Wood composite set to eliminate CO2 emissions of the ceramics industry

The ceramics industry is among the most polluting industries globally, responsible for more than 500 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.

In addition, there are high particle dust emissions and ceramics manufacturing utilised high volumes of drinking water.Given the pursuit for a carbon neutral world, we need sustainable alternatives to ceramics. However, current measures target only incremental process improvements to reduce CO2 emissions in the industry.

No real new material innovations have been introduced that are mass producible and carbon neutral, or even carbon storages, for ceramics.Woodio is the world’s first 100% waterproof solid wood composite material that is mass producible and has the potential to replace ceramic products on the global scale.

The unique Woodio products – bathroom and kitchen sanitary wares, tiles, solid surfaces, etc. – have significantly lower carbon footprint than ceramics and serve as a carbon storage during product lifetime.

At the same time, Woodio products have a high commercial potential as they are very attractive, highly customisable yet affordable.Woodio is enabled by patent-pending innovations in composite materials, as well as production methods.

The functionality of the material, as well as its unique look and feel make Woodio the perfect sustainable alternative to ceramics, as proven by demo installations in multiple hotels and restaurants in Finland.The biggest innovation of the WOODRY project will be automation of Woodio production.

As a result of the project, we will be able to scale up from small scale manual production to an automated industrial factory, which will significantly reduce manufacturing costs.

This is the next logical step towards the global market that exceeds €300 billion annually.Woodio is developed in Finland by Woodio Oy, a biomaterial and design company.