8 October 20209 September 2021 VTT’s new piloting platform for process chemistry ready for speeding up bio- and circular economy With the launch of the piloting platform for process chemistry, VTT Bioruukki strengthens its position among the world's leading piloting centres
7 October 20206 October 2020 Polystyrene can be circulated back to raw-material MoPo project develops collection and reuse of the waste in Europe
28 July 202024 July 2020 Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks New library of biobased materials will bring the circular ambitions of the European Union a step closer
1 July 202030 June 2020 Circular High-performance Aza-Michael Polymers as Innovative materials Originating from Nature Recovery, chemical recycling and organic recycling (with the option of controlled energy recovery) are the end-of-life options planned for the design of products using CHAMPION polymers
26 May 202020 May 2020 Huhtamaki donates EUR 3 million to circular economy initiatives Company aims of creating a circular economy at different levels: acting today, educating for tomorrow and innovating for the future
19 May 202014 May 2020 Making use of the unique properties of cellulose-based nanomaterials Experts are manufacturing prototypes by coating or printing nanocellulose on textiles, paper or plastic to enhance the performance of these products in various applications
Nutzung der einzigartigen Eigenschaften von Nanomaterialien auf Zellulosebasis Experten sind dabei, Prototypen herzustellen, indem sie Textilien, Papier oder Kunststoff mit Nanozellulose beschichten oder bedrucken, um so die Eigenschaften dieser Produkte für verschiedene Anwendungsbereiche zu verbessern
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
24 April 202021 April 2020 Plastic-like packaging material made from completely renewable raw materials by VTT New bio-based plastic developed from cellulose and fatty acids
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
17 March 20209 September 2021 Carbon dioxide as a raw material for the chemical industry – seeking a climate-friendly and economically viable industrial concept BECCU project will compare a variety of processes to capture carbon dioxide from biomass use in energy production and hydrogen to be produced
10 February 20209 September 2021 Recycling clothing the chemical way Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
9 January 20206 January 2020 Heizen mit Pyrolyseöl „Residue2Heat“-Workshop präsentierte Forschungsergebnisse
6 January 202019 December 2019 VTT equips laboratory with a bench scale unit from hte hte supplied a customized four-fold bench scale hydroprocessing unit to VTT, the Finnish VTT Technical Research Center
VTT stattet Labor mit Bench Scale-Anlage von hte aus hte hat eine maßgeschneiderte Hydroprocessing Vierfach-Anlage im Bench Scale-Maßstab an VTT Technical Research Center in Finnland geliefert
12 December 20199 December 2019 VTT developed an optical fibre made of cellulose Cellulose-based fibre opens up new opportunities for sensor applications, but it will not compete with glass-based optical fibres in telecommunications applications
5 December 20199 September 2021 CO2 als Rohstoff für einen emissionsarmen Flugverkehr nutzen – das ist die Zukunft Auf dem “1st European Summit on CO2-based Aviation Fuels”, am 23. März 2020 in Köln, geht es um nachhaltige Strategien und Lösungen für einen klimafreundlichen Luftverkehr.
Using CO2 as a raw material for aviation fuels is the cool new thing on the way to low-emission air transport 1st European Summit on CO2-based Aviation Fuels, 23 March 2020, Cologne (Germany) on Sustainable Strategies & Solutions for Cleaner Air Transport
4 December 201915 July 2021 VTT develops alternative leather from fungi – aims at industrial-scale production Fungal mycelium to be produced into a skinlike material that would be suited for industrial production
20 November 201919 November 2019 VTT’s deep-tech incubator teams come up with two solutions to meet the need for new sustainable fish feed Population growth is increasing the need for food, and growing wealth is driving demand for animal protein foods
13 November 20198 November 2019 Wood-based yarn captures hormones from wastewater Researchers collaboration converted cellulose yarn into a material that can capture hormones and other pharmaceutical substances effectively
23 October 201930 October 2019 Six candidates are nominated for the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” – Biocomposites are highly versatile: the choice is yours! The winners of the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” will be chosen at the “8th Biocomposites Conference Cologne”, in Cologne, Germany
Sechs Kandidaten sind für den Innovationspreis “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” nominiert – Biokomposite sind ausgesprochen vielseitig: Die Wahl liegt bei Ihnen! Die Gewinner des Innovationspreises "Biocomposite of the Year 2019" werden auf der "8th Biocomposite Conference Cologne" in Köln ermittelt
8 October 20196 October 2019 Complete production chain from biomass residues to Fischer-Tropsch products successfully validated The main focus of the test was to study and verify the performance of the gas cleaning train
27 September 201924 September 2019 Polystyrene can be replaced with fibre materials Light fibres are an ideal packaging material even for the most demanding brands
