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New Partnership: Food Contact Center & KCLAdvancing Fiber-Based Food Packaging Innovations This collaboration brings together extensive expertise in material safety, testing, and pilot-scale production, offering a seamless and efficient process for companies looking to innovate in sustainable packaging. By working together, FCC and KCL provide a comprehensive service package that ensures food packaging materials are […]

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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

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

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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Enhanced Chemical Analysis Services for Pulp Mills

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

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

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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