Stora Enso to build a pilot facility for producing biobased carbon materials for energy storage



Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Stora Enso will build a pilot facility for producing biobased carbon materials (hard carbon anodes for lithium-ion batteries with properties similar to graphite) from lignin. This investment further strengthens Stora Enso’s opportunities to replace fossil-based and mined raw materials as well as to connect sustainable materials to ongoing technology innovations. Decisions about commercialisation will follow after evaluating the results of the pilot-scale production.

Figure 1. Lineo™ (taken from the Stora Enso’s website)

Location
Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland.
Investment
10 M€.
Feedstock
Lignin produced at Sunila Mill (Lineo™).
Stora Enso has been producing lignin industrially there since 2015. The mill’s annual production capacity is 50,000 tons (Stora Enso is the largest kraft lignin producer in the world).
Products
Wood-based carbon.
Crucial component in batteries typically used in consumer electronics, the automotive industry and large-scale energy storage systems.
Timeline
The construction of the pilot facility will begin before the end of 2019 and is estimated to be complete by early 2021.

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