26 September 201923 September 2019 Traceable data will accelerate the circulation of materials In an ideal scenario, products themselves would contain informations about the materials used to make them
23 September 201918 September 2019 Combination of wood fibres and spider silk could rival plastic VTT researchers have succeeded in a truly new bio-based material by gluing together wood cellulose fibres and the silk protein found in spider web threads
29 August 201927 August 2019 A R&D project led by VTT to create a sustainable basis for the circular economy of textiles A two-year R&D project will gather more than 20 companies and research partners together to create a sustainable basis for the circular economy of textiles
7 June 20194 June 2019 The world’s most beautiful headphones are here, and they’re made of fungus And other biomaterials such as bacteria and biosynthetic spider silk
Korvaa – Ein finnisches Unternehmen baut biologisch abbaubare Kopfhörer aus Pilzen Auch Pilzprodukte, bakteriell hergestellte Spinnenseide und Zellulose finden sich in dem neuartigen Biomaterial
6 June 20193 June 2019 Neste and VTT strengthen their partnership through research investments in Finland New research infrastructure enables partners to develop cleaner solutions for fuels and chemicals
17 May 201916 May 2019 VTT and RISE strengthening collaboration in bio- and circular economy The purpose is to create a comprehensive infrastructure portfolio for the benefit of their customers, and to plan future investments
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
31 January 201928 January 2019 Forest-based biomass industry: Where are we today and where are going tomorrow? 8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference took place on 23-25 October and was hosted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
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
15 January 201910 January 2019 VTT becomes an R&D partner in the Think Beyond Plastic innovation ecosystem Collaboration was announced at the New Plastics Economy Investor Forum on 7th December
7 January 201919 December 2018 Wie die europäische Bioökonomie durch „Big Data“-Technologien unterstützt werden kann Eine Pilotinitiative ebnete den Weg für eine neue Lösung für eine nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft. Diese ist Teil einer Reihe von Aktivitäten, bei denen massive Datenströme über Sensoren sowie luft- und satellitengestützte Bilder gehandhabt werden
How to support the European bioeconomy with Big Data technologies A pilot initiative has offered a new solution for sustainable forestry. It’s part of a series of activities that handle massive data flows collected through sensors and aerial and satellite imagery
3 December 20189 September 2021 VTT and the City of Nokia to study the use of bio-based carbon dioxide as a raw material in the ECO3 business park in Finland The goal is to set-up framework for potential investors as well as for future technology demonstrations
24 October 201819 October 2018 Metsä Group and Itochu establish a joint venture that builds an industrial demo plant to produce wood-based textile fibres The new technology to be studied and further developed in the demo project is based on direct dissolution using a novel solvent for the pulp dissolution stage
18 October 201816 October 2018 Finnish pilot develops a new solution for sustainable forestry New unique mobile application puts forest Big Data to more efficient use
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
20 September 201817 September 2018 Powerful tools from VTT to solve challenges in bio- and circular economy The SES toolbox is expected to enable development of numerous novel microbial production processes for valorization of various waste materials to higher value compounds
10 September 20185 September 2018 VTT is developing microbes that degrade plastic as a solution to marine plastic waste problem Aim is to design a mobile container where microbes degrade plastic waste to valuable products like fuels or chemicals
5 September 20184 September 2018 ICT-BIOCHAIN Europe’s first Digital Innovation Hub for Circular Bioeconomy New EU-project focuses on the development of efficient biomass supply chains for sustainable chemical production in bioeconomy regions across Europe
31 August 201828 August 2018 Aalto University and VTT launch a major innovation ecosystem aimed at doubling the value of forest industry Aim is to develop materials from renewable resources in order to safeguard a sustainable future
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
24 July 2018 Biorefineries and biotechnology: The future of proteins, flavours, textiles and sustainable chemistry New biotechnological and chemical processes enable biorefineries for the sustainable and efficient production of proteins, flavours, fibres for textiles, chemicals and plastics from different biomass
Bioraffinerien und Biotechnologie: Die Zukunft von Proteinen, Aromen, Textilien und nachhaltiger Chemie Neue biotechnologische und chemische Prozesse ermöglichen es, in modernen Bioraffinerien nachhaltig und effizient Proteine, Aromen, Textilfasern sowie Chemikalien und Kunststoffe aus unterschiedlicher Biomasse zu gewinnen
18 July 201816 July 2018 VTT developed a fully bio-based material to replace fossil-based plastics in thermally formable product Innovative cellulose based material opens options for furniture applications
Biorefineries and biotechnology: The future of proteins, flavours, textiles and sustainable chemistry
