{"id":614723,"date":"2024-03-27T13:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:04:26","slug":"this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"#This snowboard is made from paper \u2014 and it shreds like a dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac13d1280f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac13d1280f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/#Beyond_snowboards\" >Beyond snowboards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/#Learning_from_nature\" >Learning from nature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/#Making_it_work\" >Making it work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-snowboard-is-made-from-paper-and-it-shreds-like-a-dream\/#Industrialisation\" >Industrialisation\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p data-block-id=\"25172a90-fe63-4d29-9768-23fddf9036aa\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Professional freeride snowboarder Cody Bramwell carves through the deep white powder. He goes left, then right, then left again, down the mountainside. He\u2019s snow surfing \u2014 a unique, bind-less style of snowboarding invented in Japan in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than focusing on speed and tricks, snow surfing is about finding the flow of the mountain, keeping speed through flat sections and becoming one with the terrain. The sport is best practised in fresh, uncompressed powder, as opposed to crowded ski slopes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s fitting then that the board Bramwell is riding was made in a way that has minimal impact on the pristine nature snow surfing depends upon. Instead of plastic or fibreglass, these snowsurfs are made from old paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405174 js-lazy\" alt=\"Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech\" width=\"1640\" height=\"2398\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-144x210.png 144w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-92x135.png 92w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-185x270.png 185w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1050x1536.png 1050w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1401x2048.png 1401w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-796x1164.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1592x2328.png 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fpaper-snowboard-papershell-snowsurfing-sweden-circular-tech%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: British\/Swedish pro snowboarder Cody Bramwell holding a papersurf. Credit: Vincent Skoglund\/Papersurf\" data-title=\"Share British\/Swedish pro snowboarder Cody Bramwell holding a papersurf. Credit: Vincent Skoglund\/Papersurf on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share British\/Swedish pro snowboarder Cody Bramwell holding a papersurf. Credit: Vincent Skoglund\/Papersurf on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>British\/Swedish pro snowboarder Cody Bramwell holding a papersurf. Credit: Vincent Skoglund\/Papersurf<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405174\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech.png\" alt=\"Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech\" width=\"1640\" height=\"2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-144x210.png 144w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-92x135.png 92w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-185x270.png 185w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1050x1536.png 1050w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1401x2048.png 1401w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-796x1164.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/Papersurf_Cody_Bramwell-papershell-snowsurfing-circular-tech-1592x2328.png 1592w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI wanted to challenge the status quo and inspire companies to take the step further and look at alternative materials,\u201d says Vincent Skoglund, photographer and co-founder of Swedish audio tech darling Zound Industries (now Marshall Group), who last year founded Papersurf. Skoglund says he is struggling to keep up with orders for the boards, which start at 4495 SEK (\u20ac390).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The snowsurfs were built by PaperShell, a Stockholm-based startup that has developed a way to turn paper waste into a durable, high-tech composite it calls \u201cwood metal.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beyond_snowboards\"><\/span><b>Beyond snowboards<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s like art and magic meets <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and biology,\u201d Anders Breitholtz, founder and CEO at PaperShell, tells TNW. \u201cWe have created a material that is fun, sleek, stylish and yet flexible, durable, and circular.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PaperShell\u2019s wood metal can replace high-impact materials like aluminium, fibreglass, and plastics. It can be smooth, matte, or textured. It can be flat, curved, or spherical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is heat resistant (even <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WUuutalMDmc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-extinguishing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), water proof, strong, and lighter than fibreglass. It can be used to make furniture, car panels, electronics, facades for buildings, skateboards, and, as we\u2019ve already seen, snowsurfs.\u00a0 <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe design possibilities are, in effect, endless,\u201d says Breitholtz.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1405175 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"papershell-circuit-board-papershell\" width=\"1500\" height=\"994\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-204x135.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-407x270.jpg 407w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-796x527.jpg 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fpaper-snowboard-papershell-snowsurfing-sweden-circular-tech%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: PaperShell\u2019s wood metal can be moulded into pretty much anything, from skateboards to circuit boards. Credit: PaperShell\" data-title=\"Share PaperShell\u2019s wood metal can be moulded into pretty much anything, from skateboards to circuit boards. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share PaperShell\u2019s wood metal can be moulded into pretty much anything, from skateboards to circuit boards. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>PaperShell\u2019s wood metal can be moulded into pretty much anything, from skateboards to circuit boards. Credit: PaperShell<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1405175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell.jpg\" alt=\"papershell-circuit-board-papershell\" width=\"1500\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-204x135.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-407x270.jpg 407w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-circuit-board-papershell-796x527.jpg 796w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make the material, PaperShell sources craft paper made from waste lignin and cellulose from the timber industry. It then soaks the paper in hemicellulose, a natural polymer found in the cell walls of plants that is readily available as a byproduct from agriculture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you create paper you lose lignin and hemicellulose which are huge waste streams \u2014 so we thought, let\u2019s put these back in to make a composite,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says Breitholz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, it builds back wood. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learning_from_nature\"><\/span><b>Learning from nature<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty much everything we use and consume on a daily basis depends on materials like metal, minerals, biomass, and fossil fuels. In 2022, the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resourcepanel.org\/news-events\/global-resources-outlook-2024-press-release\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">material footprint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the average European \u2014 the amount of raw materials dug up to meet our needs \u2014 was almost 15 tonnes. This is \u201csimply unsustainable,\u201d as the EU said in a recent <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/en\/analysis\/indicators\/europes-material-footprint\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solution? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To break our linear take-make-waste consumption habits and make them circular. In a circular economy, products are designed to be reused. When they are no longer useful, instead of waste, they then become a resource for something new, just like in nature.