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30 April 202524 April 2025

Lignin: a sustainable solution for future energy storage

The SmartRecovery project aimed to transition Finnish industries towards bio-based solutions by facilitating the commercialisation of lignin and introducing new lignin-based products to the market

14 April 20258 April 2025

Fiberdom secures €3.5M in funding to drive plastic-free, circular material innovations

Fiberdom is advancing applications across multiple high-growth markets, including food contact materials, durable packaging and storage, and furniture

Researchers convert captured biogenic CO2 into raw materials for plastics

The Forest CUMP research project with VTT and LUT University sought to find out how different technologies could create renewable plastic raw materials using carbon dioxide and green hydrogen

11 April 20258 April 2025

Research project discovers ways to convert forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics – results pave way for new sustainable industry

The Forest CUMP research project of VTT and LUT University investigated how biogenic carbon dioxide from forest industry and waste incineration can be captured and converted into high-value-added products

31 March 202525 March 2025

ExpandFibre stimulated Metsä Group’s R&D investment

The development of Kuura textile fibre, Muoto fibre-based packaging products, and paperboard and other fibre products has progressed significantly during the project

7 November 20242 November 2024

Spinnova has been granted a Business Finland R&D loan for developing its fibre production technology

The loan amount represents 50% of the project’s total cost estimate, which totals EUR 25 million, including two phases

2 May 202425 April 2024

Making furniture with paper machines – VTT and ISKU have created a novel biocomposite chair from cellulose

The chair, designed by ISKU, has a sleek and modern appearance that highlights the natural texture and colour of the biocomposite material

5 April 20233 April 2023

Carbonaide raises EUR 1.8 million to make manufacturing concrete carbon negative

With its factory-sized pilot unit and fully operational value chain, Carbonaide can mineralize up to five tons of CO2 per day and increase production by 100-fold of its carbon-negative concrete products

21 December 202219 December 2022

Using CO₂ emissions from industry to make climate-friendly plastics

VTT launches project to manufacture polymers using captured CO2 from forest industry and incinerated waste

5 July 20221 July 2022

Neste und VTT vereinbaren den Bau einer Power-to-Liquids-Demonstrationsanlage für die CO2-Abscheidung sowie die Produktion von grünem Wasserstoff und E-Fuels im VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre

Die technologische Entwicklung der Hochtemperatur-Elektrolyse, CO2-Abscheidung und Kohlenwasserstoffsynthese wurde im Rahmen des von Business Finland finanzierten Veturi-Forschungsprojekts zur e-Fuels-Entwicklung abgeschlossen und ist bereit für die Anwendung

VTT and Neste agreed on building an integrated Power-to-Liquids (e-fuels) demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre for CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

Development of high temperature electrolysis, CO2 capture, and hydrocarbon synthesis technologies have been completed in Business Finland funded Veturi E-fuel research project and the integrated technology is now ready for implementation

27 April 202221 April 2022

Creating a sustainable Finnish textile industry with bio-based and recycled fibres

The Telavalue project continues the line of previous projects of the Telaketju network and have promoted the creation of a Finnish circular economy of textiles

26 August 202123 August 2021

An alternative for leather and synthetic leather

TT succeeded in demonstrating continuous production of mycelium leather

18 February 202117 February 2021

VTT, Neste et al in search for e-fuels breakthrough

Altogether, EUR 6 million (about $7.2 million USD) is invested in a collaboration project for the development of the production of fuels in Finland

VTT, Neste and their partners seek breakthrough in Finnish e-fuel technology

The market for electrolysis technology, which is a key to the production of synthetic fuels, is expected to grow more than 20-fold in the coming five years

11 January 20218 January 2021

Natural Innovations from Finland Herald the Dawn of a New Wooden Age

As global industries turn their focus to sustainability, Finnish innovators are drawing on their proximity to nature to generate new material solutions

9 December 20209 September 2021

BUSINESS FINLAND greenlights Solar Foods’ €8.6M project

World’s first food produced from thin air

17 March 20209 September 2021

Carbon dioxide as a raw material for the chemical industry – seeking a climate-friendly and economically viable industrial concept

BECCU project will compare a variety of processes to capture carbon dioxide from biomass use in energy production and hydrogen to be produced

13 September 201810 September 2018

Spinnova attracts new financing and investment

Developing the world’s most sustainable textile fibre, Spinnova will ramp up its pilot factory in Finland this year

27 July 201825 July 2018

Cellulose-based fibres will open a new future for Finnish textile industry

Ongoing developments to new applications in the cellulose-based textiles sector and thus diversify the forest sector to new business areas where added value is higher

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