27 September 201725 September 2017 Siemens and VTT to develop digital forest industry The aim is to create a successful industry ecosystem, in which new ideas can be developed and commercialized in an agile manner
26 September 201722 September 2017 Digitalization: Towards the ‘Uber’ of bioeconomy New global service platforms are entering the market and challenging the existing market entirely
25 September 201721 September 2017 Fabric made from VTT’s recycled fibre feels half way between cotton and viscose First product models demonstrate that recycled fibre can be transformed into a yarn and pleasant fabric
5 September 201715 February 2018 EU funding for Metsä Fibre’s long-term development projects Long-term development projects aim to prove the commercial viability of new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, bark as a replacement for coal
2 August 201731 July 2017 Power-to-Liquid: 200 Liter Sprit aus Solarstrom und dem Kohlenstoffdioxid der Umgebungsluft Kompaktanlage produziert ersten synthetischen Kraftstoff aus Sonnenenergie und dem Kohlenstoffdioxid der Luft
31 July 20179 September 2021 Power-to-Liquid – Sprit aus Solarenergie und CO2 Zum ersten Mal wurden 200 Liter Kraftstoff aus Sonnenenergie und dem Kohlenstoffdioxid der Umgebungsluft in einer marktreifen Pilotanlage hergestellt
27 July 20179 September 2021 Protein produced with electricity to alleviate world hunger Protein created with electricity can be used as a fodder replacement, thus releasing land areas for other purposes
20 July 20179 August 2017 Bio-Verbundwerkstoffe bieten Vorteile für Umwelt, Industrie und Verbraucher Am 6. und 7. Dezember findet in Köln die „Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC)” statt
Biocomposites – Providing Benefits to Industry, Consumers and Environment The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC) will take place on 6 and 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany
7 July 20175 July 2017 Bioeconomy: Tomorrow’s bio-products are made in Finland Finnish forests has proved to be an incredibly versatile source of raw material for new bio-products
21 June 201713 June 2017 VTT expands its bio and circular economy pilot centre The world markets for bioeconomy and circular economy products and technologies are in strong growth
19 June 20179 September 2021 Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air Aim of the Soletair project is to demonstrate the technical performance of the overall process and produce 200 litres of fuels and other hydrocarbons for research
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
16 June 20179 September 2021 Fuels from thin air: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Soletair technology New power-to-liquid plant now has moved to the campus of LUT and and demonstrates the entire process chain
2 June 201731 May 2017 Green plastics from citrus fruit peels and sugar VTT developed a process to convert pectin biochemically to an aldaric acid, which can be converted to monomers for bio-based polyesters and polyamides
13 April 201711 April 2017 Finland is taking a leading role in the bioeconomy Majority of the new business to grow beside the existing businesses of forest, chemical and food industries, agriculture, the construction sector and energy production
27 March 201723 March 2017 VTT has developed stand-up pouches from renewable raw materials and nanocellulose HefCel technology provides a low-cost method for the production of nanocellulose for a number of future technical applications
21 March 201718 March 2017 Osirys Project to Display Multi-Layered Façade at JEC World 2017 Complete systems are currently being installed in buildings on both Estonia and Spain
17 March 201715 March 2017 Recent Lignin Announcements Show Repeated Mistakes, Not Progress Traditional approaches have already failed and focus on different strategies for lignin-based material commercialization has to be prefered
3 March 20171 March 2017 New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plastics Side streams probably could replace up to 50% of oil-based polypropylene, used as raw material in plastic composites
17 February 201715 February 2017 Reactive lignin for reducing the environmental impacts of wood products Innovative replacement for toxic phenol compounds in wood adhesives offering new business opportunities to many industrial players
