Cellulose turning into a supermaterial of the future
Researchers are working together to develop new biomaterial applications within the Design Driven Value Chains in the World of Cellulose (DWoC) 2.0 project coordinated by VTT.
View ArticleEU green light for €120 million new investments in circular bioeconomy projects
The European Commission releases €50 million of EU public money via the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) leveraging €70 million of investments from industry into projects to boost the...
View ArticleArno van de Ven appointed Senior Vice President Innovation at Stora Enso...
Stora Enso welcomes Arno van de Ven as Senior Vice President, Innovation in its Biomaterials division. With over 25 years’ experience in the chemical industry, Arno has worked in the field of...
View ArticleFrontrunner of Russian plywood industry UPM's Chudovo plywood mill turns 25
UPM's Chudovo Plywood Mill celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sunday, 1 November 2015. The mill has been the pioneer of the modern plywood industry in Russia and continues to set benchmark for the...
View ArticleBorregaard: Flambeau lignin business acquisition completed
Reference is made to the stock exchange notice of 21 October 2015 regarding Borregaard's acquisition of Flambeau River Papers' lignin business at Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
View ArticleIntertek supports Sappi’s development of novel materials for automotive or...
Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide has successfully completed an assessment of Sappi’s new cellulose reinforced polypropylene material, in order to determine its suitability...
View ArticleLignoCity – a new centre for new green technologies
Innventia, Nordic Paper and Paper Province have started a collaboration to develop the future forest-based bioeconomy. The first step is to establish an open test bed called LignoCity. Here, companies...
View ArticleNew green products from the forest’s raw materials
Raw materials and waste products from the forest are predicted to become very important to tomorrow’s climate-smart manufacturing. Green carbon fibre, bioplastics, synthetic petrol and “tech-talking”...
View ArticleLooking for the “Bio-based Material of the Year 2016”
For the 9th year running, the participants of the International Conference on Bio-based Materials (“Biowerkstoff-Kongress”), 5 – 6 April 2016 in Cologne, Germany, will choose the winner of the...
View ArticleCollection of biobased products
The Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy (Coe-BBE), the Centrum voor Innovatief Vakmanschap (CIV) and Biobased Delta are making a collection of biobased products. The products will be presented at CoE...
View ArticleThe Fossil-Free Car of the Future is in the Forest
The Swedish research institutes Innventia and Swerea are now able to present the first model car with a roof made of a composite using carbon fibre based 100 percent on softwood lignin.
View ArticleNew company launches advanced wood fibre venture in northeastern Finland
KaiCell Fibers Ltd has embarked on a venture to construct a state-of-the-art biorefinery mill as core component in an industry park projected to house several downstream operators drawing on wood as...
View ArticleFinnish SME’s are boosting the development of new fibre products with VTT and...
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd and Lahti University of Applied Sciences will develop optimised product properties for fibre products and biocomposites that have been manufactured using a...
View ArticleReverdia Wins Bio Business Award for Leading Bio-Based Packaging Partnership
As a lead partner in the innovative ADMIT Bio-SuccInnovate consortium, Reverdia has been awarded ‘Bio-Based Chemical Partnership of the Year’. The manufacturer of bio-succinic acid received the Bio...
View ArticleSustainable and cost-efficient lignin-based concrete plasticiser
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technique that can be used to convert lignin – a by-product of pulp mills and biorefineries – into a concrete plasticiser that is competitive...
View ArticleCompletely sustainable and 100% recyclable: Rigid paperboard containers from...
Rigid paperboard containers from Sonoco Europe are highly sustainable convenience packaging solutions manufactured exclusively from recyclable materials. Sonoco Consumer Products Europe has now teamed...
View ArticleOrineo Voted ‘Bio-based Material of the Year 2016’ By Industry Peers
Belgian SME Orineo won the prestigious Bio-based Material of the Year Award for its bio-based Touch of Nature® materials at the 9th International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, Germany,...
View ArticleEU ALGAE STAKEHOLDERS RELEASE GROUND-BREAKING AGENDA TO DEVELOP THE INDUSTRY
The Conference “European Roadmap for an Algae-Based Industry” was successfully held on 6-8 April in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Co-organised by the European Algae Biomass Association...
View ArticleBorregaard receives EUR 25 million in EU funding for Exilva
Borregaard has received a funding commitment of EUR 25 million (NOK 232 million), for the development and commercialisation of Exilva, Borregaard’s microfibrillar cellulose.
View ArticleNew biobased packaging, sustainable textiles and second generation biorefineries
Innventia is involved in three new European projects aiming for innovative solutions for a future bioeconomy. PULPACKTION will develop packaging solutions for specific food and electronic packaging...
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