The start-up competition, organised within the Pulp & Beyond event, seeks the most promising and potential growth companies in the forest industry. The competition highlights new and significant solutions in the field of forest bioeconomy, with the winner being awarded the €5,000 Pulp & Beyond Award funded by the Finnish Fair Foundation.
The award will be granted to a Finnish company that has developed an innovation that enhances the public image of the forest industry or a related sector, and that has the potential to become a significant international product or service.
Anyone interested can apply here: https://pulpandbeyond.messukeskus.com/start-up-competition/
The winner of the 2024 competition was Aisti Corporation, which has developed a patented ultra-low density fire-retardant foam material, suitable for production of board-like products for many different applications such as acoustic tiles, thermal insulation products, windshield panels and package cushions.