9 June 20224 June 2022Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill WasteVeolia 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 2021Finland set to reject EU taxonomy rules over biomassFinland 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 stimmenFinnland hat erklärt, dass es den im April vorgelegten delegierten Rechtsakt zur EU-Klimataxonomie ablehnen wird. Schweden wird sich voraussichtlich anschließen
1 October 20211 October 2021Forest policy splits Nordic lawmakers in the European ParliamentLeading 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 2021EU should stay away from Finnish forestsFinland already rejected the Commission's Forest Strategy, saying it was too detailed with regard to forest management and wood markets
27 November 201924 November 2019More focus needed on food waste in the creation of a circular economyWhilst 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 2019Previous govt’s bioeconomy push fell short in several areas, says audit officePM Juha Sipilä's key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded
19 September 201919 September 2019Climate change, forest management and bio-plastics take center stage at the World Bioeconomy Forum held in Ruka, FinlandThe 2020 event has already been set for September 23-25 and will once again be held in Ruka
10 September 20195 September 2019Finland 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 2019Finland’s ‘bioeconomy’ could provide roadmap for MaineFinland'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 2018Finland gives up Neste controlling interest with donationFinland’s second largest city announced that it switching its entire diesel fleet to Neste’s MY Renewable Diesel
3 November 201715 February 2018Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in ÄänekoskiWith a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
7 July 20175 July 2017Bioeconomy: Tomorrow’s bio-products are made in FinlandFinnish forests has proved to be an incredibly versatile source of raw material for new bio-products
13 April 201711 April 2017Finland is taking a leading role in the bioeconomyMajority 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 2017Government’s analysis, assessment and research: Bioeconomy promotion needs regulations and research but also peopleFinnish research project studied how the operating environment for bioeconomy should be developed
6 February 20173 February 2017What Finland doesn’t want you to know about its forestsThe 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 2016Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sectorNew poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe
11 September 20159 September 2015Minister Rehn: Wood construction is part of bioeconomy developmentExample set by the state and municipalities plays a central role in furthering wood construction
3 September 20152 September 2015Finland: Strategic Programme for the Forest Sector reached its targetsMinistry of Employment and the Economy launched final report
12 February 201511 February 2015DSM Bio-based Products & Services: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute GuideCompany focusing on enabling technology in biofuels and bio-based chemicals, materials made from renewable biomas
