Simon Utsel awarded 2013 Alf de Ruvo scholarship
The 2013 Alf de Ruvo scholarship, worth SEK 500,000, has been awarded to Dr. Simon Utsel for his pioneering work on surface modification of cellulose-based materials. By modifying the surface...
View ArticleSödra Cell reaches 100,000 tonnes of textile pulp
Södra Cell has sold 100,000 tonnes of textile pulp since production began at its Morrum mill in December 2011. This milestone has been reached sooner than planned.
View ArticleDomtar: Commercial LignoBoost plant started up successfully
Domtar has successfully started up a commercial-scale LignoBoost lignin separation plant at its Plymouth, North Carolina mill, in the USA. This is the first commercial installation of a LignoBoost...
View ArticleAhlstrom: Price increases for vegetable parchment materials
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, announces price increases on its vegetable parchment materials produced by the Food and Medical business area.
View ArticlePTS: Pulp Symposium will focus on new, fibre-based materials
This year PTS Pulp Technology Symposium will be organised in Dresden on 27 and 28 November 2013. It will focus on new, fibre-based materials and paper products.
View ArticleBio Base Europe Pilot Plant: Selected as demonstrator pilot line
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, a pilot plant for biobased products and processes located in the port of Ghent, Belgium, was selected by the European Commission as a demonstrator multi-KETs (Key Enabling...
View ArticleUPM: Grada to be highlighted at EcoDesign Exhibition in Milan
Several designs made of UPM Grada thermo-formable wood material are in spotlight at EcoDesign exhibition held at La Triennale design museum in Milan, Italy on April 8 to13.
View ArticleSavcor: Enterprise resource planning system to Metsähallitus
Finnish State Forest, Metsähallitus acquires enterprise resource planning system from Savcor Forest Oy. The system is called Ohjas. The new system replaces old ones and brings forestry operations to a...
View ArticleBiofore Concept Car on stage at International Day of Forests
The Biofore Concept Car, a joint production of UPM and the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, celebrated the International Day of Forests on Friday 21 March at the UN’s Palais des...
View ArticleWorld Bio Markets 2014 ends on a High Note
Over 1,000 delegates from 40 countries attended Green Power Conferences’ World Bio Markets event at the RAI in Amsterdam earlier this month. The exhibition has seen significant growth in the last year,...
View ArticleNWBC: Biorefinery experts gathered in Stockholm
The 5th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference presented the latest ideas and developments in biorefinery separation and conversion processes as well as new biobased products from the wood based...
View ArticleKelheim Fibres for conveniently disposable wet wipes
Viscose short cut fibres from Kelheim Fibres have proven to be the perfect raw material for the manufacture of wet wipes which meet the new flushability guidelines issued by INDA / EDANA and can be...
View ArticleTappi: Research and Development Technical Award to Dr. Junyong Zhu
Dr. Junyong Zhu, Team Leader, U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, has been named winner of the 2014 Research and Development Technical Award and William H. Aiken Prize by TAPPI’s...
View ArticleAustralia: Increasing chip shipments after ten year low
Australia, one of the world’s largest wood chip exporters, increased its chip shipments in 2013 after a ten-year low in 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the 1Q/14, shipments were close to...
View ArticleStora Enso: Acquiring US-based biotechnology company
Stora Enso has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-based company Virdia, a leading developer of extraction and separation technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass into highly refined sugars...
View ArticleCeltic Renewables: Partnering Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Celtic Renewables, the Edinburgh-based biofuel company, has signed an agreement with Europe’s foremost biotechnology pilot facility to undergo next stage testing of its process to turn whisky...
View ArticleAndritz: Pre-treatment technology for US waste-to-biofuel project
Andritz has received an order to supply equipment, engineering, and field services for Fiberight’s cellulosic ethanol plant in Blairstown, Iowa, USA. Start-up is planned for the first quarter of 2015.
View ArticleUPM: Exclusive distributor of Domtar’s BioChoice lignin in Europe
UPM and Domtar have entered into an agreement for UPM to become the exclusive distributor of Domtar’s BioChoice lignin in Europe. BioChoice is produced at Domtar’s biorefinery in Plymouth, North...
View ArticleBBI: € 3.7 billion investment in Renewable Bio-based Economy
EU and industry leaders have launched a new European Joint Undertaking on Bio-based Industries (BBI). The aim is to trigger investments and create a competitive market for bio-based products and...
View ArticleLenzing: Start-up of world’s largest Tencel production plant
The Lenzing Group has successfully initiated production at its new Tencel jumbo production facility, the largest in the world, at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria. The plant is in the midst of a...
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