Stora Enso invests in pilot plant for bio-based plastic packaging material
The investment in bio-based chemistry further strengthens Stora Enso’s opportunities to replace fossil-based materials with renewable and recyclable materials.
Stora Enso, Sweden, announced plans to invest EUR $9 million to build a pilot facility that produces bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging. The Langerbrugge Mill, Belgium-based pilot plant will convert plant-based sugars into the renewable building block required to make PEF (a bio-based plastic) for the food and beverage industry.
The investment in bio-based chemistry further strengthens Stora Enso’s opportunities to replace fossil-based materials with renewable and recyclable materials. The pilot plant will focus on developing a process for manufacturing furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from sugars.