Think increasing sustainability and switching from conventional, fossil-based chemistries to renewable alternatives means compromising on quality or performance? Think again. Kemira’s biomass-balanced products for papermaking, with wet strength additives as one of the latest additions to our portfolio, check all the boxes.
The answer is yes. Water-intensive industries can now transform their sustainability performance, with one simple switch: from fossil-based polymers to renewable biomass-balanced chemistries from Kemira.
Every day our global logistics team crunches the numbers to figure out the best way to get our chemistry to customers with as little carbon footprint as possible. Learn more about our climate targets and how we’re decarbonizing our logistics.
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office has recognized Kemira as holding the fifth position among Finnish domestic companies for the highest volume of patent applications filed in 2023. Notably, Kemira leads its industry-specific reference group, securing the top position in its sector for patent submissions.
The urgency to shift from conventional, fossil-based chemistries to solutions derived from renewable feedstocks is becoming increasingly evident, driven by the need to mitigate climate change. To take immediate action and reduce the use of fossil carbon across the value chain, Kemira is utilizing the biomass balance approach to create a more sustainable future for customers and society.
Across all industries, leading companies are busy painting a picture of tomorrow’s world. In this picture, our world has transitioned away from depending on fossil-based raw materials and everyday items such as packages and textiles are renewable and recyclable. To realize this picture of a more sustainable and circular future, companies need a vital element: chemistry.
Consumers and regulators are demanding increased recyclability and sustainability from everyday packaging such as cups and food containers. With the help of chemistry, innovative paper and board packages can help brands meet the demand.
Renewable cellulosic fibers offer solutions to the pressing sustainability challenges in the textile industry. But without chemistry, these alternatives to cotton and polyester are not possible. Chemistry is crucial for the emerging cellulosic textile and nonwoven applications.
The packaging industry is challenged with the transition from traditional single-use plastics to renewable alternatives. With the help of chemistry, molded fiber packaging offers solutions that meet desired properties like water-repellency, durability, recyclability, and safety.
Today’s fashion industry is faced with a great challenge – textile waste. Fast fashion and accelerated trend cycles have led to mounting clothing waste and few solutions to solve it at scale. Industry innovators like the Finnish clothing brand Pure Waste are eager to help solve this problem by offering clothing made from recycled fibers. A new type of recycling based on chemistry could help make this happen.
