OrganoWood

What OrganoWood does

OrganoWood AB is a Swedish specialty materials company that designs, markets, and sells biocide-free modified timber (the Nowa range) and a complementary Wood Protection System. The company's core technology is a patented process, rooted in OrganoClick's biofiber-modification platform (itself derived from Stockholm University and SLU Uppsala research), in which a water-based silicon-mineral mixture is forced into wood under pressure; as water evaporates, the minerals bond with wood fibers to create a physical barrier against wood-decay fungi, conferring EN 350-1 Durability Class 1 without biocides or heavy metals. Products carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Bra Miljöval, FSC, PEFC, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certifications, and the company tracks all substances as harmless per CLP regulation (EG 1272/2008).

Operationally OrganoWood is asset-light: timber is contract-manufactured by Bergs Timber Bitus (Sweden's largest wood treatment facility, with a dedicated OrganoWood production line since 2012), while go-to-market runs almost entirely through channel partners — over 300 Nordic resellers (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark) for Nowa timber and a set of named regional distributors (Welinoco, Alanor, Osmo Color, Wallmann, EcoChoice, Osmo UK, Pircher, Osmo Estonia, Osmo Canada, KDwoodtech) for the wood protection products. Direct sales are limited to quote-based contact. The customer base is segmented across individual homeowners/residential DIY, architects and builders specifying for facades and large projects, and municipalities/government buyers running publicly tendered sustainable-construction jobs (reference projects include Inre Hamnen Norrköping, Frösundavik preschool, Kv Hornslandet, Vallastaden, and Roslags Näsby Station).

OrganoWood AB was formed in 2010 as a joint venture between OrganoClick AB and Kvigos AB and remains a partly-owned subsidiary of OrganoClick; in November 2025 OrganoClick announced a SEK ~14M group cost-savings program that includes a SEK 4M efficiency initiative at OrganoWood, signalling the subsidiary is not yet at standalone profitability. The company employs 11–50 people at its Täby, Sweden headquarters and was recognized as Sweden's Best Environmental Innovation (2008), a WWF Climate Solver (2010), a Nordbygg "Hottest Material News" winner (2014), and a Sustainia 100 company (2015).

Name

OrganoWood

Legal name

OrganoWood AB

Website

https://organowood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OrganoWood AB designs, markets, and sells patented biocide-free modified timber (Nowa decking, cladding, construction timber) and a wood protection system, distributing through 300+ Nordic resellers and regional distributors across 18+ countries to homeowners, architects, builders, and municipal buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modified timber and wood protection products

NAICS

Wood Preservation (321114)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Decking, Fencing & Outdoor Lumber Products (IMADADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Treatment & Specialty Preservatives (IMAEABAO), Wood Preservation & Pressure Treatment (IMAMABAF)

Keywords

• Modified timber products
• Biocide-free wood protection
• Sustainable decking lumber
• Wood surface treatment
• Facade cladding timber

Headquarters

HQ city

Täby

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Modified Timber Products (Nowa): OrganoWood manufactures and sells modified timber products under the Nowa brand, including decking timber, construction timber, and facade panels. These products are sold through an extensive reseller network across Nordic countries and international markets. The timber is manufactured by partner Bergs Timber Bitus under contract manufacturing.
2. Wood Protection System Products: Surface treatment products including 01 Wood Protection (base coat), 02 Surface Protection (top coat), and Wood Cleaner. These products are sold through regional distributors in various countries. 01 Wood Protection and Wood Cleaner have 'Good Environmental Choice' eco-label from Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels12 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OrganoWood develops, markets, and sells environmentally classified, biocide-free modified timber products under the Nowa brand (decking/construction timber and facade cladding) and a complementary OrganoWood Wood Protection System of water-based surface treatment products (01 Wood Protection base coat, 02 Surface Protection top coat, and Wood Cleaner). The company commercializes a patented Swedish wood-modification technology (licensed from parent OrganoClick AB) that impregnates timber with a silicon-based mineral mixture to provide rot protection, water repellency and flame retardancy without biocides or heavy metals.

Product overview

OrganoWood offers a portfolio of biocide-free modified timber products and a complete wood protection system. The core products are the Nowa line of modified timber (Nowa Decking/Construction Timber and Nowa Cladding Timber), which are pressure-treated with a patented mineral-based formulation providing rot protection without biocides. The complementary wood protection system includes three products: 01 Wood Protection (base coat for rot and flame protection with silver-grey coloring), 02 Surface Protection (water/dirt repellent top coat), and Wood Cleaner (pre-treatment and maintenance). Together, these products enable sustainable outdoor wood applications from decking and facades to garden structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nowa: Product line for modified timber including Nowa Trallvirke (decking), Nowa Panelvirke (cladding), and related construction timber products.
• OrganoWood Wood Protection System

