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Aditya Birla Group
A leading multinational from India
Established first overseas company in Thailand
in 1969
50 companies across 6 continents in 36 countries
Revenues of US $ 45 billion
Over 120 state-of-the-art manufacturing units
Over 60% revenues from international operations
Anchored by 136.000 employees belonging to 42
different nationalities
1.5 million shareholders
The resources are limited2
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Oil FoodWater Cotton
Forest is part of the solution!
OilWater Cotton
Fiber consumption increases
The world consumption:
86 million tons
of textile fibers
In year 1960:
3 billion people 5 kg of textile fibers/person
In year 2012
7 billion people 12 kg of textile fibers/person
In year 2050
9 billion people 36 kg of textile fibers/person
Synthetic60%
Cotton30%
Viscose5%
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The Fibre Gap2
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80
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Oil/cotton availability
Source: The Swedish school of textiles
How shall we dress in the future?2
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More than 11 % of the chemicals used in the agriculture
and 25 % of all pesticides are used in the cotton plantations.
In addition, high water usage create problems in dry areas.
Textile cellulose generated
from forests requires no
irrigation, no pesticides,
no chemicals.
It is not competing
with food production.
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Wood components2
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CelluloseHemicellulose
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ExtractivesLignin
Domsjö Cellulose
Applications
Fashion
Textile
Hygiene
Food
Medical tablets
Paint
Sausage casings
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Domsjö Lignin
Applications
Concrete additives
Binder in the mineral
and food industries
Additive for geotechnical
drilling
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Additional environmental contributions2
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1 kg lignin reduce CO2-emissions by 20 kg
120 000 tons lignin reduce CO2-emissions by more than 2 million tons
1 million ton CO2 correspond to roughly 300 000 Volvo V70 cars driving 15 000 km/year
BioEthanol
Applications
Heat transfer media
Chemical products
Bio fuels
Screen Washer fluid
Paint additive
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Our environmental situation2
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The only mill in the world with TCF and closed loop bleaching.
The bio treatment plant is one of the largest producers of biogas in Sweden.
Low emissions and low environmental impact.
Only 0,5% of the heat energy need is produced from oil.