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Engineering Plastic-Free Barriers: The REDYSIGN Approach to Sustainable Food Packaging
The REDYSIGN project explores how to make fresh-meat packaging both high-performing and sustainable. Meat that must be stored for long periods requires packaging with strong oxygen and moisture barriers, at the same time environmental goals demand plastic-free and...
Greener Meat Packaging Is Taking Shape – REDYSIGN Leads the Way
The REDYSIGN consortium met in Valladolid in Spain in October 2025 to mark the halfway point of their project developing recyclable, bio-based, and smart fibre-based packaging (FBP) for fresh meat. Key achievements include: Energy-efficient pulp production...
RISE PFI now offers recyclability analysis based on updated 4evergreen protocols
Earlier this year, 4evergreen published updated protocols for assessing the recyclability of paper and board packaging, aiming to harmonize standards across the EU. This initiative aligns with the newly published Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) from...
bioMAT4EYE Project Concludes
On Monday, September 29th, the final meeting of the European research project bioMAT4EYE was held at Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid. Running from June 2022 to October 2025, the project brought together multidisciplinary partners from across Europe to develop new...
NORCELlab – Infrastructure at RISE PFI in Trondheim
NORCELlab - The Norwegian Cellulose Laboratory - is a national infrastructure dedicated to cellulose research and development, hosted by RISE PFI and funded by the Research Council of Norway. NORCELlab is available both to national and international stakeholders...
Participation in doctoral thesis defense
Prof. Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI and NTNU participated as opponent in PhD defense at Aalto University in Finland. Prof. Syverud was opponent of Ngoc Huynh’s PhD-thesis “Engineering cellulose nanofibril hydrogels with bioactive phytochemicals: toward functional...
Grain residues as a source of fiber in compound feed for increased sustainability, self-sufficiency, and for value creation in feed production
By 2034, the share of Norwegian raw materials in animal feed is to be increased from the current level of 55% to 70%, and all ingredients must come from sustainable sources. At present, the majority of the fiber-rich raw materials used in compound feed production are...
RISE PFI is advancing the development of packaging products by using dry-forming technology
Lignocellulosic fibres are gaining interest as renewable and biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics. Wood pulp fibres, e.g., thermomechanical (TMP) and chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP), are promising due to high yield in the production, low cost, and...
Participating in ‘Veien Videre’ at NTNU Kalvskinnet
RISE PFI recently participated at “Veien Videre” at NTNU Kalvskinnet. This event was organized by the student association for Chemistry and Materials Technology, in collaboration with Department of Materials Science and Engineering (IMA). Eirik Risebrobakken and...
New Spray Dryer in RISE PFI’s laboratory
As part of the national research infrastructure NORCELlab, we have at RISE PFI acquired a spray dryer. The new spray dryer allows us to separate solids from liquids or suspensions into powder in an efficient and gentle manner. NORCELlab (www.norcellab.no) is a...
NORDIC POLYMER DAYS 2025
The annual Nordic Polymer Days conference organized in collaboration with RISE PFI, NTNU, and SINTEF will take place in Trondheim, Norway, on 11–13 June 2025. Here, research scientists and industry will meet to discuss the latest developments in polymer science and...
New employee at RISE PFI
We're happy to announce that we have a new colleague at RISE PFI. A warm welcome to Merete Wiig!Merete Wiig started as a Senior Engineer at RISE PFI on January 2, 2025. She previously held a position as a Senior Engineer at SINTEF Industry. Prior to that, she worked...
MAKING PLANT POTS FROM WOOL
Innovative Wool Reuse Project: A Sustainable Solution to a Waste Problem. In Europe, more than 3 billion plastic pots are used annually. Half of these are single-use plastics, 98% are derived from fossil materials, and over 95% end up in landfills. Current...
Exploring sustainable materials through thermomechanical pulp fiber innovation
At RISE PFI, our team is advancing sustainable materials by replacing traditional plastics with thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fiber-based biocomposites that offer enhanced strength, durability, and sustainability. Recent work by RISE PFI research scientists Nanci Ehman,...
New employees at RISE PFI
We're happy to announce that we have four new colleagues at RISE PFI. A warm welcome to Marija Dubackic, Christian Sant Gjermestad, Ellinor Bævre Heggset and Eirik Risebrobakken.Marija Dubackic started as a post.doc at RISE PFI on 16 September 2024, and will work in...
RISE PFI is investing in an advanced pilot coater
RISE PFI is investing in an advanced, custom-made pilot coater designed for printing, coating, and laminating various flexible materials, including paper, films, and metallic foils. The coater operates on a roll-to-roll basis and can apply both organic and water-based...
Partners in the REDYSIGN project gathered in Spain to discuss the next steps of the project
RISE PFI participates in the European research project REDYSIGN, aiming to develop novel, sustainable packaging solutions for packaging of fresh meat. As part of the REDYSIGN-project, researchers from RISE PFI recently spent a week in Spain to visit two of the...
Advances on biocomposite research highlighted in Compounding World
RISE PFI’s research on enhancing biocomposites with nanocellulose, particularly for 3D printing and injection molding has been highlighted in the May issue of Compounding World. Acetylated fibers and CNFs have been incorporated into high-density polyethylene (HDPE)...
Recent advances in cellulose nanotechnology research
CONFERENCE: RISE PFI has yet again the pleasure to invite to the conference "Recent advances in cellulose nanotechnology research" in Trondheim, Norway. This is the 9th seminar in a successful series of biannual meetings held since 2006. Register and save the date:...
Exciting news from the BioComp project
The BioComp project performed with Plasto AS, Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS and BerryAlloc has been a success! With two production tools and increasing volumes, this is considered a good example of R&D initiative. This project exemplifies a focus on collaborations with...
RISE PFI participated at the American Chemical Society spring conference
Kristin Syverud and Amalie Solberg participated with two presentations at the American Chemical Society spring conference in New Orleans, 17 – 21 March 2024.Kristin Syverud presented «Exploring the applications of nanocellulose dispersions in industrial fluids,...
REDYSIGN consortium meeting in Porto
We had a great opportunity to present RISE PFI’s technical results about wood fibers in the last REDYSIGN consortium meeting, which took place in Porto on March 20th and 21st, 2024. During two days of intensive discussions, the partners conducted a comprehensive...
RISE PFI participates in new research project aiming to develop new biobased epoxy compounds
NordiCoats – "New biobased epoxy compounds for high performance applications".RISE PFI is research partner in a new research project – “NordiCoats – New biobased epoxy compounds for high performance applications”. The project is coordinated by SINTEF, and the kick-off...
BioBoard – wet-formed wood fiber-based building products
RISE PFI is innovation partner in a new innovation project - "BioBoard - wet-formed wood fiber-based building products".RISE PFI will in the BioBoard project collaborate with Hunton Fiber and RISE Fire Research to develop a windproof board that meets fire class D, is...
RISE PFI is part of RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
RISE PFI is and internationally acknowledged research institute within processes and products based on lignocellulose. RISE PFI´s focus areas are Fibre technology and fibre-based products, Biorefining and Bioenergy and Biopolymers and Biocomposites.
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