Imagine turning the outer skin of birch trees, which is usually just waste from plywood factories, into a flexible rubber-like material. Instead of using oil or cutting down tropical rainforests, this process extracts a natural wax called suberin to create a green alternative. It is like recycling a forest byproduct into a high-performance material that doesn't harm the planet.
The rubber industry relies on fossil fuels or tropical plantations that cause deforestation and are vulnerable to climate change. This creates a risky, carbon-heavy supply chain concentrated in Southeast Asia.
A technically scalable birch bark biorefinery process and a bio-elastomer called Reselo Rubber. The project also produced a design for the first commercial production plant.
If you are a tire manufacturer dealing with high carbon emissions and dependence on fossil-fuel rubber — this project developed Reselo Rubber that provides a sustainable, bio-based alternative. This reduces reliance on the 15 million tons of fossil-rubber produced globally each year.
If you are a footwear brand dealing with the environmental impact of tropical deforestation caused by natural rubber — this project developed a birch bark biorefinery process that creates rubber in Europe. This secures your supply chain and removes the need for materials from Southeast Asia.
If you are a gasket producer dealing with volatile oil prices and strict carbon regulations — this project developed a scalable bio-elastomer that uses industrial waste. It transforms 600,000 tons of available Scandinavian bark residue into a value-added product.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost-per-kilogram figures are not provided.
Yes, the project demonstrated technical feasibility and scalability through two pilots with independent partners and has started designing the first commercial plant.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on the technical industrialization of the Reselo Rubber process, but specific patent or licensing terms are not listed.
It builds a Europe-based supply chain using birch bark residues, decreasing dependency on the 11 million tonnes of natural rubber coming from Southeast Asia.
The project period runs until 2025-07-31, with the current phase focusing on preparing for market launch and designing the first commercial plant.
The project is led by a single Swedish SME, RESELO AB, which maintains 100% industry control. This lean structure allowed them to bypass building their own pilot plant and instead collaborate directly with industrial equipment suppliers and two independent partners for validation, accelerating the path to commercial plant design.
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