Annual Report for 2018 paper province

“we want a bubbling and free innovation climate” PAGE 4

“bioeconomy is the economy of the future” PAGES 24-25

development - networking - innovation - meeting places - marketing CONTENT CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Pages 10-21 Eleven pages of projects “We have a unique opportunity

The projects are some of Paper Province’s most important activities. On eleven fully filled pages, we tell to contribute to the solution” about what happened to them in 2018. What they all have in common is that they support the transition was another tion the world over is demanding that we from residual materials from the forest. The to the fossil-free society. The Wood year of climate find solutions to one of our time’s greatest latter has a particular symbolic value since Region test bed in Sysslebäck changes and challenges, climate change. above all the globally strong and growing (photo at left) is a key resource in 2018greater sustainability in focus. It was the aerospace industry is often highlighted as Bioinno. Article on page 17. year that pictures were spread around the When then are these solutions? Well, that particularly problematic from a sustainability world of Greta Thunberg on a school strike, question has no simple answer of course, perspective. In Grums, a new factory for the followed by young people filled with activism and above all there is not just one answer. production of prefabricated elements made and faith in their ability to have an influence. But I am convinced that we in Paper Province of laminated wood has just been started The speed with which a global call to action have a unique opportunity to contribute in up that contributes to more sustainable can arise is almost dizzying, which affects quite many ways to the future solution. construction compared with carbon dioxide- both hundreds of world leaders in Davos intensive concrete. The potential for the use and hundreds of children and young people In Sweden and the Nordic region, we’ve of lignin that can be extracted in pulp produc- More reading around the world. It feels hopeful, but also established that the forest is an incredibly tion and is being developed in the LignoCity troubling that nowadays it is not us adults important part in the transition from fossil- test bed in Bäckhammar seems unlimited. 6 New members 2018 who act with the greatest maturity and based to fossil-free. Many of our members, In 2018, Paper Province had eight responsibility for the future. There are those such as sawmills and paper and pulp compa- This is just a small part of the forest-based exciting new additions and thereby who dismiss the actions as youthful nies, who over the ages have worked activities that contribute to the conversion to became 108 strong members. foolishness, and with argu- tirelessly to refine the forest, are a more fossil-free society. In addition to this, ments that they are not now even more focused on the there are a number of development projects 24 26 23 Students discovering the industry seeing the big picture. products being sustainable that are being conducted within or with ties Bioeconomy Parliament Sting Bioeconomy The Paper Province trip is arranged Now, just like it has been and environmentally smart. For to the region, many with support from Paper twice a year. Every time it evokes for all previous genera- example, Rottneros is develop- Province. Here, in our membership area, we In March, we held the Bioeconomy The incubator Sting Bioeconomy interest in the industry among the tions, it’s indeed not the ing pulp-based packages that have a very good starting point to develop Parliament together with Region established operations in Värmland future engineers. role of young people to will replace those of plastic, a test sustainable, innovative and profitable goods Värmland. Committed individuals gath- in August with the goal of attracting be the ones who are most bed is being built at UMV in Säffle and services. We have plenty of forest raw ered at the Karlstad Congress Culture innovators in the forest-based bio­ 28 Service innovation on the schedule nuanced in the debate. With where fossil-free barriers for liquid materials and a long tradition of developing Centre fully focused on the forest’s and economy. Since the beginning, the In September, the seminar series Greta Thunberg as a packaging board, among others, will and making use of them. We have a broad the bioeconomy’s possibilities. Maria CEO Victor Isaksen (photographed) has began regarding service innovation. guiding light, the be developed, and several projects have assembly of members with expertise in Wetterstrand (photographed) was one met many innovators, whom they have The participants, small and medium- younger genera- been started to extract aviation fuel everything from forest ownership and carton of the speakers. helped on the way to the market. sized enterprises, were given help manufacturing to building construction and to strengthen their competitiveness. biomaterials-based 3D printing and we have support from the region, municipalities and a Front page 30 Equality at work strong academic community. In the past year, A dozen senior executives gained we have deepened the consensus on the Why is Maria Hollander getting a tattoo? new insights into the leadership direction forward for Paper Province through Paper Province was founded in 1999 by programme “Inclusive leadership”. focused strategy work. seven companies with a need to recruit competent staff in the paper industry. Over 31 Research So is all of this enough to save the world for the years, we have taken the initiative for Close cooperation with Karlstad future generations? Nobody can do every- efforts that strengthened the entire regional University’s research department thing, but if we continue to be inquisitive and business community and the skills supply was conducted during the year. goal-oriented in our sustainability work, we in in our industry. At the same time, we have Paper Province can do quite a lot together. developed into a cluster with a focus on the 32 Member successes forest bioeconomy. Of course, a lot happened at our Of course we have to celebrate this! member companies in 2018. In the photo, you can see Maria Hollander held on 30 August at Karlstad CCC. Book A selection of all news is presented ERIK KORNFELD prepare for the 20-year anniversary to be the date in your calendar. on pages 32-35. Chairman

2 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 3 WHAT IS PAPER PROVINCE? WHY BECOME A MEMBER? Eleven strong reasons to become a member

Paper Province is owned and operated by the member companies. Together, we work to achieve the global sustainability goals, safeguard resources and develop expertise. Here are a few good reasons for membership in the cluster.

With the help of the forest, we can create a fossil-free society. We work together to make the ENVIRONMENT. conversion possible. Paul Nemes, Deputy CEO at Paper Province, describes Paper Province’s mission to create an innovation environment for the forest bioeconomy. More than 100 member companies from many different industries meet through us. We coop- NETWORKING. erate with many clusters, regions, universities, authorities and companies. As a member, you can broaden your contact network, find new synergies and business.

You get the pulse of the surrounding world and the trends that impact you. Our knowledge “we fight for a KNOWLEDGE. nodes, initiatives and projects take you forward and make your ideas true. We are taking the forest into the future and you can be involved in influencing what the future INFLUENCE. will look like. 100 voices are much stronger than one. fossil-free world” The forest, the region and the actors – we lift them up together to attract talent. When we ATTRACTION. reach out, you do too. “Paper Province is a cluster and the foundation is our member companies. But in parallel with You become a member of a context that has a positive impact on your company’s develop- the cluster activities, we have a mission that is based on creating an innovation environment DEVELOPMENT. ment and profitability. Research shows that companies that engage in cluster activities have for the forest bioeconomy in the region,” says Paul Nemes, Deputy CEO of Paper Province. higher growth than companies that do not.

With the help of our project managers and innovation advisers, we can provide you with the CONTACTS. right contacts when, for example, it comes to innovation and development. In addition to the Many actors need to interact in order for But it is also a matter of showing that a lot Another important component in the inno- member companies, we have many cooperative partners and other contacts. us to drive the development towards a of exciting things are happening. This is vation environment is the test beds. There, fossil-free society. There, Paper Province perhaps our foremost role; creating a cli- companies have the possibility to test and If you need help or support with innovation and development work, you can come to us. We “has a central role. We are the interface mate so that actors with the right expertise scale up their innovations. They also offer FINANCING. can help you find financing, expertise, requests for proposals for grants and build consortia. between companies, the academic commu- are attracted here and want to develop an environment where competencies from With expert know-how, we can support you in the innovation work. nity and the public sector. We try to promote their companies and ideas here. We do so the academic community, business com- development and ensure that we are work- by creating a vibrant, bubbling and free munity and institutions can meet and new Paper Province’s website was visited more than 38,000 times in 2018 by more than 22,000 ing in the same direction,” says Paul Nemes. innovation climate.” knowledge can develop. OWN WEBSITE. unique visitors. Here, you get your own web page where you can present your business. “They are incredibly important for realis- Paper Province’s work includes numerous There are many actors who must interact, ing the bioeconomy and make the region We spread news about our members on the Internet, social media, in newsletters and press components, but supporting the companies think innovatively and mentally switch over more attractive for innovators and business NEWS. releases – the news often goes out regionally, nationally and internationally. in their development is at the core. to a fossil-free world. establishments,” says Paul Nemes. “Paper Province has concrete tools to “This is a journey that is not so easy. But Read more about the test beds on Last, but not least, Paper Province arranges various events every year. Including Papermakers’ support innovation. We have innovation we have enormous strength in the region pages 11, 12 and 17. EVENTS. Night. It is held twice a year, spring and autumn. Cluster lunches are also an occasion for funding and, during the year, we partici- with companies and strong expertise in the members to introduce themselves. We handle the practical matters while the members pated, for example, in the process of estab- forest industry.” account for the presentation of their businesses. We also invite to workshops, lectures, lishing our new incubator Sting Bioeconomy. student-related events and much more.

