Flagship demonstration of an integrated plant towards large scale supply and market assessment of MFC

Objetivo

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.

Ámbito científico

• /ciencias agrícolas/biotecnología agrícola/biomasa
• /ciencias naturales/ciencias biológicas/botánica
• /ciencias naturales/ciencias biológicas/ciencias biológicas del comportamiento/etología/interacción biológica
• /ciencias sociales/economía y empresa/gestión y empresas/comercio

Programa(s)

• 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

Tema(s)

• BBI.VC2.F2 - Valorisation of cellulose into new added value products

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-BBI-PPP-2015-1-1
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Régimen de financiación

BBI-IA-FLAG - Bio-based Industries Innovation action - Flagship

Coordinador

BORREGAARD AS

Dirección

Hjalmar Wessels Vei 6
1721 Sarpsborg
Noruega

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Aportación de la UE

€ 25 011 757

Participantes (5)

UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED

La participación finalizó

United Kingdom

Aportación de la UE

€ 157 791

Dirección

Unilever House, Victoria Embankment 100
EC4Y 0DY London

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

CHIMAR (HELLAS) AE - ANONYMI VIOMICHANIKI KAI EMPORIKI ETAIREIA CHIMIKON PROIONTON

Greece

Aportación de la UE

€ 319 270

Dirección

15 Km National Road Thessaloniki-polygyros
570 01 Thermi Thessaloniki

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NORSUS NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BAEREKRFTSFORSKNING AS

Noruega

Aportación de la UE

€ 621 790

Dirección

Stadion 4
1671 Krakeroy

Tipo de actividad

Research Organisations

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Suecia

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 192 627,50

Dirección

Brinellvagen 8
100 44 Stockholm

Tipo de actividad

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

AYMING

Francia

Aportación de la UE

€ 130 375

Dirección

185 Avenue Des Gresillons
92622 Gennevilliers Cedex

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)