28 Nov 2019 --- Stora Enso has partnered with HS Manufacturing Group (HSMG), a plant-based barrier coatings producer, to develop sustainable barriers for formed fiber products. Stora Enso will apply HSMG’s PROTĒAN technology to its renewable and recyclable PureFiber by Stora Enso product offering. With this partnership, Stora Enso aims to apply the PROTĒAN technology to its PureFiber to make the fiber-based packaging resistant to water, grease and oil.