4 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 5 NEW MEMBERS 2018 NEW MEMBERS 2018

MANUFACTURING SUSTAINABLE SPECIALISTS AT GETTING OUT MORE TIMBER BROAD RANGE OF DIGITAL SERVICES SERVING THE MILLS WITH CLEANING WOOD PRODUCTS MOELVEN SKOG manages, harvests and renews forests with a FOREFRONT CONSULTING is a business and IT consulting DELETE SWEDEN is a part of the Delege Group, the leading STORA ENSO GRUVÖN SAWMILL in Grums makes sustain- focus on timber. They supply Moelven’s raw material consuming company with nearly 400 employees and eight offices in Sweden. actor in the Nordic region in industrial cleaning and demolition able wood products. In 2018, a major expansion was under way industries, mainly the timber and wood divisions, with raw materials They offer services in digital development, strategy, design services. for SEK 500 million and, in March 2019, Europe’s largest and (such as Moelven Notnäs Ransby, see the notice below). and technology and also offer business development linked to In summer 2018, Delete bought the Karlstad company most modern production line for cross-laminated timber (CLT) In March, the world’s tallest wood building, Mjøstårnet in Norway, digitalisation. Waterjet, which then as now primarily works for the paper mills began with customer deliveries. made from wood from Moelven was inaugurated. With Mjøstårnet, “We work with property and forest companies, banks and gam- in the county and performs maintenance work at all of the mills. The production capacity is 100,000 m3 of CLT per year, Moelven shows the possibilities of developing sustainable construc- ing companies, to name a few. We want to remain broad because “We ensure that their lines are free from deposits and mate- which corresponds to materials for around 4500 normal-sized tion in the future. we see that we can benefit from knowledge from one industry to rial. We use high-pressure spraying that supplies 190 litres per apartments. The investment means 60 new jobs at the Gruvön “We are moving the boundaries by building the world’s tallest another,” says David Lassing, manager of the Karlstad office. minute and 1,000 kilograms of pressure,” says Patrik Axelsson, sawmill, which had 110 employees before the expansion. There wood building,” says Björn Johansson, CEO, Moelven Skog. Within the forest industry, they are among other things involved who works at Delete in Karlstad. is a strong belief in the future of wood as a building material. As a whole, Moelven has around 3500 employees and consists in developing VIOL 3 – an upgrade and modernisation of the The material is light and strong and can replace concrete. of three divisions: timber, wood and building systems. Half of the system used by the entire forest industry in Sweden. Wood is also the only entirely renewable building material. operations are in Norway and half in Sweden.

LIKING THE EXTRA DIFFICULT SUPPLYING WOOD PRODUCTS HELPING THE CUSTOMER THE WHOLE WAY PUTTING TOGETHER DIFFERENT IN MANY COUNTRIES BÄCKEBRON SAWMILL is a privately owned sawmill just NYKVIST SKOGS helps its customers with everything related to BUSINESS DATA outside Västra Ämtervik, specialised in small dimension timber. MOELVEN NOTNÄS RANSBY in Torsby and Sysslebäck supplies the forest. From the first plant until the timber reaches the forest QBIM is an IT consulting company that are experts at preparing After the timber has been sawn, dried and processed, it is sold wood products of spruce and pine. The products are primarily industry and the money ends up in the customer’s wallet. relevant information from companies’ various business systems on for use in the interiors and exteriors of buildings, such as sawn timber products and components. The buyers are mostly They have two thinning harvesters (Rottne H8) and one for- and source data and combining the information in graphically wood panels. Chips, shavings and bark are bought up by pulp industrial customer that use the products in their own production, warder (John Deere 810). The company is almost alone in having attractive reports. They can serve as input for important deci- mills and heating plants to become paper and district heating mainly planing mills, laminated wood factories, window manu­ small machinery in harvesting. A request from their forest owners sions and processes. in the next stage. Nothing from the log goes to waste. facturers, flooring producers and packaging producers. and the results of the harvesting are clear. “It makes it easier for the customer to make analyses, “We can do small and difficult series. It’s our thing. Doing Around half of the production is delivered in Scandinavia, The company has a steadily rising growth curve and today, they enhancing efficiency and making wiser decisions,” says Mikael what the really large actors don’t want to take on,” says CEO but important export countries are also the UK, the Netherlands, have a force of 25 people, nine employees and 16 contractors. Hyensjör, founder of Qbim. Björn Sjöberg. Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Japan and countries in Qbim works on cloud-based solutions in the programs The largest market is Sweden and Norway. North Africa. Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Azure samt Alteryx. The customer subscribes to the service and thereby avoids buying a server and software.

6 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 7 EVENTFUL 2018 EVENTFUL 2018

INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN COLLABORATION WAS CREATED

SYMBIOSIS At the beginning of Decem- ber, some forty people met in Karlstad to talk about industrial and urban symbiosis. Paper Province was the host of the national meetings that created new collaborative arrangements and ideas that benefit society and the environment. The meeting was arranged by the Swedish Network for Industrial and Urban Symbiosis, also known as SNIUS, with members from Paper Province, Linköping University and Sotenäs Municipality.

The participants got to hear about vari- ous kinds of successful symbioses and Some of the participants at the national meetings for industrial and urban symbiosis. collaborative efforts and were inspired by each other. smarter way. Many successful initiatives Persson, Project Manager at Paper Industrial symbiosis means collaborat- are already under way in industrial and Province. ing at different levels to maximise financial urban symbiosis at a local level. and environmental gains from materials, The SNIUS network wants to take the The event was arranged by Paper energy and other resources and flows. next step and scale up the symbiosis Province and Linköping University “It is more important than ever to effect nationally. This will benefit both the with support from Vinnova and Robert Hackwill from Euronews filming at Paper Province’s office in Innovation Park. safeguard the Earth’s resources in a environment and business,” says Magnus Region Värmland.

The EU pilot project for industrial conversion began Investments in industrial jobs EURONEWS DID A GLOBAL NEWS PIECE

PILOT In January, the European selected regions achieve financial EXPERTISE To address the lack of NEWS In October, Paper Province was projects. Pelle’s kayaks are being link together various actors within the Commission began a pilot project for transformation by leveraging their areas professionally trained employees for visited by Euronews. The news team had developed through cooperation with the forest bioeconomy to get closer to the industrial conversion. Paper Province is of strength, identified in so-called smart the industry in Värmland, Paper come to Karlstad and Sysslebäck to Wood Region test bed in Sysslebäck, goal of a fossil-free society. involved together with other actors in specialisation strategies. The purpose is Province together with Compare, IUC/ highlight our world-leading cluster and which is also presented in the news clip. Northern Central Sweden (Värmland, to promote innovation and digitalisation Stål&Verkstad, Teknikcollege Värmland, on-going initiative for a sustainable and You can watch the news clips on Dalarna and Gävleborg County). and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Region Värmland and a number of equal society. The results were two In a separate piece with Paul Nemes, euronews.com. The headings are Northern Central Sweden is one of Another seven regions in Europe were industrial companies and union global news pieces where the viewers Deputy CEO at Paper Province, we also “Deep in the forest lie future EU bio- five regions in Europe that is receiving added during the year. organisations joined forces and formed could follow the forest’s benefit illus- got to delve a little deeper and explain industries” and “EU Cohesion Policy support. The pilot project will help the the Värmland Industrial Advisory Board. trated through the work of Pelle Straf- the background of the various projects boosts Sweden’s forestry sector- hede to develop plastic-free and and initiatives we conduct on behalf of sustainably”. degradable kayaks, among other our members. Paul explained how we

Participation in the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth’s S3 pilot Effort for the supply of expertise

PILOT In July, it was decided that we would be part of EXPERTISE Paper Province was involved in starting the the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth’s Higher Ambition programme, which got started in February. Paper Province rewarded with European gold investment in clusters and smart specialisation, known as Students receive a unique opportunity for a trainee position the S3 pilot. Paper Province was chosen as one of at a number of employers, of which some are members of GOLD At the beginning of the year, Paper Province was 22 clusters to be included in the pilot. Paper Province. Higher Ambition is being led and developed rewarded with Cluster Management Excellence Gold – the highest The S3 pilot is to further strengthen cluster expertise by Effect Management AB in cooperation with Paper prize awarded by the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI). and thereby support the development of the companies. Province, Region Värmland, Karlstad Municipality, Karlstad Cluster experts were here and assessed our working methods, All selected clusters are prioritised in accordance with University, the Värmland Chamber of Commerce, Compare, media coverage, activities, goals, results and more. Only some the regions’ smart specialisation strategies, meaning that IUC Stål & Verkstad, the Karlstad student union and more. 60 clusters in Europe achieved the gold level. regions invest in what they can become best at.

