14 April 20258 April 2025 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
8 April 20258 April 2025 Biogenic CO₂ Sources and Carbon Capture – Key-Requirements for Carbon Capture & Utilisation Securing long-term supply and utilising biogenic sources
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
20 December 202420 December 2024 Transforming CO₂ into Opportunities: The CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Preliminary program now available – exploring CCU technologies for a sustainable chemicals and fuels industry
Das Potenzial von CO₂ nutzen: Die CO₂-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 Aktuelles Programm jetzt verfügbar – Erforschung von CCU-Technologien für eine nachhaltige Chemie- und Kraftstoffproduktion
3 December 202413 January 2025 Please submit your abstract and innovation to the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025”, 20-22 September 2025 in Siegburg 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
29 November 20249 December 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), November 2024 Let's take a look at what happened in November 2024 at RCI:
20 November 202415 November 2024 Presenting INGA: the next generation of sustainable plastics made from CO₂ emissions Fortum proudly presents INGA: the world’s first biodegradable plastic born entirely from CO₂
5 November 202425 November 2024 Save the date for the leading event in the Renewable Carbon Economy: The “Renewable Materials Conference 2025” 22 to 24 September 2025, Siegburg near Bonn/Cologne (Germany) and online
28 October 202424 October 2024 World’s first biodegradable plastic produced from CO2 emissions in Finland This breakthrough, based on carbon capture and utilization (CCU), is a significant step towards reducing and utilizing industrial carbon dioxide emissions
18 October 202414 October 2024 Rethinking plastics – the new alternative to current plastic materials is born from CO2 Fortum capture the carbon dioxide released during waste incineration and mix it with hydrogen, creating base chemicals such as methane or methanol, which can then be further utilised as raw materials for plastics
Chempolis Oy announces new ownership and transfer of Fortum Bio2X Chempolis Oy, a provider of groundbreaking biorefining technologies, is pleased to announce two significant milestones in the company’s journey
30 April 202418 October 2024 Rethinking plastics – the new alternative for current plastic materials is born from CO2 Tony Rehn, Programme Director of Fortum's innovative Carbon2x programme discusses the possibilities and challenges of future plastic production
13 July 202311 July 2023 The carbon footprint of Fortum Circo® recycled plastic is nearing zero, says study verified by VTT Fortum Circo® is a series of plastic recyclates made from post-consumer plastic waste collected from Finnish consumers
8 May 20233 May 2023 Fortum Battery Recycling opens Europe’s largest closed-loop hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility in Finland Fortum Battery Recycling has started commercial operations at its state-of-the-art hydrometallurgical battery material recycling facility in Harjavalta, Finland
Fortum Battery Recycling eröffnet Europas größte hydrometallurgische Batterierecycling-Anlage in Finnland Fortum Battery Recycling hat in Harjavalta, Finnland, eine hochmoderne hydrometallurgische Recyclinganlage für Batteriematerialien in Betrieb genommen - die erste kommerzielle und in Bezug auf die Recyclingkapazität größte hydrometallurgische Anlage in Europa
26 July 202220 July 2022 Significant next step in developing sustainable methanol for chemical industry Consortium "Project Air" with Perstorp, Fortum and Uniper aims to move the chemical industry from using fossil raw materials to recycled and bio-based feedstock
20 July 202215 July 2022 What will the future of plastics be about? The world of plastics is changing as traditionally the manufacturing of plastics has been based on oil refining side streams. Our expert Mikko Koivuniemi, Business & Technology Development Manager, shares his insights about how we at Fortum see the future of plastics recycling
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
15 March 20229 March 2022 Perstorp and Project Air renew EU application for major green chemistry investment Thanks to an innovative usage of biogas, hydrogen from electrolysis and residue streams, as well as carbon dioxide recovered from Perstorp’s own facilities, to produce the methanol, the project will utilize carbon atoms that otherwise become CO2 emissions
20 January 202217 January 2022 Neste’s aim of 100% renewable electricity use to be achieved ahead of schedule in Finland ⎯ new hydropower agreement with Vattenfall Neste has signed its first renewable hydropower purchase agreement with Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Vattenfall will deliver the hydropower from its Nordic hydropower plants and the deliveries will start at the beginning of January 2022
17 August 20209 September 2021 Klimaschutz: Norwegen darf CO2-Abscheidung mit 2,1 Mrd. Euro fördern Die Aufsichtsbehörde (ESA) der Europäischen Freihandelsassoziation (EFTA) hat Norwegen gestattet, das CCS-Projekt Northern Lights mit bis zu 2,1 Mrd. Euro zu subventionieren
ESA approves Norwegian Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage: up to €2.1bn in aid to meet climate goals Norwegian government together with the European Commission to support the project "Northern Lights"
16 April 202011 April 2020 VTT to assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships The aim is to determine the most ecologically and economically sustainable way to replace fossil fuels
24 February 20209 September 2021 Circularity in the Chemicals Industry: Drivers, Challenges and Solutions The chemical industry is the third-largest industrial CO2 emitter after steel and cement and is responsible for about 4% of total global direct emissions
22 January 202019 January 2020 Finland’s Fortum rolls out recycled, bio-based PP The first product made out of Fortum Circo PP CF is a school chair
26 April 201920 April 2019 Fortum complements its value chain in biorefining by investing in Infinited Fiber Company Company developing and to license technology that is used to manufacture cotton-like fibre for the textile industry from recycled fibre and cellulose
30 January 201925 January 2019 VTT develops a new sustainable way to turn forestry waste into transport fuels and chemicals New approach uses gasification to turn biomass into intermediate products like liquid hydrocarbons, methanol or methane
18 May 201817 May 2018 Chempolis Seals Deal for Indian Biorefinery Together with Finnish energy company Fortum, and Indian NRL, joint venture to construct a bamboo biorefinery in Assam
10 May 201711 August 2020 KiOR – In Hindsight Connecting dots with one of the largest ventures in the bio-fuels space
2 December 201630 November 2016 Protected forests in Europe felled to meet EU renewable targets – report Europe’s bioenergy plants are burning trees felled from protected conservation areas rather than using forest waste, new report shows
9 September 20158 September 2015 Fortum’s first export batch of Finnish bio-oil to E.ON in Sweden Company's bio-oil is produced from wood-based raw material, like forest residue, wood chips or sawdust
3 December 20132 December 2013 Fortum’s bio-oil plant commissioned in Joensuu – first of its kind in the world Unique in being integrated with Fortum’s Joensuu combined heat and power plant