Innventia is going to produce the much awaited Bio based carbon fiber as it finally gets the grant

SEK 3,400,000 by VINNOVA, grant for production of products from renewable resources has been given to Innventia for two projects. 3D packages for paper will be seen to take a form of reality, along with the production of lignin, which will be used for the production of carbon based fiber, as a raw material.

VINNOVA has been working on the test beds with the area of technology and the grant includes the project where they will have test beds for carbon fiber which will be lignin based. And it is believed that 2020 will witness a fourfold increase in its production, as this fiber will be us useful as steel in cars, which will reduce the fuel consumption. The main focus is production of carbon fiber from lignin says Marie Backstrom, the leading researcher.

Pilot plant, FEX, is also to be examined by Innventia, as a grant of SEK 400,000 which might result in the production of highly stretchable paper in due time. 3D plastics and new paper is to be produced to reduce chemical waste. It will see a new sight in the paper industry which will enable the paper to be used on circular surfaces with 3D packages, and not only flat surfaces.

Source- http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/raw-materials/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=157405