8 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 9 VINNVÄXT LIGNOCITY

SEVERAL PAGES ABOUT OUR PROJECTS – IMPORTANT FOR THE CONVERSION TO BEING FOSSIL FREE All of Paper Province’s activities are conducted in various cooperative partners in a large number of endeavours. The “The lignin will projects. We identify needs and find funding from authorities, projects support the conversion to the fossil-free society in one such as the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional way or another. On the following 11 pages, our employees tell Growth, Vinnova and the Swedish Energy Agency. The about what happened in the projects in 2018. projects may be owned by Paper Province, but we are also now go to market”

VINNOVA “LignoCity is a very important project. We will find new working methods and Vinnväxt is funded by Vinnova and regional co-financiers, and is a way forward to get lignin out on the market and replace fossil-based products,” under way 2013-2023. says Per Myhrén, Project Manager at Paper Province.

ignin has extensive potential. It can be Bäckhammar Mill in Kristinehamn Munici- mercialisation, the whole way from idea to converted to environmentally friendly pality, research and tests of the lignin are product. And the knowledge we gain in the fuels, bioplastics and carbon fibres conducted. project will also be able to be used in other Lthat can be used to make cars, aircraft and RISE is the project owner and, besides test beds,” says Per Myhrén. batteries, for example. During the year, Paper Paper Province, Kristinehamn Municipality, Province began a project together with RISE Region Värmland, Nordic Paper and Ren- (Research Institutes of Sweden) and four other Fuel are involved in the project. participants with the aim of developing the test Maria Hollander at the award ceremony in 2013. Paper Province is receiving SEK 65 million over ten years, which is invested in forest industry, innovations and the conversion to a bioeconomy. bed LignoCity. The goal is to develop in detail new work- ing methods around lignin and finding In a future bioeconomy, we have to use models for how to go from idea to business EU our forests optimally. Lignin, which is a establishment, and to find companies and LignoCity is funded by the European residual product from the pulp and paper start-ups that can be tied to the activities. Regional Development Fund, RISE, Five important years Vinnväxt, Region Värmland and others. mills, is an important piece of the puzzle in “The project is to support the develop- It is under way 2018-2021. as Vinnväxt winners this process. In the test bed LignoCity at ment of ideas in a direction towards com- “LignoCity supports the development of ideas, the whole way in the direction towards commercialisation,” says Per Myhrén. “After five years as Vinnväxt winners, we know the major significance it has for the cluster’s and the region’s development,” says CEO Maria Hollander.

2013, Paper Province brought pioneer in terms of building the fossil-free Much has happened in the five years as a home the Vinnväxt victory and society. It is extremely important that we Vinnväxt winner. was granted ten years’ funding are credible,” says Maria Hollander. “Thanks to Vinnväxt, we have gone from Infrom Vinnova, which together with regional being a cluster that works with paper and funding is being invested in the super-­ Through Vinnväxt, Paper Province also pulp to working with the forest bioec- important conversion to a bioeconomy. gained capacity to further strengthen the onomy. This is a much broader grant that project portfolio. includes more parties, both within and The Vinnväxt victory entails a record invest- “We participate in projects that are both outside existing forest value chains. This is ment in the forest industry of Värmland. national and international. The projects important to be able to optimise the forest’s Thanks to Vinnväxt, Paper Province can create possibilities for meeting places, net- contribution in the conversion to the fossil- carry out its strategic idea – to demonstrate working, innovation support, communica- free society, but also so that we will be able the bioeconomy in practice. tion efforts and more. Altogether, all of the to engage more companies in the cluster “This means that we will not only activities aim to strengthen the companies’ activities. We believe this is positive for the develop new products and services that competitiveness in various ways and make competitiveness of both the companies contribute to the transformation in the rest the region visible as a competence node in and the region,” says Maria Hollander. of the world, but that we will also put them the forest-based bioeconomy.” to use in the region. We will serve as a

10 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 11 FOSSIL-FREE LAMINATE (FFLAM) THE BIOECONOMY REGION “Yippee for fossil- free packages”

A new test bed makes the step from idea to commercial product significantly easier. “We pave the way for more biobased food packages,” says Peter Edberg, Project Manager at Paper Province.

new test bed for environmentally Eduction are participating in the project goals in the Government’s Fossil-free friendly packages is in Sweden with their test beds. Sweden initiative. thanks to the FFLAM project. “The test beds are unique in that we AIn the test bed, innovations are devel- combine three different environments into In parallel with FFLAM, the research oped that are to be launched in the form of one. We expect it to become very attrac- project Multi-Barr is under way at Karlstad ecofriendly and fossil-free food packaging. tive, both to national and international University under the leadership of “More than 20 actors in the value companies that are active in packaging and Professor Magnus Lestelius. The core chain in packaging are working together bioplastics,” says Peter Edberg. question for the research in Multi-Barr is “The conversion to a circular and biobased society knows no bounds,” says Gunnar Hellerström. to find biobased alternatives to the fossil “How are defect-free barrier functions laminates that are in food packaging,” says The project is being funded by Sweden’s achieved with dispersion coatings on Peter Edberg. innovation authority, Vinnova. It involved fibre-based packaging material?”. The laminates that Peter Edberg is talk- 23 project participants, including research- ing about are on the outside or inside of ers, carton producers, bioplastics manufac- packages. The barrier on the inside is very turers, printing houses and brand owners. shared strengths important for the food’s shelf life. The test bed is one of several important VINNOVA steps that are being taken in Sweden in FFLAM is funded by Vinnova RISE Bioeconomy and the Värmland actors order for Swedish FMCG retailing to be and is under way 2018-2021. UMV Coating Systems and Brobygrafiska fossil free by 2030 and to achieve the make us stronger In the Bioeconomy Region, Paper Province is collaborating with four counties in Norway to “Previously, food packaging had a fossil-based plastic coating, but the fossil-free alternatives are on the way,” says Peter Edberg. hasten the development towards a forest bioeconomy. “There are major opportunities for cooperation and businss across the border,” says Gunnar Hellerström, Project Manager at Paper Province.

he Bioeconomy Region is a three- huge business opportunity. Those of us on the Norwegian side. We also work on year interreg project that supports the in inner Scandinavia are sitting on a lot of measures to stimulate increased wood conversion to a biobased society. In the technology and the raw materials that construction.” Tbrief, it is about offering support to small and will make the conversion possible,” says medium sized companies to speed up the Gunnar Hellerström. By cooperating across the border, the development and commercialisation of new project participants believe that new ideas products, new technology and bioeconomy There are more cooperative partners in will be incited. services. the Bioeconomy Region. Besides Paper “It’s really exciting. We’re discovering Province and the four counties in Norway, many environments, companies and oppor- The Bioeconomy Region extends from Region Värmland is included as a project tunities on the other side of the border that the Paper Province region and into four owner, as well as Region Dalarna and Säffle we didn’t previously now about,” says counties in Norway: Akershus, Hedmark, Municipality. Gunnar Hellerström. Oppland and Østfold. Paper Province’s work package is the “The conversion to a circular and project’s largest and is about innovation biobased society knows no bounds. and demonstration. EU AND OTHERS TBR is funded by the European Consequently, it’s completely natural to “We map and highlight test beds in our Regional Development Fund cooperate with our closest neighbours. area. We work on approaching the innova- and several co-financiers. It is just as much a challenge as it is a tion environments, such as with incubators

12 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 13 MULTIBIO GREEN IDEAS Take your ideas out of the drawer

Do you have an idea in your desk drawer that would benefit sustainable development? Take it out. There is an opportunity for innovative private individuals in Sweden to receive a grant of up to SEK 50,000 for climate-smart ideas.

