6 June 20231 June 2023 Beauty inside out – LUMENE cooperates with UPM and SABIC to launch its new biobased packaging application Finnish beauty brand LUMENE is the first to launch a biobased packaging application with both the jar and label made with UPM’s innovative wood-based material, further processed by SABIC
3 February 202227 January 2022 Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member Cyclyx mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastics from 10% to 90% by using Cyclyx’s expertise in understanding the chemical composition of post-use plastic in collaboration with industry partners
Dow schließt sich Recycling-Konsortium Cyclyx an Der US-Chemiekonzern Dow hat sich der Kreislaufwirtschaft-Plattform Cyclyx angeschlossen. Ziel sei es, an den Technologien und Innovationen der Plattform zu partizipieren um bislang schwer zu verwertende Kunststoffe zu recyceln
3 December 202130 November 2021 Study shows renewable naphtha market is set for robust growth Demand for renewable naphtha will also surge owing to growing fuel blending practices to comply with new regulations regarding fuel compositions
31 August 20216 April 2022 Regulation, consumer demand drive bionaphtha use in fuels, petchems Over the next three to five years, production could grow to anywhere between 500,000 mt/year and multiple millions of metric tons per year, depending on demand
2 June 202028 May 2020 UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film Companys want to continue driving the industry forward by innovating products that reduce the use of nonrenewable virgin raw materials
19 March 202019 March 2020 DSM announces partnership with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to create bio-based Dyneema® Collaboration sees Dyneema® transition to bio-based feedstock without compromising process efficiency or product performance
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
18 February 202017 February 2020 INEOS and UPM Biofuels announce supply agreement for renewable raw materials to make plastic INEOS plans to use UPM BioVerno, a sustainable raw material from a renewable residue of wood pulp processing, to produce bio-attributed polyolefins
6 November 20196 November 2019 Position paper: Climate change mitigation with sustainable renewable fuels Making use of existing sustainable options to reduce greenhouse gases in transport, encouraging the development of new technologies
30 September 201930 September 2019 Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock Dow is integrating wood-based UPM's BioVerno renewable naphtha – a key raw material used to develop plastics – into its slate of raw materials
25 September 201923 September 2019 UPM Raflatac und UPM Biofuels arbeiten zusammen an innovativen neuen Etikettenmaterialien ohne fossile Rohstoffe Innovative Etikettenmaterialien sollen den Anforderungen der Markeninhaber gerecht werden, herkömmliche fossile Rohstoffe durch erneuerbare zu ersetzen
UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels join forces to create innovative new fossil-free labeling materials Innovative labeling materials will answer brand owners’ needs to replace traditional fossil-based virgin materials with renewable ones
4 September 20192 September 2019 UPM Raflatac responds to the growing need for renewable packaging materials by unveiling industry’s first wood-based film material A 100 percent wood-based solution originating from sustainably managed forests
20 February 201918 February 2019 Arla to bring 40 million wood-based packages into supermarkets Launching more environmentally-friendly packaging in the food industry is a shared goal of Arla, Elopak and UPM
12 December 20187 December 2018 UPM and LSB speak out over finalised REDll policy Advanced biofuels are now definitely recognised as a fast-track route to decarbonisation of transport across the EU
18 October 201815 October 2018 UPM’s good news bear brings completed EIA on Kotka Biorefinery and more With fuels produced from forestry waste, the company could provide 30% of Finland’s diesel demand
27 June 201826 June 2018 Advanced biofuels recognised as a fast-track option for transport decarbonisation – UPM Biofuels welcomes initial agreement on Renewable Energy Directive UPM started operations at the Lappeenranta Biorefinery at the beginning of 2015
2 May 201828 April 2018 UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB low indirect land use change (ILUC) risk certification for its feedstocks RSB is one of the world's most trusted, valued and peer-reviewed standards for biomaterials, one of the European Commission's approved voluntary schemes
22 March 201820 March 2018 UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners Choosing the right packaging solution can make a big difference
14 February 20187 February 2018 UPM studies opportunities for developing its biofuels business by starting an environmental impact assessment in Kotka, Finland The Kotka Biorefinery would produce approximately 500,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels for transportation
9 February 20189 February 2018 UPM to build the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel New facility to produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport
11 July 20174 July 2017 UPM tests Carinata sequential cropping concept as part of Biofuels future development The Carinata crop produces non-edible oil suitable for biofuels' feedstock and protein for animal feed
30 June 201727 June 2017 Ecofys study on Crude Tall Oil markets and availability: sufficient supply for advanced biofuels, biomaterials and energy usage The study brings necessary information into the debate concerning raw material availability for various end-uses such as advanced biofuels and biomaterials
13 June 20171 June 2017 UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB certification for wood-based liquid biofuels UPM Biofuels uses crude tall oil to produce both biofuels and biomaterials
2 June 201731 May 2017 Finnish circular economy — wood turns to diesel and perfume Company's goal is to reach a stage where no waste from its sites must be taken to landfills or has to be burned
7 December 20162 December 2016 Great results from testing UPM’s wood-based diesel in buses UPM BioVerno diesel produced clearly lower emissions than fossil diesel
10 May 20163 May 2016 UPM Biofuels gains ISCC PLUS certification for bio-based applications The wood-based fuels can now also be utilised as certified feedstock, for example in bioplastics production
6 April 20165 April 2016 Finland hopes for new growth from shrunken forest industry UPM's new biofuels plant offers long-awaited growth and hope
24 February 201623 February 2016 Commercial Biorefineries in Europe Conventional biofuels plants and pulp and paper mills not considered
12 December 201411 December 2014 UPM and WWF Finland co-operate to promote the sustainability of wood-based liquid biofuels Joint Venture to present a list of joint measures to be carried out
4 December 20143 December 2014 UPM’s Biofore Concept Car on display in the CEPI European Paperweek Versatile use of renewable wood biomass, combined with innovation, resource efficiency and sustainability
1 July 201430 June 2014 UPM BioVerno wins EU Sustainable Energy Europe Award Company recognized for using residue of their own pulp production as innovative resource for the production of advanced biofuels
25 March 201423 March 2014 Anton Robek (DSM): biobased needs to start simple and learn fast For Europe to play a part in this game at all, it should give more support to first-of-a-kind factories
7 March 201415 February 2018 UPM and Metropolia proudly present: The Biofore Concept Car drives sustainable change through innovative use of biomaterials A vehicle to demonstrate that already today we have a real alternative to traditional oil-based materials
18 November 201318 January 2018 Biofore concept car to be primiered at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show UPM and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences present renewable organic materials in the automotive industry
3 May 2013 Bioökonomierat: Mutiger auf biobasierte Wirtschaft setzen Eckpunkte-Papier beleuchtet etliche Themenfelder, in welchen noch Handlungsbedarf besteht
13 March 2013 The 2013 Winners of 5th annual Sustainable Biofuels Awards DSM wins two Sustainable Biofuels Awards to lead 2013 list
