Biochemicals
The most important biochemicals we produce are turpentine and tall oil.
Turpentine is used, for example, in perfumes and as a solvent as such. Tall oil is sold for further processing in the chemical industry, where it is used as a binder in products such as detergents, paints and adhesives.
Crude methanol
We produce crude methanol from the side streams of the Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Our partner Veolia refines it into purified methanol, which can be used as a transport fuel or chemical.
Read more about crude methanol
Bioenergy and wood fuels
Pulp production generates significant amounts of renewable energy. Our four pulp and bioproduct mills in Finland together produce around 15 per cent of the country’s renewable electricity.
At our other production units, logging residues such as branches and treetops, as well as by-products such as sawdust and bark, are used in energy production. In addition to our own production, renewable energy is supplied as electricity to the grid, as district heating to nearby communities and as wood fuels to external customers.
We actively develop new uses for bark and sawdust together with partners, aiming to increase their added value.
Sludges, ash and lime
Sludges, ash and lime generated at production units are supplied, for example, for soil improvement and fertiliser use in forests and fields, as well as for use as animal bedding and in wastewater neutralisation. We actively seek and develop new applications together with circular economy partners.