The project ran between June 2020 and June 2022.
The construction sector and materials used in construction are responsible for a large environmental footprint. With the over-arching goal to diminish this footprint, this project aimed at creating production processes for structural boards (plywood) and building elements (insulating, loadbearing) that are 100 % biobased. A novel adhesive, completely bio-based and the main component being based on feedstock from forest, was further characterized and validated in full-scale prototypes. The adhesive was void from added formaldehyde and any other toxic or environmentally detrimental substances and is free from fossil-derived raw materials. A fully circular use of these building products therefore becomes possible, both through reuse and through material recycling into secondary products.
The project partners have tested to replace fossil-based adhesives with biobased adhesives in plywood and construction elements. The project was successful.
Participants
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, IsoTimber Holding AB, Moelven Vänerply AB och Stora Enso AB.
Budget
The project’s total budget was 4,15 MSEK.
Read more about the project at RISE’s website.