9 January 20242 January 2024 EU Policy: Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging Two EU nations threaten to weaken reuse and waste targets ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels
29 June 202223 June 2022 The Finnish Bioeconomy Strategy: Sustainably towards higher value added Finland’s new economic strategy puts bioeconomy at a central place in the national plans
9 June 20224 June 2022 Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill Waste Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery connected with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in a €50-million investment which is supported by from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment
9 December 20217 December 2021 Finland set to reject EU taxonomy rules over biomass Finland has stated that it would oppose the EU taxonomy climate delegated act presented in April, Sweden is expected to align itself.
Finnland wird aufgrund von Biomasse gegen EU Taxonomie stimmen Finnland hat erklärt, dass es den im April vorgelegten delegierten Rechtsakt zur EU-Klimataxonomie ablehnen wird. Schweden wird sich voraussichtlich anschließen
1 October 20211 October 2021 Forest policy splits Nordic lawmakers in the European Parliament Leading lawmakers from the Socialist and the Greens group in the European Parliament held contrasting views on forest policy during a EURACTIV event earlier this month
29 September 202127 September 2021 EU should stay away from Finnish forests Finland already rejected the Commission's Forest Strategy, saying it was too detailed with regard to forest management and wood markets
27 November 201924 November 2019 More focus needed on food waste in the creation of a circular economy Whilst the focus is often on plastic, the circular economy of food waste is also an area with enormous potential to create a positive environmental and social impact
15 October 201910 October 2019 Previous govt’s bioeconomy push fell short in several areas, says audit office PM Juha Sipilä's key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded
19 September 201919 September 2019 Climate change, forest management and bio-plastics take center stage at the World Bioeconomy Forum held in Ruka, Finland The 2020 event has already been set for September 23-25 and will once again be held in Ruka
10 September 20195 September 2019 Finland Makes Batteries from Trees. Can Maine? Stora Enso has recently made an exciting and innovative new investment that could one day come to Maine
3 June 201928 May 2019 Finland’s ‘bioeconomy’ could provide roadmap for Maine Finland's top forestry official paints a picture of her country's push to develop a sustainable advanced economy with a natural resource mix that mirrors Maine's own
17 January 201815 January 2018 Finland gives up Neste controlling interest with donation Finland’s second largest city announced that it switching its entire diesel fleet to Neste’s MY Renewable Diesel
3 November 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in Äänekoski With a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
7 July 20175 July 2017 Bioeconomy: Tomorrow’s bio-products are made in Finland Finnish forests has proved to be an incredibly versatile source of raw material for new bio-products
13 April 201711 April 2017 Finland is taking a leading role in the bioeconomy Majority of the new business to grow beside the existing businesses of forest, chemical and food industries, agriculture, the construction sector and energy production
20 February 201716 February 2017 Government’s analysis, assessment and research: Bioeconomy promotion needs regulations and research but also people Finnish research project studied how the operating environment for bioeconomy should be developed
6 February 20173 February 2017 What Finland doesn’t want you to know about its forests The Finnish government unveiled a new climate and energy strategy where it revealed its intention to increase wood harvests by nearly 25%
10 February 20169 February 2016 Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sector New poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe
11 September 20159 September 2015 Minister Rehn: Wood construction is part of bioeconomy development Example set by the state and municipalities plays a central role in furthering wood construction
3 September 20152 September 2015 Finland: Strategic Programme for the Forest Sector reached its targets Ministry of Employment and the Economy launched final report
12 February 201511 February 2015 DSM Bio-based Products & Services: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide Company focusing on enabling technology in biofuels and bio-based chemicals, materials made from renewable biomas
