ELASTOPOLI OY

Their core work

ELASTOPOLI OY is a Finnish materials technology SME based in Sastamala specializing in bio-based composite materials derived from wood and cellulosic sources. They develop and demonstrate advanced material solutions that connect natural raw materials with industrial applications — from automotive components using nanocellulose composites to wood-based construction products deployed in real demonstration buildings. Their work sits at the applied end of the R&D spectrum: they build and test actual prototypes and demo installations, not just laboratory samples. This makes them a practical implementation partner for projects needing to validate bio-based material concepts at scale.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (2015–2017), ELASTOPOLI focused on high-performance nanocellulose composites for the automotive sector — a technically demanding, high-value application area. By 2019, they had pivoted toward wood construction, circular economy, and rural development as part of the large BASAJAUN consortium, with no overlap in application domain. The common thread is bio-based materials from wood/cellulosic sources, but the shift from automotive to construction likely reflects market and funding opportunity rather than a fundamental change in core materials competence.

ELASTOPOLI appears to be repositioning from niche high-performance composites toward the broader sustainable construction materials market, which suggests future collaboration potential in green building, bio-based construction products, and circular material flows rather than automotive.

How they like to work

ELASTOPOLI has experience on both sides of the coordinator/partner divide — they led AquaComp independently and joined the large BASAJAUN consortium as a participant. With 34 unique partners across 12 countries from just two projects, they clearly operate in large, multi-national consortia rather than small bilateral arrangements. As a small Finnish SME, they likely contribute a specific industrial or materials capability rather than project management infrastructure, making them a focused specialist rather than a consortium anchor.

ELASTOPOLI has built a surprisingly broad network for a two-project SME — 34 unique partners across 12 countries, primarily driven by the large BASAJAUN consortium. Their geographic exposure spans Northern and Western Europe at minimum, consistent with Finnish SMEs active in EU-funded construction and bioeconomy projects.

What sets them apart

ELASTOPOLI is one of few Finnish industrial SMEs with hands-on experience demonstrating nanocellulose composites at the automotive scale AND deploying wood-based construction materials in real demo buildings — two application areas that rarely overlap in one organization. This cross-domain experience in bio-based material demonstration makes them valuable for any consortium needing a practical industrial partner who can take materials from lab concept to working prototype. Their SME status and Sastamala base also suggests close ties to Finnish forest industry supply chains, a concrete asset for wood and cellulose material sourcing.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AquaComp
  ELASTOPOLI served as project coordinator — their only lead role in H2020 — securing the largest single grant of €870K to demonstrate nanocellulose composites for automotive, an unusual material-sector pairing for a small Finnish firm.
• BASAJAUN
  A large Innovation Action (IA) project running through 2024, placing ELASTOPOLI inside a major European consortium connecting rural forestry economies with urban construction markets through circular wood-based building systems.