weden’s innovation authority Vinnova contact the clusters or go into the Paper pilot park for biorefinery development. “Multibio is a very exciting project with great potential,” says Magnus Persson. has awarded SEK 2 million to Paper Province website and apply (you can find Triple Steelix cooperates with several Province and the clusters Triple Steelix the registration of interest under Innova- national universities to develop knowledge Sand Processum. The aim is for the clusters to tion/Support for private individuals with on production of steel and metals. help innovators and get more people to dare green ideas). The mills’ waste becomes to test their innovations in the bioeconomy. “People are needed who drive develop- ment forward and have the courage to give It takes time to innovate and it can be it a go. We can help those who have not yet difficult to know if the idea is worth taking started a company and want to contribute new bioproducts the risk. The clusters therefore want to to sustainable development,” says Melinda help with the innovation process at an From, Consultant at Paper Province. early phase. Innovators can get up to SEK 50,000 as support, for example, for Paper Province has a large network of developing prototypes or conducting experts in virtually every part of the forest VINNOVA “In MultiBio, actors from various industries cooperate to resolve some of the major challenges we Green ideas are funded by Vinnova market research. value chain and can guide innovators on to and implemented together with are facing,” says Magnus Persson, Project Manager at Paper Province. Paper Province encourages innovators pilot machines and test equipment. Triple Steelix and Processum. who have ideas in their desk drawers to Processum offers access to an extensive

ome 20 experts cooperate in MultiBio. the conversion to a sustainable circular The goal is to create conditions to get The project is based on converting the bioeconomy. the new products out on the market. Green ideas provide sustainable development. remains from paper mills and giving Sthem new life as bio-based products. Actors from the entire value chain “In the project, the process for making The products created are biohydrogen cooperate in MultiBio. The paper mills are biohydrogen gas will be tested on a larger gas, bioplastic and a fish food ingredient. included, as well as researchers, fish farm- scale. As a side-flow, acetic acid is created, “Every process step is unique, but they ers and a number of other companies and which in turn is fed to the bioplastic pro- are also put together in a series to benefit organisations, including Paper Province. cess. The Swedish University of Agricultural from each other,” says Magnus Persson. “Actors from various industries that do Sciences will make fish food from another not normally cooperate are now working side-flow that the company Gårdsfisk will The hydrogen gas can replace fossil fuels together to solve some of the greatest feed to its fish,” says Magnus Persson. and be used, for example, for internal challenges we are facing,” says Magnus transports at the mills. The biobased plastic Persson. can be used instead of fossil-based plastic, such as the coating of carton board. The The Vinnova-financed project builds on fish food ingredients can contribute to two earlier research projects that were reduced overfishing and soy production. implemented with funding from the Swedish “It is a very exciting project with sev- Energy Agency, Vinnova and Formas. “Then basic tests were done with waste VINNOVA eral interesting processes and highly MultiBio is funded by Vinnova current end products. It has potential to water streams and the calculation and together with the industry and contribute to some of the most important mapping of what flows could be used in is under way until 2020. Swedish environmental goals and benefit the mills.

14 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 15 SUSTAINABLE PAPER PROVINCE BIOINNO “We try to live what we preach” Paper Province has clarified and strengthened the work on Agenda 2030 by clearly linking the agenda’s goals and sub-goals to the activities. “This concretises our entire work,” says Deputy CEO Paul Nemes.

n December 2017, Paper Province was map it to Agenda 2030. This concretises The UN’s Agenda 2030 consists of notified by Vinnova that we had been our entire work,” says Paul Nemes, Deputy 17 global goals, with 169 sub-goals. granted SEK 500,000 for the Sustainable CEO of Paper Province. “For Paper Province and the forest IPaper Province project. The project industry, the Agenda’s goals are highly was under way until sum- Agenda 2030 is partly about liv- relevant. By getting more people to work mer 2018. In brief, it was ing what we preach,” he says. towards a more sustainable society, the about increasing the “It’s important to always forest bioeconomy can be benefited. The The Wood Region in Sysslebäck is a key resource in Bioinno. The kayak in the photo is printed in a 3D printer and made of biocomposite. awareness of Agenda keep these things in global goals push the driver needed to get 2030 and even more mind. One can more the world to change and devote resources clearly integrating the often offer vegetarian to develop materials that can replace fossil global goals in Paper conference lunches, with renewable. Here, the forest is a gold Province’s opera- think about gender mine, a huge asset with major possibilities. The forest bioeconomy tions. The results equality and inclusively, It is also here that we can be involved and

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“It’s important to show how we comply with the global goals. We influence others through what we do externally,” says Paul Nemes, Deputy CEO at Paper Province. n Bioinno, the Paper Province Vinnväxt area – can partake of efficient innovation kayaks, longboards and other products in iniatiative is connected to the to-date and contractor processes. For example, the outdoor sector are printed. somewhat unexplored bioeconomy in through advice, contact with researchers, IDalarna. prototype development and other ways Besides Paper Province, project partici- Vinnova “Dalarna has a forest industry, but no out to the market,” says Paul Nemes. pants include Dalarna Science Park, IUC clusters, and has therefore opened for Dalarna and the Wood Region through cooperation with Paper Province. We Bioinno will increase interest and demon- Torsby Municipality. believe that with shared strength, we can strate the business benefit of working on The full name of the project is: Forest increase the flow of innovations,” says Paul sustainability, renewal and development. Bioeconomy Innovation in Dalarna and Nemes, Deputy CEO at Paper Province. The test and development facility in Värmland. the Wood Region test bed in Sysslebäck Bioinno aims to geographically and in becomes a key resource in the project. terms of actors increase the critical mass Innovators can use the test environment to for the innovation work towards the forest produce small and large-scale prototypes of bioeconomy. biocomposite in 3D printers. The biocom- EU AND OTHERS Funded by the European Regional “We do so concretely by broadening us posite is largely made of sawdust and can Development Fund, Torsby Municipality, towards actors in Dalarna County and offer- be used as a replacement for traditional Region Värmland and Region Dalarna. ing the tools to more people. This means plastics. The largest printer can handle It is under way until 2022. that more people – in a larger geographic dimensions of around six metres. Here,

16 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 17 CLIMATE-SMART INNOVATION CLIMATE-SMART INNOVATION “We help people become climate-smart”

“Growth and the environment must go hand in hand. That’s when new business opportunities are created. Sustainable businesses become more attractive, innovative and profitable,” says Paper Province Project Manager Peter Edberg.

limate-smart innova- A gender-equal workplace is more innovative what professional roles tion is mainly about and thereby more profitable. and competencies are creating sustainable needed. Cand climate-smart solutions for PETER EDBERG, PAPER PROVINCE In Grums, the so- small and medium-sized enter- called GreenGrumsDay prises in forest value chains. was also held in May. Many different seminars, events, work- Arvika and Hammarö,” says Peter Edberg. The objective was to spread knowledge of shops and exhibitions have been created In the municipality workshops, we bring the bioeconomy and the unique projects in this large project. Here is a brief descrip- together actors, companies, politicians, under way in Grums with Stora Enso’s new tion of a small part of everything that has residents and the academic community to production line for cross-laminated timber been done. jointly talk about how the municipality can and BillerudKorsnäs’ carton machine, which Visitors to the GreenGrumsDay in May. convert to a fossil-free society. is one of the largest and most modern in Some 50 small and medium-sized enter- the world. The artist Björn Ling conducted prises (SMEs) in the region have All of the workshops have discussions with the companies from the been involved and received resulted in a number of dif- stage and interspersed interviews with Teachers on the help with, for example, ferent ideas and some entertainment. inspiration day at sustainable business of them have been the BillerudKorsnäs realised. , there was a follow-up of the Gruvön mine in models, internation- In October February. alisation and servici- Paper Province municipality workshop held at Hammarö fication (read more began the year with at the end of 2017. A day was also devoted about the seminar a workshop in Arvika there to spreading knowledge and inspira- series on servicifica- where the munici­ tion. Several presenters told about their

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18 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 19 BIS AND INNOSTEP TEKNIKCOLLEGE Industrial symbiosis in the Baltic Sea countries

Imagine a society where we share the resources to minimise the negative environmental impact. Not only on a private level, but also within industry. This can become reality through BIS, Baltic Industrial Symbiosis.

