The Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI) ( no, Papir- og fiberinstituttet AS (PFI)) is a centre of expertise for wood fibres, pulp and paper, new biobased materials and sustainable biorefining.
PFI was established in
Kristiania in 1923 as the Norwegian Pulp and Paper Research Institute. PFI moved to
Trondheim in 1997/98, and established a close cooperation with the Department of Chemical Engineering at the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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. In 2004 PFI changed name to the Paper and Fibre Research Institute and became a subsidiary of
Innventia
RISE Innventia AB is a subsidiary to RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. The business focuses on research, development and innovation in the pulp and paper industry, packaging industry and the biorefining Biorefining is the process of "building" m ...
in
Stockholm, Sweden
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.
External links
Official site
Research institutes in Norway
Education in Oslo
Education in Trondheim
Independent research institutes
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