Active projects

On this page we present Metsä Spring’s portfolio of investments and development projects. Besides having a strong link to wood-based value chains, a leading thought in Metsä Spring’s investment strategy is a strong focus on so-called pilot and demonstration projects, i.e., business ideas that are typically one “final project” from reaching a successful proof-of-concept (both in terms of technology and actual business).

Valuable cosmetic ingredients from birch bark

Innomost Ltd was established in 2016 with the aim to develop and commercialise valuable ingredients extracted from birch bark. Innomost’s

ExpandFibre R&D collaboration and ecosystem building with Fortum

Metsä Group and Fortum have launched a 50 M€ R&D collaboration and an innovation ecosystem to accelerate the development of

High-value bioactive extracts from forest industry side streams

Montinutra was founded in 2018 to convert forest industry side streams into high-value bioactive products. Montinutra intends to produce valuable

Wood-based 3D packages

New solutions to replace single-use (disposable) plastics are in high demand. The solutions sought for should be based on renewable

Waterproof wood composite products

Woodio Ltd was established in 2016 with the aim to develop and commercialise a new biomaterial technology based on small

Textile fibre from paper-grade pulp

For this project, Metsä Spring and Japanese Itochu Textile Company have established a joint venture