IS was given the green light in unutilised potential that we will ensure September 2018 when the financ- There are extensive comes to better use through coordinated ing was approved by the Baltic Sea opportunities in the residual efforts. The basic idea is that something BProgramme, Interreg Baltic Sea Region. that one industry sees as waste may be material flows in the Baltic a resource for another,” says Magnus Sea region, including in Teknikcollege Värmland has educational programmes that are adapted to the needs of industry. BIS is a cross-border cooperation to con- energy and residual materials. Persson, Innovation Advisor at Paper tribute to better resource management in Province and a project participant. the industry. From Swede, Paper Province Paper Province’s role is to clarify the on is participating with the Swedish Agency ss residual material flows at regional compa- er P for Economic and Regional Growth and s nies and arrange matchmaking regarding u n Linköping University. The project is being g them. In a so-called Living Lab, a conceiv- teknikcollege – for a led by the Danish Symbiosis Centre and M able new industrial symbiosis will be tested a total of 18 different actors from Sweden, in a real environment. Norway, Finland, Denmark and Poland are participating. The project’s total turnover is The objective of the project is to create a the industry’s needs EUR 2.3 million and extends over two and platform for networking and matchmaking a half years. between different actors in the Baltic Sea Paper Province is a partner of Teknikcollege Värmland. Teknikcollege is a stamp of area. “A rallying of forces of this calibre is no A unique capacity and knowledge base quality on technical educational programmes and shows that they are especially everyday occurrence, so we are very on industrial symbiosis are also being built well-suited to cover the future needs for expertise. pleased. There are extensive opportuni- up. The goal is to give life to new business ties in the residual material flows in the ideas that are both environmentally and Baltic Sea region, including in energy financially sustainable. upplying expertise is an important Teknikcenter and Brobygrafiska. Forkéus, Headmaster of Adult Education at and residual materials. There is a major part of the work at Paper Province. In September, the pleasing notification Älvstrands­gymnasiet. “There must be a competent was also received that two adult vocational In Teknikcollege, municipalities, educa- Sworkforce to employ for our member programmes at Älvstrandsgymnasiet in tion providers and companies collabo- companies so that they can continue to Hagfors were certified by Teknikcollege. rate to increase the attractiveness and be successful. This is why we are involved This involved the programmes “Electricity quality of technically oriented training INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITION TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF VÄRMLAND with Teknikcollege Värmland, which is a & Energy, Automation” and “Industrial programmes. Today, there are 25 regions certificate of quality for vocational training,” Technology, Basic”. with nearly 150 Teknikcollege-certified nnostep is an endeavour to take another to create an inflow of new business ideas A key is the proximity to industry and says Lina Sundberg, Process Manager for education providers and more than 3,000 step in the development of Paper Prov- and attract the best talent in the field to that we can open the network to innova- Teknikcollege. “We are very pleased that we have had collaboration companies from north to ince as an innovation platform and to Värmland. tors and give them access to all of the our adult vocational programmes certified. south. Common to all regions is that they Istrengthen the region’s attractiveness to experience and expertise that exists in the Ten upper secondary schools in Värmland Through Teknikcollege, the students get have been reviewed based on Teknik­ innovators and entrepreneurs. Paper Province cooperates with the established companies,” says CEO Maria have the quality stamp of Teknikcollege, contact with working life and we thereby college's eight quality criteria. Innostep consists of several compo- region’s new incubator Sting Bioeconomy Hollander. which means that they are well adapted get a better matching to the requirements nents that shall together lead to a greater and will, among other things, establish a Within the scope of Innostep, Paper to the future needs of the industry. set. The students gain access to modern Teknikcollege Värmland has a collabora- inflow and stronger reputation of Värm- network for start-ups. Province also wants to conduct more These are the schools Taseruds­ technology that is out at the workplaces tion between the municipalities of Karlstad, land as a node in the forest bioeconomy. “Värmland has all of the conditions to efforts to increase the supply of capital for gymnasiet, Solbergagymnasiet, Älvstrands­ today. With these new certifications for Hammarö, Sunne, Kristinehamn, Hagfors, The largest component is about establish- offer a concept that is of benefit to both companies that are in an early stage. gymnasiet, Sundsta Älvkullegymnasiet, adult vocational education, Älvstrands­ Arvika, Eda and Säffle. ing an international innovation competition start-ups and established companies. Presterudsgymnasiet, Brogårdsgymnasiet, gymnasiet is strengthening its profile S/G Broby, Herrgårdsgymnasiet, Karlstad within technical education,” says Dan

20 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 21 STUDENTS STUDENTS

We invest a lot in students and have a close cooperation with Teknikcollege and Karlstad University, among others. We arrange innovation competitions, study trips, help arrange these work, recruit students to innovation projects and much more. Here are a few examples:

Students from Chalmers University of Technology visiting Triton Valsteknik in Grums. Eye-opener for jobs in the industry

hn ra The Paper Province trip is arranged twice a year for engineering G a Tobias Söderbom Olsson and Gustav Liliecreutz travelled to China and carried out a student assignment for Paper Province. ri a students from Karlstad University and from Chalmers University M of Technology in Gothenburg. Every time it evokes interest in China’s forest industry the industry among the future engineers. n March, we filled a Business and Legal speakers were young engineers who told Affairs with engineering students from about their working life and the road there. under the magnifying glass Karlstad University. Our member compa- This time, BTG Instruments, Valmet, Cowi, Inies and the engineering students had the Sweco, the BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön Mill, chance to meet and establish contacts for Triton Valsteknik, Rottneros and the Member companies that do business with China benefited from an analysis the future. Stora Enso Skoghall Mill participated. “The trip was an eye-opener for what’s of the Chinese sawmills’ production chains and side-flows. This was a here in the region and in the paper industry,” A few weeks later, it was time for engineer- Somas, BTG, Cellcomb and Triton. student assignment that Tobias Söderbom Olsson and Gustav Lilliecreutz said Maria Grahn, one of the students who ing students from Chalmers University of It was a fully packed day with study visits, participated. Technology in Gothenburg to take a similar presentations and inspirational lectures. New received from Paper Province. During the day, the students had the tour. They had the opportunity to meet seven knowledge and interest in the industry was chance to listen to presentations from eight of our member companies: Nordic Paper, incited among the future engineers. of our member companies. Most of the Stora Enso Skoghall, BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön, he students Tobias Söderbom Olsson received from Paper Province. The analysis Tobias and Gustav also conducted a sur- and Gustav Lilliecreutz who were stud- will help our member companies obtain a vey of students to find out what values lead ying industrial economics at Karlstad picture of the establishment opportunities to the selection of a product with forest PAPER PROVINCE AND MEMBER COMPANIES AT HOTSPOT TUniversity travelled to Hong Kong in 2018 to that exist in the Chinese market. raw materials. The analysis was sent out n February, Hotspot was held for the tion stands, companies from the business our member companies. A much appre- study a semester at the Chinese University of to our member companies. If you have not 21st consecutive year. The job fair where community and public sector presented ciated component among the students Hong Kong. In parallel with the studies, they Tobias and Gustav looked at how the received it, please contact Paper Province. students from all programmes and courses themselves to find the right expertise. was the walking quiz that Paper Province investigated the Chinese forest industry with Chinese obtain a higher processing value on Ihave the opportunity to make contacts with Paper Province co-finances the job fair arranged. The answers to the questions a focus on sawmills. An assignment they their waste and what techniques are used. potential employers. In more than 100 exhibi- and was present with a stand like many of were found among our member companies.

22 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 23 BIOECONOMY PARLIAMENT PAPER PROVINCE AWARD

Christer Gustavsson receives the Paper Province Award. BioShare was rewarded for its bioeconomic cooperation model

he first Paper Province Award ever was awarded in connection with the Bioeconomy Parliament. TThe award winner was Christer Gustavsson who founded the company BioShare. The award was established by Paper Province and goes to a person or group who have made extensive efforts for the development of the forest bioeconomy. The prize amount is SEK 25,000 and the winner is Regional Commissioner Stina Höök was the opening speaker at the Bioeconomy Parliament held at the Karlstad Congress Culture Centre in March. Some 30 speakers shared their knowledge in bioeconomics. One of them was Maria Wetterstrand, appointed by a committee consisting former spokesperson for the Green Party. of researchers and representatives from the business community.

