Green Product Award

Green Products

WOODMER Seal

Wood-based heat seal coating reducing plastics

Winner in the Packaging Category

WOODMER® Seal is revolutionary fibre-based heat seal coating for packaging. Born from renewable wood biomass, it offers a greener alternative to traditional plastic coatings with emission reduction up to 90%. It's not just eco-friendly; it's performance-driven, ensuring strong, reliable heat seal coatings for e-commerce, industrial and agricultural packaging. WOODMER® Seal enables mono-material structures, improving circularity and reducing waste. Sustainable, high performing heat seal coating, empowering you to meet market and regulatory requirements for more ecofriendly packaging.

Jury Statement: Made from renewable wood biomass, Woodmer Seal offers a greener alternative to conventional plastic coatings with impressive reduction in emissions up to 90% . The impactful and performance-oriented monomaterial product fulfils all regulatory requirements and is ready for the non-food market.
 

Company/Institution
Ecohelix
Ecohelix is a Swedish greentech company leading the way in sustainable wood-based biopolymer technology. Our novel and patented technology utilizes lignocellulosic side streams of pulp industry process, harnessing those currently underutilized raw materials into valuable and sustainable products. The end result is sustainable and high performing polymer called WOODMER®. We help to drive the transition towards a more sustainable future and making a positive impact on the environment by providing an alternative to plastics and fossil based materials in packaging, adhesives and paper chemicals.
Country
Sweden
Website
Ecohelix
Designer(s)
Petri Oinonen
Dr. Petri Oinonen holds a PhD in Fibre and Polymer Technology with a background in environmental biotechnology. His background expertise ranges from wood chemistry and biorefineries to microbiology, biotechnology, chemistry and business. In his research work, Petri has been studying the lignin-carbohydrate networks and the influence of their structure in biomass processing. This work enabled him to discover the Ecohelix technology and start developing understanding on its mechanisms and its industrial applicability.
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