Swiss-based Tanovis AG – who owns Phytaxis –  and Estonian cleantech company Fibenol Imavere OÜ and are joining forces to accelerate the commercial use of lignin, a renewable, fossil-free biomaterial with vast potential across industries. The partnership will begin with animal feed applications through Phytaxis.

 

By combining Fibenol’s expertise in producing high-quality, consistent lignin with Tanovis’s experience in market development and application know-how, the partners aim to bring greater clarity and confidence to lignin’s use across new markets.

 

“This collaboration is about moving beyond potential and into practice,” said Peep Pitk, Chief Development Officer at Fibenol. “By working together, we can tackle the complexity around lignin and accelerate its role in driving defossilisation and sustainable solutions across value chains.”

 

“Working with Fibenol allows us to translate lignin’s scientific promise into market-ready solutions,” added Charles Walser, CEO of Tanovis. “Through Tanovis’ various ventures and our joint efforts, we aim to deliver tangible sustainability benefits across industries, and scale our commercial applications within animal health”

 

With this partnership, Fibenol and Tanovis demonstrate how collaboration across the value chain can turn lab-scale innovation into large-scale impact, advancing the use of renewable materials and supporting the shift to a low-carbon, circular economy.