Description du projet
Le bois composite, une alternative durable aux produits céramiques
La céramique est l’une des industries les plus polluantes au monde, émettant des niveaux élevés de CO2 et de particules de poussière, en plus de générer de grandes quantités d’eau contaminée. Woodio, une alternative durable à la céramique, est le premier matériau composite en bois massif 100 % étanche susceptible d’être produit en masse pour remplacer les produits en céramique. Woodio intègre des innovations en attente de brevet, tant pour les matériaux composites que pour les méthodes de production. La fonctionnalité du matériau ainsi que son aspect et son toucher uniques en font un substitut idéal aux produits en céramique. Il a déjà été utilisé avec succès dans des hôtels et restaurants en Finlande. Le projet WOODRY, financé par l’UE, facilitera le passage d’une production manuelle à petite échelle à une installation automatisée, réduisant ainsi considérablement les coûts de fabrication.
Objectif
The ceramics industry is among the most polluting industries globally, responsible for more than 500 million metric tons of CO2 emissions. In addition, there are high particle dust emissions and ceramics manufacturing utilised high volumes of drinking water.
Given the pursuit for a carbon neutral world, we need sustainable alternatives to ceramics. However, current measures target only incremental process improvements to reduce CO2 emissions in the industry. No real new material innovations have been introduced that are mass producible and carbon neutral, or even carbon storages, for ceramics.
Woodio is the world’s first 100% waterproof solid wood composite material that is mass producible and has the potential to replace ceramic products on the global scale. The unique Woodio products – bathroom and kitchen sanitary wares, tiles, solid surfaces, etc. – have significantly lower carbon footprint than ceramics and serve as a carbon storage during product lifetime. At the same time, Woodio products have a high commercial potential as they are very attractive, highly customisable yet affordable.
Woodio is enabled by patent-pending innovations in composite materials, as well as production methods. The functionality of the material, as well as its unique look and feel make Woodio the perfect sustainable alternative to ceramics, as proven by demo installations in multiple hotels and restaurants in Finland.
The biggest innovation of the WOODRY project will be automation of Woodio production. As a result of the project, we will be able to scale up from small scale manual production to an automated industrial factory, which will significantly reduce manufacturing costs. This is the next logical step towards the global market that exceeds €300 billion annually.
Woodio is developed in Finland by Woodio Oy, a biomaterial and design company.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterials
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringceramics
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinateur
00530 Helsinki
Finlande
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.