Press release -
Driving on lignin from the forest – it may be possible!
The companies Peab Asfalt and Sekab have reached a milestone by replacing a fraction of the oil-based bitumen with softwood lignin on a highly busy road area in Sweden. The progress has been made under the EU project Rewofuel.
The Rewofuel project is starting the first attempts to lay asphalt with lignin on a road with around 8000-10 000 cars passing each day. Lignin is the wood’s natural binder and when it replaces the oil-based bitumen, both technical and environmental benefits are achieved
Topics
- Chemical industry
Categories
- sekab
- peab
- climate
- lignin
- biofules
Society is facing a huge challenge in replacing old energy sources with new ones. SEKAB seeks to play its part in the transition to a future with a reduced demand for fossil fuels and raw materials. We will achieve this through the ethanol we produce and import, turning it into biofuels in various forms and green chemicals.
