Innovations from cooperation
The business ecosystem creates jobs and increases the supply to the growing market for wood-based bioproducts. Renewable wood raw material and innovative solutions offer answers to future global challenges, such as climate change, population growth and resource efficiency.
Future innovations will increasingly emerge from cooperation between different partners such as higher education and research institutions, and companies in various fields. The bioproduct mill enables the ecosystem’s future expansion and development.
Unique bioeconomy ecosystem in Äänekoski
In Äänekoski, partner network is operating around the bioproduct mill and using the pulp produced by Metsä Fibre or side streams of its pulp production. This generates extensive value chains and offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises to manufacture innovative bioproducts with high added value.
Located alongside the bioproduct mill are the board mill, birch plywood mill and textile fibre demo plant of Metsä Group, as well as the production facilities of various partners. Businesses that specialize for example in biomaterials, biochemicals, bioenergy, and so on, are invited to join the ecosystem.
