Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) is one of the key drivers of productivity and economic growth in the long term. The Finnish forest industry is creating a renewable, sustainable future by investing in research, the development of products, services and production processes, and in the commercialization of pioneering innovations.


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Majority of companies in the chemical forest industry engage in RDI activities

64%


According to the latest EU-wide CIS (Community Innovation Survey CIS), 64% of Finnish companies in the chemical forest industry were engaged in innovation activities. This is more than the average for all Finnish companies (62%).

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Process innovations are common

75%


According to the CIS (Community Innovation Survey CIS), 75% of companies in the chemical forest industry engaged in innovation activities made process innovations. However, the share of product innovations was also significant, at 46%.


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Cooperation of companies with higher education institutes

54%

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According to the CIS (Community Innovation Survey CIS), 54% of Finnish companies in the chemical forest industry cooperated with higher education institutions in 2022.


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Finnish companies are global leaders in forest industry patents

#1


Finnish forest industry companies lead international patenting statistics in technologies related to micro- and nanocellulose, wastewater and slurry treatment, and lignin recovery. Patent activity is increasing: between 2006 and 2010, Finland became 102 patent publications belonging to nanocellulose, while in 2016-2020 nearly 700.

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