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Spinnova Plc (natively Spinnova Oyj) is a Finnish textile material innovation company that has developed a patented technology for making textile fibre from wood, pulp, or waste, without harmful dissolving chemicals. The company has developed a technology which can transform
cellulosic Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wa ...
pulp into fiber for the textile industry. The company’s headquarters and pilot factory are located in
Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...
,
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, and it has offices in
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, Finland. In 2021, Spinnova and its partner,
Suzano Papel e Celulose Suzano Papel e Celulose ( English: Suzano Paper and Pulp) is a Brazilian producer of paper and pulp with a presence in over 80 countries. It is the largest paper and pulp company in Latin America and among the biggest producers in the sector. The ...
, announced plans to build the first commercial-scale fiber production facility in Jyväskylä. The facility, called Woodspin, opened in May 2023, with a capacity to produce 1,000 tonnes of sustainable, recyclable and fully biodegradable textile fibre from responsibly-grown wood each year. In June 2025 a non-binding agreement with Spinnova and Suzano was announced according to which Spinnova would aquire full ownership of the Woodspin facility from Suzano with a nominal sum of one euro.


Technology

Spinnova's technology, initially developed at the
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is a state-owned and controlled non-profit limited liability company. VTT is the largest research and technology company and research centre conducting applied research in Finland. It provides resear ...
, led to the formation of an independent company in 2014. This technology is focused on mechanically converting cellulosic fiber into textile fibers using bio-based raw materials. Spinnova has incorporated various materials in its fiber production, including wood, textile waste, and agricultural by-products like wheat and barley
straw Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry wikt:stalk, stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the crop yield, yield by weight of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, ry ...
. In 2021, the company expanded its research and development efforts to include the creation of fibers derived from
leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning (leather), tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffal ...
waste.


Recognitions

* 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards Winner in the Experimental category *
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’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards’ Sustainability category finalist with
Marimekko Marimekko Corporation () is a Finland, Finnish textiles, clothing, and home furnishings company founded by Viljo and Armi Ratia in Helsinki in 1951. Marimekko made important contributions to fashion in the 1960s. It is particularly noted for it ...
* Sustainability Achievement of the Year 2020 award with Bergans * Scandinavian Outdoor Awards 2021/22 overall winner with Bergans


See also

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Lyocell Lyocell is a semi-synthetic fibre used to make textiles for clothing and other purposes. It is a form of regenerated cellulose made by dissolving pulp and dry jet-wet spinning. Unlike rayon, which is made by the more common viscose processe ...


References

{{Reflist Cellulose Companies listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Finnish companies established in 2014 Jyväskylä Manufacturing companies established in 2014 Textile companies of Finland Recycling industry Textile engineering