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    Teknikringen 38 A SE-11428 Stockholm Sweden
    +46705632892
    http://www.ecohelix.se

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    Ecohelix and Domsjö Fabriker AB sign long term partnership agreement to scale up sustainable biopolymer production

    Ecohelix, a leading innovator in biotechnology and sustainable materials and Domsjö Fabriker, a renowed Swedish biorefinery, today announced a significant milestone in their collaboration: the signing of a termsheet to initiate the commercial phase of WOODMER® production.This agreement marks a culmination of several years of successful partnership between the two companies. With a pioneer mindset, Domsjö has trusted the Ecohelix team with the development of the concept for sustainable biopolymer production from pulping side streams and provided the facilities and support to establish

    Ecohelix products enhancing sustainability and circularity

    Ecohelix is responding to the need for more sustainable materials by providing wood-based biopolymers. Need to replace fossil-based materials in packaging, paper&board production and construction is eminent. Sustainable and high performing solutions are urgently needed.Ecohelix is responding to the need for more sustainable materials. Need to replace fossil-based materials in packaging, paper&board production and construction is eminent. Sustainable and high performing solutions are urgently needed. Ecohelix´s wood-based biopolymers provide solutions to these needs. Our ground-breaking

    Ecohelix has received Environmental Permit for scale-up of the demo production

    Ecohelix has received an environmental permit to expand the production in the current demo plant from 20 ton per year to 500 ton. Plant is located in Örnsköldsvik´s industrial area, alongside Domsjö Fabriker´s pulp mill. Environmental permit process includes the evaluation of environmental impacts of the plant to the nearby surroundings and people.Ecohelix has received an environmental permit to expand the production in the current demo plant from 20 ton per year to 500 ton. Plant is located in Örnsköldsvik´s industrial area, alongside Domsjö Fabriker´s 

    Ecohelix receives SEK 13 million to bring WOODMER® biopolymer products to market

    Ecohelix announces that it has received a SEK 13 million grant from Vinnova, Sweden´s Innovation Agency. The grant enables Ecohelix to bring its sustainable biopolymer WOODMER® to the market. With the investment, Ecohelix is scaling up demo production plant to verify commercial scale production capabilities and to make sustainable biopolymer available on the market.Ecohelix WOODMER ® biopolymer offers a green alternative to fossil-based polymers. Unique adaptability of WOODMER® makes it applicable to a wide range of products, for example as a paper chemical

    Fredrik Lundqvist joins Ecohelix as Lead Engineer

    Biotechnology company Ecohelix is strengthening the team by hiring well experienced Fredrik Lundqvist as Lead Engineer. Fredrik has the responsibility in leading the practical engineering work in Ecohelix demo plant expansion and further in full scale plant project.“It´s really a hands-on work to size, select and put various unit operations together so that the whole plant system is working as it is intended to do. It´s about combining tanks, pumps, valves, pipes and heat exchangers etc. into one well-functioning production plant”, describes Fredrik his work at Ecohelix. Fredrik has

    Ecohelix at EUBCE Conference

    Ecohelix CEO and founder, Petri Oinonen participated in EUBCE, the 31[st] European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Bologna in the first week of June. EUBCE is the largest biomass conference and exhibition in the world, bringing together the greatest minds and latest advancements in biomass with the aim of accelerating research and market uptake across the globe.There were over 2000 participants in this year´s EUBCE  event, coming from both academia and industry. Idea is to share and discuss groundbreaking ideas, technologies, applications and solutions for the

    Ecohelix WOODMER® helping to get most out of moss

    Ecohelix is partnering with Boreal Orchards and RISE Prosessum AB in a collaboration project to test, how Ecohelix WOODMER® biopolymer helps to maximise moss establishment in infrastructure applications. Moss can be used to restore areas affected by industry, road construction and mining. Ecohelix’s biopolymer is currently used in many fields, and several verification projects are underway. Using the binder in moss production is, however, something completely new.The Umeå Biotech Incubator -backed ‘Shades of Green’ project, developed by Boreal Orchards, has created a moss

    Ecohelix wins Henkel Innovation Challenge

    More Sustainable Surfactants for Home & Personal Cleaning Products. Winning Ecohelix innovation provides a natural wood-based biopolymer called WOODMER® to potentially replace currently used fossil-based material components in Henkel´s future product portfolios. Innovation can improve the environmental profile of products in home & personal care, which we use on a daily basis.INNOVATE2030 Challenge is organized by Ekipa , bringing together established companies, researchers, young professionals, students and startups to develop new approaches and innovations focusing on

    Ecohelix planning to build advanced production facility entirely from wood

    Biotechnology scale-up company, Ecohelix is partnering with Sweco, Eurocon, and AFRY AB to create a state-of-the-art production facility, entirely from wood. The new facility planned for Örnsköldsvik, Sweden will produce 15,000 tonnes of renewable wood-based polymeric products per annum.This first biopolymer production plant will be integrated into Domsjö Fabriker´s pulp mill in Örnsköldsvik. Biopolymers have a wide range of applications as sustainable components in paper chemicals, packaging and cosmetics products. “As the Ecohelix production unit in Domsjö will be built completely from

    Ecohelix secures 3,0 MEUR bridge funding to build towards full scale biopolymer production

    Biotechnology scale-up company Ecohelix received new capital of 3,0 MEUR in funding round completed by end of July. Largest investors in this bridge round are Molindo Energy and Almi Invest GreenTech, who continue as anchor investors. The ownership base is also growing with the core team of employees investing in the company.Ecohelix has patented, industry scale technology to produce high performing biopolymers from pulp industry side streams. The company continues with its plan to start volume production of high performing and sustainable biopolymers at the beginning of 2025. Right now,

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