Hard carbon

Stora Enso's pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries is now operational

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

STORA ENSO OYJ INVESTOR NEWS 21 July 2021 at 8:30 EEST

Key Points: 
  • HELSINKI, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stora Enso's pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials from lignin has started operations.
  • Pilot production of Lignode by Stora Enso, wood-based carbon for batteries, is currently being ramped up.
  • "With our pilot plant now ramping up operations, Stora Enso is entering a new value chain in supplying more sustainable anode materials for batteries.
  • The pilot plant for bio-based carbon materials is located at Stora Enso's Sunila production site in Finland, where lignin has been industrially produced since 2015.