16-Nov-2021 Market testing of Kuura textile fibre is progressing The development of the new Kuura textile fibre is currently in a so-called demo phase. This R&D-focused phase is a…
15-Nov-2021 Kuura fibre awarded green shirt in Canopy’s Hot Button Ranking Metsä Group is developing a new wood-based textile fibre named Kuura. In parallel to developing the production technology and getting…
20-Aug-2021 First CanopyStyle audit completed for Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre Parallel to the production process development taking place in our demo plant in Finland and the work to interact with…
18-May-2021 Very good sustainability results for Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre The Spanish private research organisation CARTIF has completed a first assessment focusing on the environmental and social performance of Metsä…
19-Apr-2021 Students of JAMK University of Applied Sciences participate in the production of Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and the Institute of Bioeconomy at JAMK University of Applied Sciences have launched a…
16-Mar-2021 Metsä Group’s new textile fibre is Kuura Kuura, the new textile fibre brand of Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring, is presented to the general public during…
03-Sep-2020 Production started at unique textile fibre demo plant The demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland, owned and operated by MI Demo has now reached the stage where the first…
18-Oct-2018 Construction of the textile fibre demo plant has begun The construction of the textile demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland, a joint effort between Metsä Spring and Japanese Itochu Corporation,…
01-Oct-2018 Metsä Group and Itochu establish a joint venture that builds an industrial demo plant to produce wood-based textile fibres Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring Ltd. and Japanese Itochu Corporation establish a joint venture, which invests approximately EUR 40…