In his company BioShare, Christer “The forest and the bioeconomy are our future” Gustavsson develops technology for co-production of aviation fuel in new and existing combined heat and At the end of March, Paper Province held the Bioeconomy Parliament together with Maria Wetterstrand, former spokesperson change that exists today is something we power (CHP) plants. The objective is Region Värmland. Committed individuals gathered at the Karlstad Congress Culture for the Green Party, spoke about the major have to preserve. We can disregard the to be able to develop large incinera- environmental challenges we are facing. excuses. We have to believe in our moral tion plants in industry and the district Centre fully focused on the forest’s and the bioeconomy’s possibilities. “We only have one planet, but in Sweden responsibility to do what is needed and in heating sector for biorefineries where we are using resources as if we had one the possibilities of handling it financially.” products other than electricity and heat and a half or even two. If we all lived as we are produced. ioeconomy Parliament 2019: economic growth, how we implement the of Paper Province. do in Sweden, we would need four.” Minister for Rural Affairs Sven-Erich Bucht some 30 speakers illustrated bioeconomy nationally and in the EU, what Värmland is far ahead. There are know­ But she also spoke about bright points. (S) described the Government’s climate The motivation stated: “By combining ideas and thoughts from various requirements the consumers set, how ledge, research, test beds and, not least, Such as the enormous technical develop- policy with such efforts as the Energy his own research and that of others, Bangles and shared their knowledge the bioeconomy can give use more and raw materials here. ment, inexpensive renewable energy and Commission, the Innovation Council and Christer has created an entirely new about bioeconomics. Lectures were stronger small businesses and what the an environmental policy that continuously the National Forest Programme. market for CHP plants and an oppor- interspersed with debates and panel need for expertise looks like in the industry. “The forest is our great opportunity and advances the positions. “All of these processes aim to ensure tunity to contribute to a green trans- discussions. More than 170 people in the the bioeconomy is the economy of the “What I see as the most positive is that long-term political rules of play that guide formation in the bioeconomy. By using audience listened and were involved by “We want to send a message to the future. Our greatest growth area. But we people and industry are on-board at the us away from fossil dependence.” the incineration plants in a new way, voting on their mobile phones and asking politicians, give each other knowledge and are not alone. We have to look at the equa- same time, ready to change. There are The Bioeconomy Parliament was possibilities are created to make both questions of the speakers directly. inspiration. If we make something good tion from many angles and see each other’s more and more people in industry who are arranged in the scope of the Bioeconomy fuel and green chemicals and the goal Questions that were aired included from the forest, we have a bright future to perspectives,” said Regional Commissioner setting goals in relation to what the planet Region project. is to reshape the CHP sector. A chal- the significance of the bioeconomy to look forward to,” said Maria Hollander, CEO Stina Höök in her opening speech. needs. That force and the willingness to lenge worth noting.

24 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 25 STING BIOECONOMY PAPERMAKERS NIGHT

SaraClaes crushed norms

Papermakers’ Night has been a tradition for many years. Paper Province invites the regional forestry industry’s representatives to an evening of lectures, entertainment, good food and mingling.

n November, it was time to meet again. Some hundred people were in the audi- ence at the Elite Stadshotell to listen to Victor Isaksen is the CEO of the incubator Sting Bioeconomy. ISara Lund, among others. Sara Lund, who is also named Claes Schmidt, offered insights, reconsideration of values and mindsets, as well as a lot of laughs.

Our brains are programmed to think in a New incubator certain way by society through, for example schools, churches and the media. But what Claes Schmitdt, alias Sara Lund, spoke on Papermakers’ Night about our ingrained values and mindsets. actually is normal, wondered SaraClaes? “There are seven billion people on Earth other things, 5 per cent of the population is “Four people were killed by terrorists to help start-ups and no two are the same. We are none­ transsexual. while 28 drowned last summer. Swimming. theless surprised that people are different.” “The fact is that many conceal a part Are you afraid of swimming? No... but of themselves because they do not fit the terrorists... The Paper Province region offers a unique environment for innovation The truth is that minorities are majorities, norm we were programmed with.” In summary, it can be said that Sweden’s according to SaraClaes. We all belong to But what controls this norm? Well, it is most booked lecturer probably left nobody and development in the forest-based bioeconomy. The incubator Sting, some kind of minority in society. Among most often fear, explained SaraClaes. unaffected. which was established in Värmland in August 2018, realised this.

It is fantastic. Backed by Sting, we can Together, Sting Bioeconomy and Paper and knowledge in the bioeconomy area. be the strong innovation node we want Province constitute a unique innovation “Making the concept of the bioeconomy to be. We now have an offering that environment for the forest-based bio­ accessible is important to us and with the SMARTER AND MORE EFFICIENT INDUSTRY WITH THE HELP OF DIGITALISATION “addresses the forest industry both nationally economy and the goal is to attract innova- podcast, we want to evoke curiosity at the and internationally,” says Maria Hollander, tors both nationally and internationally. same time that we incite new thoughts and nother speaker on the stage develop­ment work reduced the costs by erate with 3D models,” said Lars. CEO of Paper Province. evoke new ideas,” says CEO Viktor Isaksen. at Papermakers’ Night was 50 per cent, compared with earlier gen- He also had another exciting case with Since the beginning, Sting Bioeconomy Lars Ydreskog, Deputy CEO of erations of fighter aircraft. The develop- him about hos digitalisation can work as The cooperation with Sting Bioeconomy has met many innovators and business Sting Bioeconomy has its base in the Combitech.A He shared his experiences in ment work was estimated to have also an enabler. In this case, with regard to the strengthens Paper Province and acceler- operators. Several are so interesting that Stockholm-based business incubator digitalisation and told how industry could been shortened from ten years to two and goal of a future fossil-free Sweden. ates entrepreneurship in the region. they chose to go further and support Sting. They transform ideas into busi- get smarter and more efficient. a half. Among other things, by being able “This is an important milestone for us. them on the way to the market. One of the nesses and have provided business to digitally exchange digital 3D models “We are partners to LKAB in their future Sting has a lot of experience and is among companies is Melker of Sweden that prints development support to more than Among other things, he offered insights and avoiding expensive time being spent mine, which will be entirely carbon the best incubators in Sweden. The coop- kayaks of wood fibre. Operations are con- 100 start-ups since they began in 2002. into the work with Saab Gripen, one of to synchronise various actors’ processes. dioxide-free and have a productivity that eration gives us a strong network and ties ducted in the Wood Region in Sysslebäck. Eight of the companies have been listed. the largest digitalisation projects ever. “I can’t understand how we can work is 50-60 per cent higher than today,” he us to their tools and investors,” says Maria Sting Bioeconomy also created a pod- He confirmed that the digitalisation of the with drawings when we can instead coop- explained. Hollander. cast (called Bioeco) to increase interest

26 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 27 SERVICE INNOVATION TRAVEL Tokyo, Toronto, Brussels, Pamplona… Paper Province actively works to create exchanges with other countries as well. Among other things, by participating in trade fairs and other events. In 2018, we were in Tokyo, Toronto, Brussels, Belfast and Pamplona.

n the beginning of October, Paper Province Paper Province. ideas for the Bioeconomy Region project visited the trade fair Tokyo Pack and The Swedes also had a well-visited and our networks,” says Gunnar Heller- monitored Asian trends in the packaging seminar where Paper Province participated ström, Project Manager at Paper Province. Ifield. Our member companies UMV Coating and spoke about food waste, fossil-free Systems and OptiPack were also with us on liquid cartons and the benefit of Paper In June, Magnus Persson travelled to this trip. Province. They shared the stage with RISE, Vilnius to lecture at the conference Packbridge and other Swedish exhibitors, Packaging Innovation for the food industry. Tokyo Pack is one of the world’s largest such as IKEA. Paper Province also participated in a packaging trade fairs. A perfect opportu- number of contexts in the EU and various nity to interact with the cream of Japan’s A few weeks later, we were represented networks where issues, such as bio­ packaging industry, market climate-friendly at a large cluster meeting in Canada – the economics, cluster development and innovations from Sweden and spread the TCI conference in Toronto. It is counted as forest-related issues were discussed. Pär Skinnargård, CEO of Nykvist Skogs, was one of the participants in the seminar series on service innovation. “It was incredibly rewarding,” he says. results of what we do in Paper Province. the world’s foremost cluster event and we “There was extensive focus on Sweden. were there together with Region Värmland In addition, we participated in the Inter- At the inauguration, the Ambassador of to create new contacts and develop the reg project “Inside Out EU” and travelled Sweden to Japan, Magnus Robach, held a Bioeconomy Region project. to both Belfast and Pamplona. The project fantastic speech on Sweden and the strive “At the conference, clusters from around works to promote SMEs in internationalisa- “Forest companies are towards a fossil-free packaging industry,” the world met to discuss and be inspired. tion and improve the tools that can involve says Peter Edberg, Project Manager at This generated many new contacts and the companies in innovation processes. bad at getting paid” In 2018, Paper Province’s seminar series Business development through service Paper Province and Region Värmland were in Canada to make new contacts at the international cluster conference TCI. innovation was under way. Pär Skinnargård, CEO of Nykvist Skogs, was one of the participants. For him, the course was rewarding and gave him a different insight into how to get paid for one’s services.

n September, we started the much appre- “I was the only one who came from “Most people drop their car off at the ciated seminar series on service innovation a forest company and it was incredibly work when it breaks. It’s a tendency in soci- for the third time. It was led by researchers enriching. I am already familiar with the ety. It’s the same way for us. Forest owners Ifrom the Service Research Centre at Karlstad forest companies and know how they think. want help with most things and are willing University and two business coaches. Now I met other interesting people who, for to pay for that help.” Paper Province’s objective for the example, sold gas alarms and technology... course was to help SMEs to strengthen skilful people who told about their stories, His thoughts on this were reinforced at the their competitiveness by increasing the problems and successes. It was incredibly servicification course and made him realise value of their products. rewarding.” what needs to change. “Forest companies are really bad at get- Theory was interspersed with practical Pär explains that forest owners choose a ting paid for services. We only get paid for exercises and experiential exchange. small company like Nykvist Skogs because the timber, not fore providing advice, plan- One of the course participants was they want a close relationship and extra ning and helping with buying and selling. Pär Skinnargård, CEO of Nykvist Skogs. service.

