News
New premises for Nordic Koivu Ltd
Nordic Koivu Ltd has agreed with the municipality of Tohmajärvi on building of new premises for the company. The new premises include new production premises as well as storehouse and offices, all together about 900 m2. The construction work will begin in autumn 2009 and the premises will be ready in summer 2010. The company’s all activities will move to the new premises at the beginning of September 2010.
Nordic Koivu Ltd will start long term cooperation with the region’s forest owning enterprises. In the future the company aims at buying all birch sap it needs from its cooperation partners.
Expert recommendation to use Nordic Koivu
birch sap for sports applications
The All-Russian Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sport of the Russian Federation Ministry of Sport, working in close cooperation with the training of the national Olympic sports team, has analysed Nordic Koivu Birch Sap and given an expert opinion on the use of the product for sports applications.
The expert opinion recommends Nordic Koivu Birch Sap without any restrictions to optimize the functional state of the body during training and competition periods of the yearly training cycle of highly skilled athletes and to prevent athletes’ overstrain syndrome.
Nordic Koivu Birch Sap is also recommended for acceleration recovery and preventing metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases in athletes as well as others practicing strong physical culture to optimize the functional state and enhance general physical endurance and the quality of life.
Read the English translation of the expert opinion here.
Birch sap and birch pollen allergies
Nordic Koivu Ltd has received many contacts from individuals around the world who suffer from allergies due to birch pollen. Many of these allergy sufferers have noticed that regular consumption of birch sap, both before and during the birch pollen season, has alleviated their allergy symptoms. Encouraged by this feedback, Nordic Koivu has established a small, unofficial test group consisting of persons allergic to birch pollen. This group consumed birch sap continually during three consecutive birch pollen seasons making daily reports on the impact birch sap had on their allergy symptoms.
The test results were very promising as each member of the test group felt that regular consumption of birch sap had a dramatic effect in alleviating their allergy symptoms. It must be noted that these tests are not official, however, Nordic Koivu is currently planning to begin scientific research on this subject in cooperation with universities.
Increasing demand of birch sap amongst industry
The interest in birch sap as an ingredient in both the cosmetic industry and food & beverage industry is rapidly increasing. These industries are strongly focusing on production development accompanied by the importance of creating new products using natural ingredients. This spring Nordic Koivu Ltd produced birch sap in large containers for several significant industrial clients according to their individual, specific requirements.
Sap production season of 2009
The birch sap production season this spring was relatively short, however, sap flow was abundant resulting in a successful season. Despite the continually growing demand, we believe our supply and availability of birch sap will last until the beginning of the 2010 season.
