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Finnish SME’s are boosting the development of new fibre products with VTT and Lahti University of Applied Sciences

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd and Lahti University of Applied Sciences will develop optimised product properties for fibre products and biocomposites that have been manufactured using a foam-forming technology. The objective of the NoMa project that started in the autumn is to create new business for those small and medium-sized enterprises involved in the project. VTT’s new inventions support the targets of the project.The study examines what kinds of product ideas, product properties and design possibilities will be achieved by combining materials with, for example,

Biocomposites containing peat fibre for making new kinds of biodegradable products

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed methods and product innovations for processing the most rapidly renewable surface layer of peat instead of using it for energy production. The goal is to develop bio-based composite materials containing peat fibre, for example for the manufacture of consumer products and construction materials, at the same time reducing the use of oil-based raw materials in production. The advantages of products containing peat fibre are their bio origin, low cost, water resistance, impact strength, excellent fire endurance characteristics and

Breakthrough in kitchen furniture production: biocomposites challenge chipboard

Biocomposites challenge chipboard as furniture material. Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a kitchen furniture framework material from plastic polymers reinforced with natural fibre. The new material reduces raw materials consumption by 25–30 per cent and the carbon footprint of production by 35–45 per cent. “The frames are lighter by nearly a third because they contain more air,” says VTT’s Research Professor Ali Harlin. “Wastage during production is also reduced. This is a generational shift that revolutionizes both manufacturing techniques and

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