Products and services

• Nowa Trallvirke (Nowa Decking & Construction Timber) Flagship biocide-free modified timber for decking and construction, made from high-quality Swedish pine and pressure-treated with OrganoWood's patented silicon-based mineral formulation to deliver EN 350-1 durability class 1 rot protection and a natural silver-grey aging finish. Sold to construction professionals, retailers and homeowners through the Nordic reseller and distributor network.
• Nowa Panelvirke (Nowa Cladding Timber) Biocide-free modified facade cladding timber treated with OrganoWood's patented mineral-based formulation, designed for exterior facade applications that age naturally to silver-grey. Sold to architects, builders and homeowners via the reseller/distributor network.
• OrganoWood 01 Wood Protection Water-based base coat wood protection that improves rot and flame resistance and gives wood a silver-grey patina, consisting of silicon minerals and natural plant substances. Sold as a standalone product to homeowners and wood protection customers via retailers and distributors.
• OrganoWood 02 Surface Protection Water-based top coat surface treatment that adds water and dirt repellency, reducing the risk of mold and surface growth on previously treated wood. Sold standalone to homeowners and wood protection customers via retailers and distributors.
• OrganoWood Wood Cleaner Water-based pre-wash and maintenance cleaner used before applying 01 Wood Protection and for ongoing maintenance of previously treated wood surfaces. Sold standalone to homeowners and wood protection customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Durability class 1 (highest) per EN 350-1 against brown rot, tested by RISE (SP) in EN 113 test
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PlockhuggetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Plockhugget was formed in 2017 with a focus on changing Swedish forestry fundamentally. They are convinced that conservation forestry is the right path for a sustainable society and functioning forest ecology. They provide high-quality wood from conservation forests.
• Welin & CocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Welin & Co is a supplier and distributor of high-quality wood treatment products. Since 2015, they have distributed and sold OrganoWood's wood protection products in the Swedish market.
• Bergs Timber BituscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Bergs Timber Bitus is Sweden's largest wood treatment facility, treating 150,000-200,000 m3 of wood per year. They set up a production line for OrganoWood-modified wood in early 2012 and have manufactured products on behalf of OrganoWood since spring 2012.
• FellessonsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFellessons is a third-generation wood trader with many years of experience in wood products. Their operations handle everything from processing in planing mills and carpentry to extensive trade in wood and building materials.
• OrganoClick ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganoClick AB is the parent company that developed and licenses the patented technology platform for modification of biofibers. Founded in 2010 as a joint venture between OrganoClick and Kvigos, OrganoClick develops, manufactures and markets eco-friendly products for functionalization of cellulose-based materials based on technology from Stockholm University and SLU Uppsala.
• Climate PartnerminorOthersOrganoWood is a climate-neutral company that offsets carbon emissions through Climate Partner's project tracking system (13966-2210-1001), supporting climate compensation initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thermory: Thermory manufactures thermally modified hardwood and softwood for decking, cladding and outdoor applications. It is an overlapping modified-wood competitor where the performance differentiator comes from a non-chemical treatment process, positioning it as an adjacent direct peer in the sustainable outdoor timber category.
• Kebony: Norwegian producer of furfurylated modified wood (Kebony) targeting decking, cladding and outdoor architectural use. Like OrganoWood it offers a biocide-free, dimensionally stable alternative to tropical hardwoods and is a directly comparable modified-wood competitor in the Nordic and European markets.
• Accsys Technologies (Accoya): Accsys Technologies produces Accoya, acetylated wood made via a chemical modification process that delivers class-1 durability without biocides. It is the closest direct peer to OrganoWood, addressing the same modified-timber niche for outdoor decking, cladding and construction applications globally.

Broad incumbents

• Koppers Inc. Koppers is a large global producer of wood preservation chemicals and treated-wood products for utility, railroad and construction markets. It operates broadly across the same wood-preservation space as OrganoWood but with commodity CCA-style chemistry and utility/industrial focus rather than biocide-free premium decking.
• Stora Enso: Stora Enso is one of the largest Nordic forest-products companies, producing sawn timber, engineered wood and building components. It overlaps with OrganoWood in Nordic timber supply and sustainable construction but competes on a much broader portfolio than OrganoWood's specialty biocide-free modified decking and cladding.
• Lonza Group (Wood Protection): Lonza supplies the Tanalith and Tanasote ranges of wood preservatives used globally in pressure-treated timber. It is a broad incumbent in industrial wood preservation chemistry, overlapping with OrganoWood on the chemistry side while serving a much larger commodity customer base.

Others

• OrganoClick: OrganoClick AB is OrganoWood's parent company and licensor of the bio-fiber modification platform underlying the Nowa products. It is an enabler/strategic owner rather than a competitor, and provides shared R&D, chemistry and IP infrastructure that OrganoWood builds on commercially.
• Bergs Timber (Bitus): Bergs Timber, via its Bitus facility, is both OrganoWood's contract manufacturer and an independent Nordic wood-treatments and timber supplier. It is an adjacent enablement player whose own treated-timber portfolio partially overlaps with OrganoWood and which controls OrganoWood's production capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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