Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s first lignin demo plant is now fully operational, a major milestone for the pulp giant, which is using extracted lignin to help decarbonise construction materials. And while lignin extraction has long been part of pulp production, this facility stands out as one of the world\u2019s first designed specifically to produce modified lignin for high\u2011performance, bio\u2011based plasticisers in concrete and gypsum\u2014markets still dominated by fossil\u2011based chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developed in partnership with ANDRITZ and supported by materials science leader Dow, the \u00c4\u00e4nekoski demo plant produces Mets\u00e4 LigO\u2122, a new lignin product engineered to replace petrochemical dispersants in building materials. With a capacity of two tonnes per day, the plant converts lignin from Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s bioproduct mill into a high\u2011value industrial ingredient, transforming what was once burned for energy into a strategic renewable feedstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n