R & D
Tailor made solutions
Terranova Papers focus his R&D strategy following the market requests. For us, the customers’ requirements are the most important. Our projects are based on in-depth understanding of customers needs, providing solutions that add value to their business. Research shows that the best sources of growth start with new customer insights. Therefore we work closely with clients supporting them with technical services and tailor-made products.
To make this real we have our own R&D department where we create opportunities through proactive research and market studies and the analysis and development of new ideas with a collaborative approach based on success. Thus, we have created a network of technology centres, universities, suppliers and users open to collaboration. These entities help us to stay at the cutting edge of technology and to create technological capital with tangible results in the form of innovations, patents, and increasingly efficient production processes. We also leverage the capabilities of our partners: tools, expertise, etc.
R&D Activities
Tailor-made, unique and differentiated products
Improved existing pulp and papers
Use of renewable non-wood fibers as raw materials, being leaders in this sector
Environmentally and energetically sustainable process based on best available techniques
Cost efficiency
Optimized performance adding new capabilities and improving existing equipment
R&D tasks are carried out in modern laboratories fully equipped with the following tools:
Pilot Plants: cooking, bleaching, refining.
Lab Instruments: Fiber analyzers (Kajaani FS300, Fiber Testers L&W 912), Gas Chromatography with head space, UV-VIS and FTIR Spectrometers, HPLC, Diffusivity Meters, Atomic Absorption, spectroscopy, TSO analyzers, etc.
All instruments are placed in the production centers and adapted to the specific technology and products developed in each one.