a point that&…

Biofuel, bioplastic and nanocellulose

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Biofuel put into a car.

Just like any other organic material, wood can also be used to make oil. Wood-based&…

Forest

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Black alder forest.

One-third of the Earth’s surface is forest. In Finland, forest coverage is 75 percent –…

Medicines from wood

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Abilar -cream.

Wood contains thousands of compounds, though only a fraction of them are known to us&…