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNature has developed mindblowing biointelligence over 3.8 billion years \u2014 but humanity seems to be doing its best to undo that,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says Breitholz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cIt\u2019s time to start working with the Earth, not against it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today most old wood is incinerated or landfilled, releasing CO2 into the air or, in the case of treated timber, chemicals into the soil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If PaperShell\u2019s material was to be burnt at the end of its life \u2014 a worst case scenario \u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the company still claims a 90-98% reduction in lifecycle carbon emissions when compared to the same-sized components made of plastics, fibre composites, or metals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405176 js-lazy\" alt=\"papershell-at-wired-impact\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1230\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact-.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact-.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--796x597.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1592x1194.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--368x276.jpg 368w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--736x552.jpg 736w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1200x900.jpg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fpaper-snowboard-papershell-snowsurfing-sweden-circular-tech%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: At WIRED impact in London last year, PaperShell showcased the potential of mycelium to breakdown its composite material. Credit: PaperShell\" data-title=\"Share At WIRED impact in London last year, PaperShell showcased the potential of mycelium to breakdown its composite material. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share At WIRED impact in London last year, PaperShell showcased the potential of mycelium to breakdown its composite material. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>At WIRED impact in London last year, PaperShell showcased the potential of mycelium to breakdown its composite material. Credit: PaperShell<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405176\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact-.jpg\" alt=\"papershell-at-wired-impact\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact-.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--796x597.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1592x1194.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--368x276.jpg 368w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--736x552.jpg 736w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-at-wired-impact--1200x900.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, for PaperShell, that\u2019s not nearly good enough. The company wants to take the old material and turn it into biochar as a fertiliser to grow new trees. They are also experimenting with mycelium to break down the high-tech wood, return it to the soil, and foster biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re teaching the mycelium to break down our material. That\u2019s hardcore. That\u2019s how we should work. If we can tap into that intelligence we\u2019re crazy not to do it,\u201d says Breitholz.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_it_work\"><\/span><b>Making it work<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before founding PaperShell in 2021, Breitholz worked for 20 years as a material scout for big corporations and research institutions. His job was to track down the next best, sustainable materials for professionals ranging from carmakers to architects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last three years, the self-proclaimed \u201ccrazy founder\u201d and his team have been testing and re-testing their product alongside industry players including EV-maker Polestar and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italian furniture company Arper<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe had to make sure it actually works in an industrial context, so we teamed up with demanding clients, so we could fail fast and learn quickly,\u201d says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breitholz. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1405177 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"895\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-280x153.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-247x135.jpg 247w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-495x270.jpg 495w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-796x434.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-1592x869.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fpaper-snowboard-papershell-snowsurfing-sweden-circular-tech%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: PaperShell\u2019s new factory in Tibro, Sweden, is about to open. Credit: PaperShell\" data-title=\"Share PaperShell\u2019s new factory in Tibro, Sweden, is about to open. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share PaperShell\u2019s new factory in Tibro, Sweden, is about to open. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>PaperShell\u2019s new factory in Tibro, Sweden, is about to open. Credit: PaperShell<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1405177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-280x153.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-247x135.jpg 247w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-495x270.jpg 495w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-796x434.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-factory-1592x869.jpg 1592w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PaperShell has raised \u20ac20mn to date, and is currently in the midst of another funding round. Its board includes execs from Swedish <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>liance manufacturer Electrolux, recycling giant Stena Metall, and design group Interior Input.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company\u2019s pilot plant, in Tibro, Sweden, has become a testbed for the material. It has also fulfilled some small volume orders \u2014 like the Papersurf board. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But now, PaperShell is ready to take things up a notch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Industrialisation\"><\/span><b>Industrialisation\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PaperShell has just built a new factory in Tibro which<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marks a major step up in capacity compared to the current pilot plant \u2014 from 600 to 3,2000 square metres of production floor space.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The factory will act as a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">build-to-print component manufacturing facility. It will use a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of automated press tables to mould different shapes and designs based upon specific orders. The wood metal will act as a material replacement for an existing component \u2014 like a panel for a car \u2014 or for an entirely new product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405201 js-lazy\" alt=\"papershell-snowboard-factory\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fpaper-snowboard-papershell-snowsurfing-sweden-circular-tech%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: An inside look at PaperShell\u2019s new factory. Credit: PaperShell\" data-title=\"Share An inside look at PaperShell\u2019s new factory. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share An inside look at PaperShell\u2019s new factory. Credit: PaperShell on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>An inside look at PaperShell\u2019s new factory. Credit: PaperShell<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405201\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory.jpg\" alt=\"papershell-snowboard-factory\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/papershell-snowboard-factory-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From flat sheets to complex 3D shapes, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PaperShell expects to be able to produce up to 700,000 components a year at the new plant. The company is planning to build an even bigger factory in the \u201cnear future.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis material is actually so simple, so low-tech,\u201d says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breitholz. \u201cBut what really excites me is that it has the potential to make an enormous impact, to act as a catalyst for change across so many industries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For snowboarder Cody Bramwell, fun is perhaps top of mind. \u201cShout out to Papersurf, this board is sick!\u201d he said after a session of shredding powder in the Scandinavian backcountry. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check this video to see how the papersurf was created:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creating Paper\u00b0Surf. Phase 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/cnQylunwAyY\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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