🌿 From Fields to Furniture: A Sustainable Success Story with AMP Yhtiöt 🌿 Last week, we went public with the first tangible results of our collaboration with AMP Yhtiöt Oy. Kiekko-Espoo's fan merchandise store was globally the first commercial location, where an innovative material was used: straw-based lignin as glue in plywood. The plywood was used in key furniture solutions of the store, such as the checkout counter. Delivering innovative solutions to markets requires extensive cooperation throughout the whole value chain. This project was no exception. Before the furniture reached the store, we had sourced Finnish wheat straw, extracted high-value lignin from it in our pilot plant and delivered the lignin to Latvia. In Latvia, our partner Latvijas Finieris AS was responsible for first making the glue and then producing the plywood. This is a great example of our strong network and wide international collaboration, with both Latvijas Finieris and Chempolis being members of the EU-funded VIOBOND consortium. The aim of VIOBOND is to take significant commercialization steps with lignin. The collaboration with AMP Yhtiöt exemplifies our capabilities in supporting companies across various industries to take concrete steps towards a purer future. With our extensive network and OPEN concept, we possess the expertise and infrastructure to assist partners in their sustainability efforts. "The collaboration with Chempolis has been excellent, and the project progressed as planned. We are very satisfied that the final product's quality and functionality fully match traditional alternatives while offering a more environmentally friendly solution. It has been great to be part of this development work and to bring sustainable materials into commercial furniture concepts", says Sami Niemi, Head of Furniture Business at AMP Yhtiöt Oy. 👉 Read the whole story: https://lnkd.in/dxwmjdYn 👉 Read more about our OPEN concept: https://lnkd.in/dYPcNU5w #chempolis #AMP #KiekkoEspoo #VIOBOND #collaboration #purefuture #lignin #greeneconomy
