Forests and wood-based products have a unique ability to bind and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Wood-based products can be recycled and used for renewable energy at the end of their life cycles.
Energy is the final use for wood
Metsä Group uses wood raw material resource-wisely and energy-efficiently. “We aim to use as little biomass as possible, as effectively as possible. This enables us to manufacture more end products using less raw materials, and to reduce the environmental effects in the process,” says Ilkka Latvala, SVP, Energy at Metsä Group.
“It’s smart to use the various parts of trees primarily for materials, then recycle them and not burn them until the final stage of recycling. This ensures that wood can be used multiple times as a material before it’s used for energy,” Latvala adds.
The valuable wood raw material is always used where it’s most beneficial. It’s smart to use the various parts of trees primarily for materials. Energy is the final use for wood.
ILKKA LATVALA | METSÄ GROUP