Uusi Puu — New Wood Competition 2021

*The jury nominated six finalists for the final. View the video of the finalists here.

1. Aesthetically appealing and multi-functional biomaterial — Sulapac (3rd prize)*
2. Plastic-free takeaway packaging — Pyroll & Kotkamills (Everyday Heroes Special Recognition)*
3. Cost-efficient wooden stairs — Fixtep
4. Wound care dressing from nanocellulose — UPM Biomedicals (1st prize)*
5. Paper bag with a paper window — Pyroll
6. Resource-efficient packaging material — Plafco Fibertech
7. Ecological and innovative pet supplies — Sidebay
8. Biocomposite building system — Block solutions
9. Ecological design pet bowl — Venandi Design
10. Recyclable and material-efficient paper straw — Kotkamills & Dolea
11. Forestry products from recycled fibre — Ecopulp Finland
12. Packages from oat hull — Tampere University of Applied Sciences
13. Natural sweetener from birch bark — KoivuBioTech (2nd prize)*
14. User-friendly and easy-to-recycle bag-in-box — Lemtapes
15. User-friendly and recyclable pellet packaging — Stora Enso Packaging
16. Flute cup for festive moments — Metsä Board & Esbottle
17. Carbon negative acoustic panel — Lumir*
18. Recyclable cartonboard lid — Kotkamills & Kruunukartonki
19. Mask bin — Futupack, Capertum & Metsä Board
20. Wooden design recycling systems — Niimaar
21. Recyclable, plastic replacing candy pouch — Paptic*
22. Nanocellulose-laminated wallboard — VTT & Aalto-yliopisto
23. Application for tracing the origin of wood — SilvaTrace

• Wood-based solutions can be existing products, methods or processes. An existing product/method/process may also refer to a solution that is commercially feasible but not necessarily yet on the market.
• Concrete solutions compete in the competition, not people or companies. One solution can involve several companies, individuals or teams.
• Five megatrends are in special focus in the competition: resource scarcity, consumer awareness, urbanisation, demographic change and digitalisation. The solution may also respond to one or more megatrends or challenges created by Covid-19. More detailed descriptions of the megatrends can be found on the Uusi puu website.
• The solutions may have participated in previous Uusi puu competitions.
• The competition does not apply to solutions concerning printing or writing paper or bioenergy.
• The submission period for entries was 22.10.2020 – 15.1.2021.
  

The entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

FibDex – Wound care dressing made from nanocellulose – UPM Biomedicals

Rasweet – Natural sweetener from birchwood – KoivuBioTech

Aesthetically appealing and multi-functional biomaterial – Sulapac

Sustainable food service packaging for Norwich City F.C., Kotkamills & Pyroll

Biofiber-based carbon-negative acoustic panel – Lumir Bioboard

Plastic replacing, wood-based packaging material – Paptic