Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Atvasināta publiska persona Latvijas Valsts koksnes ķīmijas institūts
Rīga, Latvia
About
Founded in 1946, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry is a renewable energy company headquartered in Rīga, Latvia with approximately 51-200 employees specializing in Biomass, Hydrogen, Energy Storage.
Latvian state scientific institute under the Ministry of Education and Science and one of the leading wood and biomass research centres in the Baltic region. Research covers wood chemistry, biorefining, green chemistry, polymers, wood materials and bio-based products, including fuel pellets, bio-carbon materials for green hydrogen and energy storage, and bio-ethanol. The institute also offers contract research, testing, life cycle assessment and technology commercialisation.
Headquarters
Founded
Employees
Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (2)
Research and development
Wood materials, biorefinery, green chemistry, biomass processing and bio-based materials research.
Consulting, expertise and testing
Contract research, consultations, expertise, life cycle assessment, and tests and analyses for manufacturers.
Locations
Headquarters
Dzērbenes iela 27, LV-1006, Rīga, Latvia
Service regions
Projects
1FIBRIX
Three-year project with nine partners from six countries on more efficient use of forest biomass; LVKĶI leads a work package on biomass conversion and fractionation.
Credentials & affiliations
Industry memberships
Partnerships
Riga Technical University, Latvijas valsts meži, Latvijas Koks, City University of Hong Kong, LUT University, LAB University of Applied Sciences
