Project Description
Muoto packages are made of wood fibre with three dimensions. They are recyclable and produced from renewable raw materials. Muoto is a good alternative to plastic and aluminium in packaging solutions. The greenfield demo plant in Äänekoski Finland relies on an entirely new technology: it presses the wood-based material into its final form and allows to tailor the product properties in line with the intended use. The collaboration project with Valmet received the second prize in the international Quality Innovation Award and won the category for ‘Potential innovations’ in the Finnish Quality Innovation Award competition in 2022.
The demo plant was inaugurated in August 2022 and employs ten people. The challenges faced by the team span from issues related to the novel production technology to finding products that fit perfectly the market demand.
Project Purpose
The main goal of the project is to develop a process enabling the production of new 3D fibre-based packages that compete with fossil-based packages. This would present the packaging industry with a new and more sustainable alternative in different applications.
- Reduce waste by protecting products and guaranteeing food safety
- Replace plastics
- Fossil free mills and raw materials by 2030
- Resource efficient production and materials
- Sustainable supply chain minimizing waste and transport
- Recyclable and biodegradable
Project Evaluation
It is important that new competitive value-added products are developed from renewable raw material. Muoto is made from fossil-free raw materials for people’s everyday life. Our target: cost competitive solution meeting the required technical properties for packaging.
The next step is to evaluate the project against its potential and finalise the commercialisation of the concept.
The international Quality Innovation Award based its evaluation on novelty, usability, learning, customer orientation and performance.