Stora Enso: Building demonstration plant in Louisiana, US
Following its recent acquisition of the US-based biotechnology company Virdia, Stora Enso is investing EUR 32 million in a demonstration and market development plant to be built at Raceland, Louisiana,...
View ArticleValmet: Pilot plant for hydrolysis of biomass started up
Valmet has installed a new bio pilot plant in its research and development center in Sundsvall, Sweden. The equipment, called BioTrac, is a hydrolysis system which is used for process optimization and...
View ArticleKelheim Fibres: Expansion of production line 1
Kelheim Fibres, Bavarian manufacturer of viscose speciality fibres, steadily continues to implement their innovation strategy. This is further confirmed by the expansion of production line 1 for the...
View ArticleKelheim Fibres: First viscose fibre with permanently incorporated...
Kelheim Fibres is extending its range of speciality products by a newly developed viscose fibre that reflects infrared (IR) radiation.
View ArticleKehlheim Fibres: Winner of ITMA Future Materials Award
Kelheim Fibres has been awarded with the coveted ITMA Future Materials Award in the category “Best innovation – Medical textiles”. With their forward-looking solution for incontinence products, Kelheim...
View ArticleSDTC Funds Development of Oil and Gas Applications from Forest Biomass
CelluForce welcomes the announcement by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) of a contribution of $4.0 million to optimize the extraction process of Nanocrystaline Cellulose (NCC) from dry...
View ArticleUp to 30% tax credit for French companies cooperating with the Ghent Bio Base...
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP), a leading pilot plant for bio-based products and processes located in the port of Ghent, has been recognised by the French Government as a research facility. French...
View ArticleClariant completes the sale of its Energy Storage Business to Johnson Matthey
"The divestment of the Energy Storage business with its LFP technology is part of our focused portfolio management and reallocating capital towards our core areas Care Chemicals, Catalysis and Energy,...
View ArticleClariant completes the sale of its Energy Storage Business to Johnson Matthey
"The divestment of the Energy Storage business with its LFP technology is part of our focused portfolio management and reallocating capital towards our core areas Care Chemicals, Catalysis and Energy,...
View ArticleSappi to build ground-breaking nanocellulose pilot plant
Sappi will locate a pilot-scale plant for low-cost Cellulose NanoFibrils (nanocellulose) production at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands, after a global review of...
View Articlennovation Award "Bio-based Material of the Year 2015" goes to Bayer...
For the eighth year running the Innovation Award "Bio-based Material of the Year" is awarded to the young, innovative bio-based material industry, finding suitable applications and markets for...
View ArticleANDRITZ and Metsä Fibre Oy finalized contract to supply key production...
Andritz and Metsä Fibre have finalized the contract to deliver key production technologies for a new bioproduct pulp mill with an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons of pulp in Äänekoski, Finland. The...
View ArticleThe largest softwood pulp investment in the world progresses
Finnpulp Oy's softwood pulp mill investment project to Kuopio, Finland progresses as scheduled. When realized, the project, introduced to the public in early 2015 by seasoned forest industry...
View ArticleEU DECISION TO PHASE OUT PLASTIC BAGS STRENGTHENS COMPOSTABLE BAGS
The European Parliament gave its final approval for the previously agreed legislation amending the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) to reduce the use of conventional single use plastic...
View ArticleFirst Croatian Bioplastics Plant Announces ISO 9001 and ISO 50001 Certification
EcoCortec®, the most advanced manufacturer of bioplastic materials in Europe, has successfully finalized ISO 9001 and ISO 50001 certification audit. After several months of preparations and...
View ArticlePure industrial chemicals by gasifying lignocellulosic biomass
VTT has demonstrated that lignocellulosic biomass can be successfully converted into pure BTX chemicals: benzene, toluene and xylene. The aim of this research is to enable the use of wood-based...
View ArticleGevo's jet fuel to be used in test flight flown on fuel derived from waste wood
Gevo has announced a breakthrough to its fermentation technology that will allow it to produce isobutanol from cellulosic feedstocks such as wood waste which can then be converted into Gevo's...
View ArticleCellulose turning into a supermaterial of the future
Broad-based cooperation multiplying the value of Finnish wood: The researchers are working together to develop new biomaterial applications within the Design Driven Value Chains in the World of...
View ArticleMetsä Fibre has signed the financing agreements for the Äänekoski bioproduct...
Metsä Fibre Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has on 10 June 2015 signed the financing agreements for the Äänekoski bioproduct mill project and refinanced its existing EUR 270 million revolving credit...
View ArticleMore than 500 professionals celebrate 5 years Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Over 500 people have gathered today at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant to celebrate the 5th anniversary of this pilot facility for biobased processes and products. During the celebration, Minister...
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