Melodea is a small, world-leading Israeli development company that for almost ten years has been developing crystalline nanocellulose, a fibrous material made of wood that is much stronger and more impermeable than regular paper or paperboard. A pilot facility for production of nanocellulose will soon be brought online outside Örnsköldsvik in the north of Sweden.

Holmen has been a partner in Melodea since 2012, with almost a 40 per cent stake in the company. Nanocellulose is an interesting material that could be used in Holmen's products, including as a barrier material on paperboard. It means that the paperboard can be made fully impermeable without using plastic film or aluminium foil.

'It suits us very well to have a further owner in the consortium. Holmen has put significant resources into immediate development work and the new pilot facility,' says Ola Schultz-Eklund, Technology Director at Holmen.

For further information, please contact:

Ola Schultz-Eklund, Technology Director, Holmen, +46 (0)70 617 2158.
Stina Sandell, Director of Sustainability and Communications, Holmen, +46 (0)73 986 51 12.

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