Description du projet
Vers une évaluation à grande échelle de l’offre et du marché de la cellulose microfibrillée
L’objectif du projet EXILVA, financé par l’UE, est de faire passer le procédé de cellulose microfibrillée (MFC) de Borregaard de l’usine pilote actuelle à l’usine principale de production à grande échelle (1 000 tonnes/an). Il fera en outre la démonstration d’une symbiose industrielle entre le secteur de la biomasse/forestier (épicéa de Norvège) et les secteurs d’application dans un large éventail de segments de marché en développant et en commercialisant des produits à valeur ajoutée (performances par rapport au coût) d’une manière durable. L’ambition du projet EXILVA est de commercialiser, pour la première fois, la MFC en grandes quantités et de continuer à développer le marché de la MFC dans certains segments. Outre la technologie, le processus, la logistique/manutention et la mise en place de l’organisation, les principaux défis qui se posent sont le délai de mise sur le marché et la pénétration réussie des produits à base de MFC sur le marché.
Objectif
The Exilva flagship project will consist in the upscaling of the Borregaard’s MFC process from the existing pilot plant (50-70 tons/year) to the full scale flagship plant (1000 tons/year) and demonstrate an industrial symbiosis between the biomass/forest industry (Norwegian Spruce) and application industries in a wide range of market segments by developing and commercialising added value (performances vs cost) products in a sustainable way. The ambition of the Exilva project is to make MFC commercially available on large quantities for the first time as well as develop the MFC market further in selected segments.
The grand challenges of the Exilva flagship project are twofold:
• Technology and process: related to the start-up of the flagship plant the main tasks and challenges will be testing of the new equipment, technology transfer from the pilot plant to the flagship plant, gaining operational experience, establishing the plant organization and quality control, establishing the appropriate process parameters for a stable full scale production of MFC and gaining experience with regards to logistics and handling of the MFC material.
• Market: successful market penetration of MFC based products, product performance and cost, standards and regulation.
The decision to invest in a first of a kind commercial plant is driven by business opportunities to use MFC in a wide range of market segments and applications and demonstrate that the investment in the flagship will be profitable. Borregaard has started to establish business pipelines towards different end user companies that will develop full products based on MFC formulations.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactions
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.6.3. - Sustainable biorefineries
- H2020-EU.3.2.6.1. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bio-economy
Régime de financement
BBI-IA-FLAG - Bio-based Industries Innovation action - FlagshipCoordinateur
1721 Sarpsborg
Norvège