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KCL acquires advanced biocomposite manufacturing equipment from UPM

KCL is pleased to announce the acquisition of advanced biocomposite manufacturing equipment from UPM, which announced in August that it is withdrawing from the production of biocomposite products. This strategic purchase will enable KCL to commence the production of innovative biocomposite materials, enhancing our service business and supporting our commitment to sustainability. UPM used the […]

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Transforming the bioeconomy together: the world’s leading biofiber pilot center is now in Finland

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Oy Keskuslaboratorio Ab (KCL) and Fiber-X Finland Oy have combined their expertise and service offerings to create the Nordic Pilot Center, which provides more comprehensive services for the piloting and development of paper, board and biofibre-based materials. This collaboration allows us to offer a broader range of services covering material development, extensive industrial piloting, process

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BIOHUB webinar – Microbiology for forest industry processes and products

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September 17th, 2024 What: KCL BIOHUB webinar – Microbiology for forest industry processes and productsWhen: September 17th, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EET (CET: from 9:00 to 11:00 AM)Where: You can participate in the webinar online or live at Aallonharja (Tekniikantie 2, Espoo).How: Register for the event The webinar will be recorded and

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KCL BIOHUB webinar – Refining of biomass

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KCL BIOHUB is organizing a first ever BIOHUB webinar on June 5th. Topic of the webinar is Refining of biomass. Join us for a morning full of interesting presentations and good discussions! Event details What: KCL BIOHUB webinar- Refining of biomassWhen: June 5th, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EET.Where: You can participate in

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Enhanced Chemical Analysis Services for Pulp Mills

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Chemical analyses provide the basis for the optimization of the pulping process, covering cooking, bleaching, and recovery processes. At KCL, we offer a diverse range of analytical services tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers: Studying the impact of different cooking and bleaching chemicals, additives, and process parameters on pulp quality. Addressing queries

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KCL can help you to create new bio-based barrier products

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KCL supports all phases of barrier coating development with the wide-ranging experience from thousands of pilot trials and laboratory analyses. Our coating services platform is uniquely comprehensive, offering a wide range of different application techniques from laboratory to full scale pilot. Our laboratory coating services include small-scale preparation of coating colors, a draw-down coater with

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KCL’s Successful Year and goals for the 2024 – CEO’s greetings

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One year ago, KCL was sold to management and private investors. Consequently, there is a significant interest to learn how this over 100-year-old privately owned entity performs. The answer is quite simple – it’s performing pretty well. KCL’s revenue grew, all existing clients continue or even increase their co-operation, and new clients emerge. Hence, there

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Paptic: Replacing Plastic In Flexible Packaging

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The world is drowning in plastic packaging and traditional paper does not fit everything. Fortunately, Paptic developed a wood-fibre based and recyclable at scale packaging material that combines the best aspects of plastic and paper. Now Paptic can be found both in the bags of ordinary department stores and in the electronics packaging. In the

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KCL BIOHUB – The Competence Cluster for Industrial Biomaterials

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KCL hosts the BIOHUB cluster tailored for the biomaterials sector. BIOHUB offers a dedicated space for testing, piloting, and laboratory facilities. Business Finland support facilitates investments, corporate cooperation, and competence development in material handling, processing, extraction, drying, and waste treatment. KCL’s future location enables the expansion of BIOHUB for RDI activities across various businesses.

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We are happy to welcome Anu Kettunen as Senior Expert for development of analytics

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Anu Kettunen (D.Sc.) joined KCL Laboratory in autumn 2023. With profound expertise and experience in quality control of various industrial branches, including pulp, paper and board processes since last millennium, Anu brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. At KCL, she will focus on the development and validation of microplastic analytics. She will also

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