Our research is focused on improvements in the pulp and paper process and on improved end product quality.

Examples are:

• Reduced energy consumption and/or better fibre properties of mechanical pulp through high intensity refining, co-refining of different raw materials or pretreatment of wood chips.
• Increased brightness or reduced bleaching chemical consumption through separate bleaching of different particle size fractions of mechanical pulp.
• Reduced print through defect in newsprint by optimized sheet structure

The last years a new activity on use of cellulose based particles in composite materials have also started. Goals here are improved strength, barrier and surface properties.