28 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 29 INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP RESEARCH “diversity provides new perspectives” During the year, CEOs and site managers from a dozen member companies in Paper Province received new insights through the leadership programme “Inclusive leadership”.

he purpose of the leadership pro- equality as an important competitive that participated in “Inclusive leadership”. gramme was to provide inspiration advantage. In 2016, he won the Swedish Henric Nedeus who is the CEO attended for change work in the participants’ Gender Equality Prize, which is awarded to the first component and the remainder of Town organisations. By working with their operations that have worked with gender the time was attended by two colleagues own norms and behaviours, they acquired mainstreaming in an innovative way. in the company, Niklas Nyysti and Jesper tools to include gender equality and Jansson. diversity in their development work. Per Lärkeryd provided three important Paper Province is investing in these suggestions to the participants: Why is gender equality and diversity issues for two simple reasons: • Find your own why. Why are you working important to Cellcomb? • If the companies are to manage the with gender equality? Talk about why you “We want to be a good, attractive supply of expertise in the future, they want to work with gender equality. The more employer and I believe that it is crucial to Two of the 11 research projects at Karlstad University that were presented under the heading “Science is beautiful – research is art”. have to recruit from the entire population. you talk about it, the more ideas you will get be open to different perspectives in terms • Greater diversity contributes to more from your surroundings, staff and so on. of gender, nationality and educational growth and innovation. • Have a clear structure for how the work background,” says Henric Nedeus. will be governed. Be clear about the role What does it mean for the company to the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s division and make sure it is well-rooted at have that mix? leadership academy held the course the highest management level in the com- “It provides us perspectives to think in Research helps us according to the GoGenius process model pany. Little will happen without manage- different ways and gain various inputs and that focuses on creating profitable organi- ment being on-board. perspectives, which means that new ideas sations with the help of a clear gender and • Do not forget knowledge of gender equal- are generated in the development work. diversity perspective. ity. It is not a separate smokestack outside It also makes us an attractive employer. step into the future At the concluding seminar in September, the operating plan, but must be treated like I believe that it is more fun to work at a Pär Lärkeryd was invited in. He is the CEO all other strategic issues. workplace where everyone is not made of Norra Skogsägarna and views gender Cellcomb was one of the companies from the same mould.” Without researchers, our work would not be possible. We conduct close cooperation with Karlstad University’s research department and some 40 researchers.

“What is crucial for companies is to be open when it comes to inclusion,” says Henric Nedeus, CEO of Cellcomb, one of the participants in “Inclusive leadership”.

o spread the research conducted exhibited under 2018. In March, they were is visited by a profes- and get civil society involved in the hanging at Karlstadd CCC when Paper sor or somebody else bioeconomy, we produced seven Province and Bulldozer were nominated to from Karlstad University Tfilms in recent years that describe in an easy “Innovators of the year” in the Gold Wolf with appropriate to understand way parts of the bioeconomy 2018. expertise. projects that are under way at Karlstad In December, they were again hung in University. The viewer can, for example, learn Karlstad CCC when Karlstad University and Paper Prov- more about the future of paper, residual Region Värmland invited companies to the ince mainly water, packaging and food waste, and what researcher vernissage. cooperates with the Borrow a brain! can actually be made from a tree. The films three research environ- A unique opportunity to get help with can be found on our website and on Vimeo. As members, you can also borrow a pro- ments at the university. the research and fessor. A number of professors are at the • Pro2Be (Processes development work. In 2017, we had Bulldozer’s designers disposal of member companies – primarily and products for a sus- convert 11 research projects to an equal in the areas of energy, the environment and tainable bioeconomy) number of works of art. Under the head- chemical engineering. • CTF (Service Research Centre) ing “Science is beautiful – research is art!”, It costs nothing to the companies to • CRS (Centre for Regional Studies) Paper Province together with Karlstad Uni- borrow a professor. Simply contact Paper versity invited guests to a researcher vern- Province and we will review the needs and issage. The art works were also noted and what help is requested. Then, the company

30 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 31 INSPIRING SUCCESSES INSPIRING SUCCESSES SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEMBERS…

As a cluster, we are pleased by our member companies’ smart innovations, new businesses The fashion and interior design industry is facing challenges to produce fabric for a growing population and other successes. Since Paper Province has over one hundred members in the cluster, and at the same time, reduce the environmental impact. it is impossible to mention all of the highlights in 2018, so here is a small sample. ANNA BERGQUIST, BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER AT AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ

We are beginning with a look at Stora says Fredrik Werner, Business Development innovation and circularity and a collabora- The engineering and architectural group Enso in Forshaga. They inaugurated new Manager at Stora Enso. tion between several different industries Projektengagemang signed a contract to machines that refine materials into the for a more sustainable future,” says Anna acquire the company PreCendo AB and CartoCan paperboard packaging. Triton Valsteknik in Grums received its Bergquist, Business Unit Manager at thereby strengthened its position in fire CartoCan is similar to a traditional soda largest independent order for rollers ever. Ahlstrom-Munksjö. protection planning and risk management. can, but is made of paperboard and is The customer is a Swedish paper mill and “The acquisition of PreCendo makes us recycled as paper packaging. The carton is the assignment extends over four years Autotech Teknikinformation i Karlstad one of the leading actors in fire protection produced at Stora Enso’s mill in Skoghall, and contributes to a number of new jobs AB gained new main owners. Four earlier planning and risk management in Sweden,” printed at HQ-print in Sunne and then coat- and further investments in both the prem- minority owners purchased the majority says Johan Renvall, Division Manager. ing and punching is done at Stora Enso’s ises and machine park. holding in Autotech Förvaltning AB, the unit in Forshaga. The new machines inau- parent company of the Autotech Group. Modvion was a major attraction at the gurated in Forshaga punch out the cover of The steward Andrea Montano Montes In connection with the change in owner- Wood Products & Technology trade fair the package, among other things. in the picture here was wearing a dress ship, they changed name to Devarion. at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress “We have worked with the project for made of paper during the Nobel banquet Centre. The company produces wind more than a year and it is enjoyable that in December. The material was supplied by During the year, Forefront Consulting power plants out of wood that competes we have finally begun delivering materials Nordic Paper and Ahlstrom-Munksjö and opened their ninth office – in Karlstad. with traditional steel and concrete designs. to the end customer. Together with local developed by Svenskt konstsilke AB (SKS). “We will offer the region the latest tech- Modvion’s alternative is more environ­ actors in Värmland and the German packag- “Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader nology and knowledge in, for example, the mentally friendly and less expensive. ing company Hörauf, which owns CartoCan, in fibre-based materials and we wanted Internet, cloud solutions, IoT, AI, humanoid we have designed a system solution from to shed light on the sustainability aspect robots and business transformation. As a Skoghall Mill decided to invest EUR 22 mil- paperboard to finished product. As yet, it is within our own industry. The fashion and native of Värmland, I want nothing more lion in an expansion of the water treatment a relative small product, but we deem that interior design industry is facing challenges than the region to reinforce its business plant. Through higher capacity and more there is major potential for this kind of bev- to produce fabric for a growing population strength for the future. We can help with modern technology, the treatment is more erage packaging. We see a strong growth and at the same time, reduce the environ­ this,” says David Lassing, Office Manager efficient and environmental impact is less. in the segment both in Europe and globally,” mental impact. This requires focus on and Consultant in Karlstad. The water used for paperboard produc- tion contains small wood fibre particles. Through the expansion, improved break- down and separation of sludge is achieved, Triton Valsteknik received its largest order ever. CartoCan is made of paperboard and is recycled as paper. which improves the quality of the return water to Lake Vänern. The sludge can also be used as biofuel. “We continuously strive to use as much of the tree as possible and to find new areas of use for our residual materi- als at the same time that we minimise our environmental impact,” says Margareta Sandström, Environmental Manager at Skoghall Mill.

