15 April 202118 June 2021Sustainable criteria for a forest based biorefineryPractically sustainable means that we take care of at least three constituent parts: environmental, economic and social systems
18 February 202116 February 2021An interview with Jukka Kantola, CEO NC PartneringThe signs of climate change are there for all to see, for instance more storms and drought
4 February 20219 September 2021 Stora Enso from Sweden wins the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2021” with new cellulose foam for packagingThey are followed by Kelheim Fibres from Germany with high-quality hygiene products made of cellulose and Metsä Spring from Finland with an innovative cellulose fibre production process
19 January 202119 January 2021 Cellulose fibres are virtually miracle materials – Almost endless possibilities and high market growth due to great demand!2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2-3 February (online event) – Cellulose fibres have a wide range of applications that are increasingly expanding. The markets are driven by technological developments and political framework conditions, especially bans and restrictions on plastics and increasing sustainability requirements.
8 January 20218 January 2021 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Online eventCellulose fibres are the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy, and a solution to avoid microplastics
4 December 20201 December 2020Value of the EU bioeconomy – the latest figuresNew report analyses the latest data on employment, value added and the turnover generated by different bio-based sectors of the EU bioeconomy
6 November 20203 November 2020Biorefineries and bio-based products – would you like to get to know more about it?Recently, some major investments in new and existing biorefineries were announced and some are now moving towards implementation
19 October 202019 October 2020 For the first time the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year” will be granted at the “2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany)The conference will be held as hybrid event – as physical meeting in which an online audience also participates
6 April 20201 April 2020NC Partnering Newsletter 03/2020How does bio-based achieve higher impact in environmental policy?
20 February 202021 February 2020 Despite storm and virus warnings, 210 participants joined “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” in Cologne, GermanyWith 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success and exceeded all expectations. The focus of the conference was on markets, technologies and sustainability – and especially alternative cellulose feedstocks.
24 January 202021 January 2020NC Partnering Newsletter 01/2020Building a sustainable bioeconomy – focus on wood products
10 January 202010 January 2020 Endlich! Die weltweit erste Konferenz zu Cellulosefasern findet vom 11.–12. Februar 2020 in Köln statt: „1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres“Märkte, Technologien und Nachhaltigkeit stehen im Fokus
Finally! The world’s first conference on cellulose fibres will take place in Cologne on February 11–12, 2020: “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”The focus is on markets, technologies and sustainability
7 October 20192 October 2019Developing a National/Regional BiostrategyNC Partnering Newsletter 9/2019
8 April 20193 April 2019NC Partnering Newsletter 3/2019Vesa Mikkonen from Kaicell Fibres will tell about some evolving ways to control the salinity level in biorefineries
11 March 201920 June 2020Cellulosic textile fibers – a growing opportunity in the BioeconomyWith 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success
13 February 20198 February 2019China Pulp & Paper Industry – Macro Policies and ChallengesAs the world 2nd largest economy, China is trying utmost effort to strengthen its macro policies to guide its Pulp & Paper players
3 December 20182 December 2018A ‘Geneva Convention’ on how we use the biosphere?In this month’s Newsletter, NC partner Martin Doktar discusses the broader framework within which a globally effective BioFuture ought to be pursued
9 November 20186 November 2018Kraft pulping does for the bioeconomy what cracking does for petrochemicalsWhere the KaiCell Fibers’s Paltamo mill will be located, only half the potential is currently used - as sustainable and abundant forest resources are still available
4 October 20182 October 2018Flying start for World BioEconomy ForumGlobal bioeconomy movers and shakers congregate in northern Finland’s pristine wilderness for an exciting event – likely to be the first of many
7 June 20187 June 2018Ruka to become the “Davos for the Bioeconomy”Mark Rushton, forest products media consultant, is interviewing some of the key speakers and panellists at the World BioEconomy Forum
4 May 20183 May 2018Turning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from duty into opportunityTargets of the EIA procedure is to engage local people to a project and receive general acceptance
6 December 20174 December 2017Textile Industry in Desperate Need of Sustainable SourcesNC Partnering CEO Jukka Kantola elaborates on trends in textiles and what the bioeconomy can do there
7 November 20177 November 2017Renaissance in Finnish forest industry investmentsProfessor Olli Dahl presents a list of all the main investments and their products
25 October 201624 October 2016NC Partnering launches a new bio-ecosystem called the BioFutureFactoryThis new project aims at bringing costs of the feedstock down
8 September 20166 September 2016Value creation from biomass through bio-chemicalsDr Thomas Farmer, researcher at the University of York, explanes that bio-chemicals need to be derived more through reduction than oxidation
3 February 201629 January 2016Jukka Kantola talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview on Finnish bioeconomyInterview by Mario Bonaccorso
25 January 201622 January 2016Shaping the Biofuture!Newly founded company – NC Partnering Ltd – as corporate vehicle for NISCluster shareholders