Wood, the perfect all-rounder
Wood is far too valuable to only use it for extracting pulp to produce fibers. We respect the assets of every tree: Use all, spoil none—we make the best use of this natural resource and turn it into as many valuable products as possible. This concept is called the biorefinery.
At our biorefineries in Lenzing, Paskov and Indianópolis, we use the renewable source material wood as universal replacement for non-renewable raw materials that are faced with increasing criticism, such as crude oil. Therefore, we aim to utilize and commercialize all of the wood’s natural components by turning them into pulp for Lenzing fibers or other useful Lenzing solutions for various industries.
Our biorefinery products, for example, are valuable supplies to the food industry: acetic acid acts as the perfect ingredient to pickle vegetables, and xylose is processed into a low-calorie sugar substitute.
After our renewable raw material wood has provided us with valuable products, it still is precious to us: The energy contained in the wood is used to operate our facilities, making them almost fully energy self-sufficient.
Overview - Biorefinery Products and Co-Products
| Product | Users |
|---|---|
| LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased | food industry, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, chemical industry, solvents, textile industry |
| LENZING™ Furfural Biobased | primary product for furfuryl alcohol, solvent in the refining of lubrication oil, solvent for anthracene and resins, destillation of butadiene, herbicide production |
| LENZING™ Magnesium-Lignosulphonate Biobased | animal food industry, ceramics industry, production of fireproof bricks, tanning agent industry, chipboard and fiber board industry, auxiliary materials for the construction industry, fertilizer industry |
| LENZING™ Soda Ash | glass industry, pulp and paper industry |
| LENZING™ Sodium Sulphate | Detergent, cleaning-agent, and glass industries |
| Xylose (wood sugar)* | sweetener in food and pharma industry |
* Purified/marketed by partner company.
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