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The project comprises three large says Intertechna’s CEO and Sales Director on the product, the carbon dioxide footprint ponds for more efficient sedimentation with Lars Djuvfeldt. is reduced by up to 80 per cent compares associated process and control systems. with newly produced plastic. “This is another example of an environ- BillerudKorsnäs launched a climate-­ “Reducing the amount of plastic in mentally sustainable investment, which positive package – D-sack. It is a sack society and replacing it with renewable and has a directly positive impact from the that dissolved in the cement mixer and biobased materials is something that takes Skoghall Mill is investing in an expansion of the treatment plant. Improved breakdown and separation of sludge will be achieved, which improves the quality of the return beginning. It is also an important part of the minimises both cement loss and waste place gradually. Stora Enso’s biocomposite water to Lake Vänern. continued development of Skoghall Mill,” management. A good example of how DuraSense™ is a new and innovative mate- says Hans Olsson, Head of Technology and conventional packaging can be remade for rial. The wood fibres used in the biocompos- Investments at Skoghall Mill. a more sustainable future. ite are by-products from the production of “We believe in the possibility of devel- wood products and cellulose, which means Intertechna broke new ground with an oping existing solutions further, both in our that the use of the timber is optimised,” says We continuously strive to use as much of the award-winning sensor, a small, but very operations and in the packaging industry. Patricia Oddshammar, Manager of the Bio- tree as possible and to find new areas of use smart innovation that can save the industry Concepts like D-Sack strengthen our composite Operations at Stora Enso. for our residual materials at the same time several millions of SEK. Their monitoring contribution to a sustainable future,” says that we minimise our environmental impact. solution, Bluvision, won first prize for the Henrik Essén, Director of Communication We wrap up the member successes with MARGARETA SANDSTRÖM, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER AT SKOGHALL MILL best innovation at the large process and and Sustainability at BillerudKorsnäs. two major building projects under way in automation trade fair Scanautomatic. The Grums during the year. Stora Enso Gruvön Bluvision sensor is not much larger than Sustainable kitchen utensils made of bio- Sawmill finished the production line for a USB memory stick. It warns if a machine composite were launched in the Swedish cross-laminated timber (CLT), an investment begins to have problems. market. The biocomposite is made at Stora of SEK 500 million (which was ready for The production capacity is 100,000 also one of the world’s largest and most Cup Stock paperboard intended for prod- “The most unique aspect of the product Enso’s factory in Hyltebruk in Halland and production at the beginning of 2019). The m3 of CLT per year, which corresponds to modern. The ground-breaking ceremony ucts in food service. is that such a small investment can give consists of a mix of wood fibres and sugar new factory will have the country’s largest materials for around 4500 normal-sized was held in February 2017 and it will be The huge building involved a large so much back. The investment is less than cane-based bioplastic. The household com- production of CLT and become one of the apartments. The investment entails 60 new inaugurated in October 2019. number of suppliers, several of which SEK 1,000 and the sensor is installed in pany Orthex Group designed and produced world’s largest and most modern produc- jobs at the Gruvön sawmill. The 350-metre long machine, KM7, will are members in Paper Province, such as minutes on all kinds of machines without the sustainable kitchen utensils.The kitchen tion lines for CLT. The material is used to primarily produce liquid packaging board Valmet, Voith, GL&V, Somas, Pöyry, ÅF, cables. The only thing needed is an electri- utensils’ plastic was replaced by materials build everything from small houses, to The BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön mill was fully for beverage packages, as well as regular Sweco and the Packaging Greenhouse. cal socket and an Internet connection,” that are 98 per cent bio-based. Depending industrial premises and apartment blocks. occupied with its paperboard machine – packaging board and white kraftliner and

BillerudKorsnäs D-sack minimises cement loss and waste management. Stora Enso’s new production line for CLT is in the Falu-red building in Grums. Lars Djuvfeldt, Intertechna’s CEO, shows their award-winning sensor. Stora Enso’s kitchen utensils made of biobased materials instead of plastic.

34 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 35 PERSONNEL NEW AND OLD We did the work

Gunnar Hellerström Annica Åman Lina Sundberg

THREE NEW FACES We only have one planet and it has to last for many generations to come. AT PAPER PROVINCE Maria Hollander Paul Nemes Annica Åman Malin Hildén ANNICA ÅMAN, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CEO Deputy CEO Communications Manager Communication Officer ome of use left in 2018 Some of the challenges are (green name plates) and attracting more women to techni- others began. cal professions and generally S increasing interest in the industry. Annica Åman took office as “We want to provide a good the Communications Manager illustration of what it’s like to after Robert Rundberget. work in the industry. There are Annica most recently comes many different professions from Valmet where she worked to choose from. But we have as a Communication Officer for difficulties in finding exper- more than six years. tise as industrial electronics One attraction factor for her technicians, facility designers was the possibility of working and production managers in for a greener society. industry.” “This is something that drives me, feeling motivation Gunnar Hellerström began Marja Wängestam Lina Sundberg Peter Edberg Per Myhrén Robert Rundberget Marcus Elmer for a good cause. We all need as a Project Manager after Communication Officer Communication Officer/Project Manager Project Manager Project Manager Communications Manager Project Manager/Innovation Advisor to convert our lives to manage Marcus Elmer moved on to a the challenges society is fac- new job. ing. We only have one planet Gunnar previously worked and it has to last for many gen- at Connect as the Operations erations to come,” she says. Manager in Värmland. His for- mal training is as a mechanical Lina Sundberg, formerly the engineer and he has worked CEO of Torsby Utveckling AB, for ten years in the paper began as the Process Director/ industry. Around five years at Communication Officer and Stora Enso and another five replaced Jeanette Löfberg. years at a consulting company. Lina provides the industry with “Since 2000, when I left expertise in the role as the Pro- the industry, I have worked in cess Director at Teknikcollege what’s known as the innovation Värmland (which is a partner to system. For Almi, Region Värm- Paper Province) and she works land and Karlstad Municipality, Gunnar Hellerstöm Magnus Persson Elisabeth Söderlund Camilla Persson Fredrik Karlsson Sundell Jeanette Löfberg half time as a Communication among others. I also had my Project Manager Project Manager/Innovation Advisor Administrator Finance Controller Project Manager/Innovation Advisor Officer. own company in a few periods.”

36 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 37 FIGURES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board of Directors Paper Province

Erik Kornfeld, Chairman Ola Brundin Anna Jonhed Karlstads Energi Pöyry Miller Graphics

More than 100 visitors to Papermakers’ Night in November. 2018 IN FIGURES – website, PR and events

Anders Berglund Anna Wilhelmsson Björn Fahlin More than 1,000 people participated in a Paper Province event during ÅF Consult COWI BTG the year. And thanks to extensive focus on communication, we have more and more visitors to the website and followers on social media.

38,251 visits to Paper Province’s website - ether media. Including two TV pieces, on Around 930 people participated in our www.paperprovince.com. This is an increase SVT and EuroNews. events during the course of the year. of nearly 6.5 percent since last year. 37 films were produced in 2018. The films The number of followers in social media 22,067 people made these 38,251 visits. are available at vimeo.com/paperprovince increased in 2018. In December, we had: The number of visitors thereby increased 675 followers on Facebook - an increase of by 5.6 per cent since 2018. 1,001 subscribers to our newsletter sent 54 per cent since 2017. out around every three weeks. Fredrik Björck Peter Olsson Anita Sjölander Peter Lindgren 127 news articles were published on our 425 followers on Twitter - an increase of GLV Stora Enso Nordic Paper BillerudKorsnäs website. 35 meeting places were arranged, such as 13 per cent. Papermakers’ Night, cluster lunches, the 21 press releases about us and our Bioeconomy Parliament and workshops. 162 followers on Instagram - an increase of member companies were sent out. 102 per cent. 25 lectures were held in various contexts. This resulted in at least 134 mentions 930 followers on LinkedIn - an increase of in newspapers, online newspapers and 30 per cent.

Jenny Lahti Samulsson, Deputy Member Elisabeth Jakobsson, Deputy Member Märet Engström, Adjunct Johan Sterte, Adjunct Valmet Nordic Paper Karlstad Municipality Karlstad University

38 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 PAPER PROVINCE 2018 39 Cluster passionate about bioeconomy & forests

Paper Province is a world-leading cluster in the forest-based bioeconomy. We are active in Värmland, norther Västra Götaland and Örebro County, but also have national and international activities.

The cluster organisation is owned and run by over one hundred member companies. Through cooperation we develop and improve the competitiveness of member companies and the entire region.

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