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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

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