Technology and innovation

Innovation management

Through innovation, Klabin maintains contact with a global network of ecosystems and partners, made up of startups, organizations, universities, associations, among others, in order to strengthen its initiatives on this front. The Company has been following guidelines that govern innovation in a transversal way since 2018, that is, the topic is part of the daily activities of all areas, as an organic process.

In 2021, based on the identification of maturity, engagement, and progress made in three years, the strategy on this front was revised. Meetings were held with the entire Executive Board, benchmarking and workshops with directors of the business units, which resulted in the construction of an innovation pipeline for each unit, with prioritization of projects, definition of responsibilities, indicators, and executives' goals linked to the projects.

Klabin Superar

The Klabin Superar seal, co-created in a process that involved continuous improvement teams from several areas of the company, is an example of transformation through innovation. The seal awards and shares the best practices of the Klabin Superar program, which translates the "Klabin way of working" in the pursuit of excellent results. It was built considering certification processes established in the market, with the addition of elements relevant to Klabin in ESG aspects.

Focus on new business

In the process of reviewing the strategy on this front, Klabin redefined the innovation pillars, which went from five to three: the pillars of People & Sustainability and Operational Excellence were kept, and New Solutions was added. The new pillar reinforces the offer of solutions in sustainable, renewable, and biodegradable products that inspire the end consumer, paving the way to new markets, such as the use of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as a thickener and emulsifier in the preparation of alcohol gels. The creation of the New Business Directorate, at the end of 2021, with a focus on bioproducts, is evidence of the evolution of innovation at Klabin.

All of Klabin's innovation programs are on the Inova Klabin website.

R&D partners in Brazil and abroad