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5 May 202528 April 2025

Sekab named one of Europe’s climate leaders by the Financial Times – for the second year in a row

The list highlights companies that have significantly reduced their greenhouse gas emissions and are transparent in their climate reporting

11 April 20257 April 2025

Sekab proves carbon-negativity of their chemicals

Using the ISO14067 standard, the company can now quantify the exact CO₂ savings for its customers in industries such as coatings, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and food production

21 February 202316 February 2023

Global Bioenergies: First significant sales in 2022

Trade payables increased as a result of the negotiation of more favourable payment terms for the Company in connection with the initiation of production activities

4 October 202228 September 2022

Global Bioenergies: Successful completion of REWOFUEL project

Conversion of wood residues into sustainable high-performance components for road and aviation fuels, and participation to the decarbonization efforts of ground and air transportation

22 September 202219 September 2022

Sekab joins forces with Polestar to create the world’s first truly climate neutral car

Sekab and Swedish electric car company Polestar join forces to start collaborating in the project to create the world’s first truly climate-neutral car

27 October 202122 October 2021

Sekab invests in increased production of green chemicals

Company made this investment in response to sharply increased demand for sustainable alternatives to fossil products

25 March 20219 September 2021

From sawdust to ethanol and green chemicals

Sekab will revolutionize the way we look at saw dust and soft wood residue

16 March 202112 March 2021

International Women’s day. The bioeconomy revolution is led by women

This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world

16 November 202011 November 2020

Sekab is investing in its own technology: wants to build a production plant for green chemicals and biofuels

New feasibility study will carefully and thoroughly investigate the conditions for the building of this new facility

29 September 202029 September 2020

Webinar on boosting bio-based products to the market through standardization

Discuss the next steps bio-based industries must take to boost their products in the future in terms of standardization

8 September 20203 September 2020

Industry representatives outline key credibility principles for new sustainability standard

Perstorp together with three leading industry representatives has outlined some key principles the new ISO standard needs to embrace for maximum credibility

31 July 202030 July 2020

Driving on lignin from the forest – it may be possible!

Two Swedish companies replace a fraction of the oil-based bitumen with softwood lignin on a highly busy road area in Sweden

9 June 20204 June 2020

Sekab and Praj Industries in collaboration to accelerate a green transition

Collaboration's aim is to scale up, integrate and optimize the unique CelluAPP^® technology platform developed by Sekab

25 March 202022 March 2020

Sekab and Vertoro to build large-scale demonstration plant to produce a new platform for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials

Production is expected to start in about a year and deliver biofuel to the shipping sector as a first off take for this lignin ethanol oil product

11 February 20206 February 2020

MEGaproject: UPM and its $600M gambit in renewable chemicals

Company chewed through a lengthy evaluation process for a technology partner, and ultimately selected supercritical technology and tapped Renmatix as the partner

2 May 201926 April 2019

Finnish bioethanol project worth millions – Swedish SEKAB provides technology

New biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology

15 April 201910 April 2019

The technology to make bioplastics from softwood is here

At World Bio Markets trade fair in Amsterdam, clean-tech company SEKAB E-Technology will present their patented technology platform Celluapp

12 March 201911 March 2019

International Women’s day: a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen

This year, as every year, for the International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to all women who are making the bioeconomy happen all around the world

23 May 201817 May 2018

Global Bioenergies and an industrial consortium including Sekab, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol and SkyNRG receive major EU funding to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood

The aim is to convert currently poorly valorised softwood residues into second generation renewable isobutene for subsequent conversion into gasoline and jetfuel

Global Bioenergies und ein Industriekonsortium, mit Sekab, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol und SkyNRG, erhalten umfangreiche EU-Fördermittel, um die Herstellung von Isobuten-basiertem Benzin und von Kerosin aus Holz zu demonstrieren

Das Ziel besteht darin, geringwertige Weichholzreste in erneuerbares Isobuten der zweiten Generation für die anschließende Weiterverarbeitung zu Benzin und Kerosin umzuwandeln

13 November 201710 November 2017

New method makes bioethanol from waste – in existing plants

It is possible to produce bioethanol from agricultural and industrial waste in existing plants in a socioeconomically sustainable way

14 March 201710 March 2017

A tribute to the 8 women who have distinguished themselves in the bioeconomy in 2016

Here are the stars of the world bioeconomy - with their huge competences and their infinite passion!

30 September 201628 September 2016

Global Bioenergies joins Preem, Sekab and Sveaskog in the “bio-based gasoline project” in Sweden

Consortium will study various plant scenarios to profitably convert forestry products and residues into bio-isooctane

15 June 201512 June 2015

UPM’s ValChem project receives significant EU funding to demonstrate wood to chemicals value chain

European Union funded project with total EUR 13.1 million

2 July 201430 June 2014

Locally grown plastics – is it possible?

Locally grown plastics is a newly established, unique partnership that includes the entire manufacturing chain for bio- based plastics – from the forest industry to packaging producers.

23 April 201414 August 2014

“Bio-based Material of the Year 2014” Innovation award presented to QMilch (Germany) at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials

160 participants from more than 20 countries came together at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials

Innovationspreis „Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2014“ auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress an QMilch aus Deutschland

160 Teilnehmer aus über 20 Ländern trafen sich beim 7. Biowerkstoff-Kongress, einem der wichtigsten Branchentreffpunkte der Bio-basierten Ökonomie in Europa

27 February 201428 February 2014

Dynamic development: Bio-based building blocks are the key to new sustainable materials

The 7th International Conference on Bio-Based Materials, 8-10 April 2014, at the Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany)

18 February 201425 July 2014

Bio-based Plastics and Composites, Biorefineries and Industrial Biotechnology – the Highlights from Europe

The 7th International Conference on Bio-Based Materials, 8-10 April 2014, at the Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany), will provide you with the latest and hottest developments in Europe

Bio-basierte Kunst- und Verbundwerkstoffe, Bioraffinerien und die industrielle Biotechnologie – die Höhepunkte aus Europa

Der „7. Internationale Biowerkstoff-Kongress“ präsentiert vom 8. bis 10. April 2014 im Maternushaus, Köln die neuesten und spannendsten Entwicklungen in Europa

30 January 201411 January 2018

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