30 April 20219 September 2021 Three advanced recycling technologies, a CO2-based cleaner, plant leather and a hemp chair are nominated for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” For the first time: All fossil-free material solutions in one competition at the unique “Renewable Materials Conference”. Six innovations were nominated from 36 submissions. The conference participants will choose the winner.
26 April 202118 June 2021 World’s first wooden satellite slated for launch UPM partners with Finnish space companies Arctic Astronautics and Huld
Finnland: Satellit aus Sperrholz soll schon in diesem Jahr starten Offenbar gibt es ein Wettrennen, wer den ersten hölzernen Satelliten ins All bekommt. Ein finnischer Konzern will das noch in diesem Jahr schaffen
10 March 20215 March 2021 Bioraffinerien in der Kreislaufwirtschaft Die Konferenz „BIO-raffiniert“ stellte diesmal Reststoffe, Bioabbaubarkeit und innovative Prozesse in den Mittelpunkt
9 February 20219 September 2021 UPM’s growth plans in biofuels progress to the next stage UPM’s solid wood biomass-based residues and side streams would play a substantial role in the feedstock pool
UPM treibt die weitere Umsetzung seiner Wachstumspläne bei Biokraftstoffen voran Einen wichtigen Teil im Rohstoffmix der Raffinerie würden die bei UPM anfallenden Holzreststoffe und Nebenströme ausmachen
26 November 20209 September 2021 UPM joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative to change the foundation of chemical industry Just as the energy industry is converting to renewable sources, renewable carbon will become the new foundation of chemical and material industries in the future
22 October 202019 October 2020 The construction of UPM’s innovative biochemicals facility starts in Germany The biorefinery investment of EUR 550 million is a major milestone in UPM’s strategic transformation
Bio-Kunststoffe aus Holz: UPM beginnt mit dem Bau einer weltweit einzigartigen Bioraffinerie in Leuna Insgesamt 550 Millionen Euro investiert UPM in den Bau der Bioraffinerie
12 October 20209 September 2021 Lenzing is founding partner of the Renewable Carbon Initiative The newly launched Renewable Carbon Initiative strives to herald the end of the fossil age for all organic chemicals and materials by 2050. Within the RCI Lenzing will especially focus on further greening up the textile and nonwoven businesses
Lenzing ist Gründungspartner der Renewable Carbon Initiative Die neu gegründete Renewable Carbon Initiative strebt das Ende des fossilen Zeitalters für alle organischen Chemikalien und Materialien bis 2050 an. Im Rahmen dieser Initiative wird sich Lenzing insbesondere auf die weitere Ökologisierung der Textil- und Vliesstoffbranchen konzentrieren
24 September 20209 September 2021 World market leaders take climate protection seriously: New initiative to replace fossil with renewable carbon wants to change the foundation of the chemical industry Companies looking for sustainable chemical and material solutions are welcome to join and profit from the support of the initiative
24 June 202017 June 2020 Certified sustainability: Multiple UPM Raflatac sites around the world now hold ISCC PLUS certification UPM Raflatac’s ISCC PLUS certified products via mass-balance approach include UPM Raflatac Forest Film™ and UPM Raflatac PP C-PCR
17 June 202015 December 2020 Akvila Cutlery’s reusable Nature Line is made of UPM Formi EcoAce – a sustainable material for replacing single use plastics 'Nature Line' reusable wood fibre cutlery is made of renewable, recyclable, and sustainable raw materials
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
30 April 202029 April 2020 VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres In the future, natural fibres may replace plastics in, for example, packaging, hygiene products, building materials and textiles
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
10 December 20195 December 2019 Kotkamills participates in 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economy Common goal is to deliver a holistic approach to optimise the sustainability and circularity of the fibre-based packaging’s life cycle
4 November 201929 October 2019 Forests in the spotlight of the Finnish EU Council Presidency Finland’s Presidency program “Sustainable Europe – Sustainable Future” presents four main priorities for the presidency period
25 October 201922 October 2019 Innonet: Bio-Polymere im breiten Einsatz Fast 100 Experten haben sich im Rahmen der Internationalen Tagung für Bioplastics im September in Horb am Neckar ausgetauscht
10 October 20197 October 2019 Dow teams up with UPM to produce bio-based plastics Agreement with UPM is the latest example of Dow’s strategy to enable a shift to a circular economy for plastics by integrating renewable feedstocks into its production processes
7 October 201930 October 2019 Reducing the use of plastics without changing production technology? 130,000 t of biocomposite granulates are available for greening in Europe. World's largest biocomposites conference in November in Cologne (Germany)
Weniger Kunststoffe ohne Änderung der Produktionstechnik? 130.000 t Biokomposit-Granulate sind für grüne Produkte in Europa verfügbar. Weltgrößte Biokomposit-Konferenz im November in Köln
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
23 August 20199 September 2021 Doppelte Netzwerkpower für erneuerbare Kohlenstoffquellen Fusion der Netzwerke „UseCO2“ und „Waste2Value“ will das Treibhausgas CO2 aus Industrieprozessen oder aus der Atmosphäre entfernen und nutzbar machen
31 May 201927 May 2019 UPM’s FibDex®, a wood-based innovation for wound care, receives regulatory approval and CE mark UPM's first wound dressing created from wood-based nanofibrillar cellulose has been developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki
Holzbasierte Innovation für Wundversorgung erhält Freigabe und CE-Kennzeichnung UPM lanciert modernes Wundversorgungsprodukt für den europäischen Markt
16 May 201916 May 2019 Compostable sanitary pads from India, sustainable fibres from Finland and home compostable coffee capsules from Germany are the winners of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2019” For the 12th year in a row, the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year” has been granted to the young, innovative bio-based chemicals and materials industry. The award has been sponsored by InfraServ Knapsack and organized by nova-Institute (both located in Hürth, Germany)
6 May 20192 May 2019 WISA Plywood to be centre stage with U-Build at Grand Designs Live London – creating a unique building experience UPM Plywood is joining forces with Studio Bark and Fologram to create a unique building experience for self-builders at the Grand Designs Live event
4 March 201926 February 2019 Grow your own bioplastic home, avocado-pit bioplastic, Arla and UPM’s wood-based dairy packaging, PHA bioplastic water bottle and more The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 20th
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
21 December 201818 December 2018 RSB Assembly Approves Groundbreaking Standard for Advanced Products For the first time, products from recycled carbon and non-biogenic waste will be able to carry real and credible sustainability claims
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
5 December 20183 December 2018 UPM strengthens the foundations of the bioeconomy with a new biodiversity commitment The aim of the commitment is to continuously improve the diversity of UPM's own forests in Finland
12 October 201810 October 2018 New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals Finnish JV to combat antimicrobial resistance in hospital environments with the help of natural wood-based bioactive substances
27 July 201825 July 2018 Cellulose-based fibres will open a new future for Finnish textile industry Ongoing developments to new applications in the cellulose-based textiles sector and thus diversify the forest sector to new business areas where added value is higher
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 February 201820 February 2018 Questale: EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Natural Fibers Market Report 2018 This report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application
20 July 201715 February 2018 How UPM Biochemicals are maximising the opportunity found in our forests Company is successfully developing biorefinery processes to produce chemical building blocks made from wood
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
19 June 20179 September 2021 Fuels from thin air: drop-in liquid fuels from sky CO2, water and solar power Helsinki region’s Smart & Clean project aims to achieve the most attractive zero-emission mobility in the world
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
11 April 201730 March 2017 An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is needed In this exclusive interview, Marc Palahi talks about bioeconomy and circular economy, Brexit and Donald Trump, the role of mass media and much more
23 May 201617 May 2016 UPM and Tongji University combine Chinese tea culture with innovative biomaterials in the Biofore Tea House The Biofore Tea House has a modular design to support efficient manufacturing and mobility
30 March 201629 March 2016 Cars: Design’s Love Affair with New Materials Several car manufacturers to develop and use eco-friendly materials, trying new ones, either bio-based or recycled
8 March 20167 March 2016 Five Finnish bioeconomy innovations set to change the future Finland turn towards a low-carbon and energy-efficient society is based on the use of renewable natural resources and recyclable materials
3 February 201629 January 2016 Jukka Kantola talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview on Finnish bioeconomy Interview by Mario Bonaccorso