15 November 201612 November 2016 Power-to-Liquid: Benzin aus der Luft Aus Sonnenenergie und CO2 produziert die erste mobile Pilotanlage Benzin, Diesel und Kerosin im Rahmen des Projekts Soletair, in dem die KIT-Ausgründung Ineratec mit finnischen Partnern kooperiert
14 November 20169 September 2021 Power-to-Liquid: Pilot Operation of First Compact Plant First Compact Plant Worldwide for Synthetic Fuels from Solar Energy and Carbon Dioxide extracted from Air to Start in Finland
Power-to-Liquid: Erste Kompaktanlage im Pilotbetrieb Weltweit erste Kompaktanlage für synthetischen Kraftstoff aus Sonnenenergie und dem Kohlenstoffdioxid der Luft startet Praxistest in Finnland
4 November 20162 November 2016 Paptic® announces €1.1m funding round Global opportunity for the Finnish bioeconomy - demo plant to manufacture wood fiber material
27 June 201624 June 2016 Biobased chemicals will develop beyond the obvious VTT researchers showing new perspectives on the biobased economy
13 April 201612 April 2016 High strength wood-plastic composites recycled from construction and demolition wood waste VTT have joined forces in the European H2020 project “HISER”
5 April 20161 April 2016 Better use of entire biomass of willow Joint project of VTT and Aalto University exploiting properties and most suitable application areas
10 March 20169 March 2016 How bioeconomy will change our future Finnish minister about its country's pioneering bioeconomy
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 March 20162 March 2016 VTT files patent for new bio-based mineral oil barrier technology for food packaging Innovative 2-layer film can be used as a ‘bag-in-box’ liner for dry foods such as breakfast cereals
22 October 201519 October 2015 Aalto University awarded The European Paper Recycling Award 2015 The Ioncell-F process is based on the use of a so-called ionic liquid to dissolve cellulosic waste material without the addition of toxic chemicals
2 October 201530 September 2015 Wood-based plastic bag company Paptic attracted more than a million in seed round Manufacturing of the product to start in autumn at the KCL pilot plant in Espoo
17 September 201516 September 2015 Cascading use of wood in Finland – with comparison to selected EU countries New report gives a short introduction on the discussion on cascading principles and definitions, and shows examples of the cascading flows in Finland and selected other European countries
26 May 201522 May 2015 Pure industrial chemicals by gasifying lignocellulosic biomass VTT has demonstrated that lignocellulosic biomass can be successfully converted into pure BTX chemicals: benzene, toluene and xylene
24 March 201523 March 2015 BioFoamBark: Bark Valorization into Insulating Foams and Bioenergy Invitation to the final workshop on 8 May 2015 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
10 March 20159 March 2015 A tribute to the eight women who have distinguished themselves in the bioeconomy For International Women’s Day, we dedicate a tribute to the eight women who have distinguished themselves in the bioeconomy in the last year
27 February 201526 February 2015 New products from bark to replace fossil compounds Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
26 February 201526 February 2015 Wood biorefinery has an enormous potential Finnish VTT researcher showed the vast range of products to recover by wood biorefinery
6 February 20155 February 2015 Scientists developed protein, skin care and biopesticide products from fish filleting residue and rapeseed press cakes APROPOS project succeeded in creating new technologies for SME's for the production of items
8 December 20145 December 2014 VTT developing an environmentally friendly alternative for polystyrene PLA bioplastic derived from organic sources to replace EPS
7 November 20146 November 2014 VTT develops bio-based 3-layer film for MAP Combining traditional extrusion coating technology to a recently patented cellulose nanofibrils film production method
20 June 201418 June 2014 Advanced biofuels best for emissions targets, say the Finns Project investigates the impact of the emission goals on Finland’s energy system and the national economy
15 May 201416 May 2014 Finnish bioeconomy strategy: Bioeconomy is the next wave of the economy The goal of the Finnish Government is to increase the yield of the bioeconomy from the present € 60 billion to € 100 billion and to create 100,000 new bioeconomy jobs by 2025
31 March 201429 March 2014 Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate VTT Research: Findings of the ALGIDA project indicate profitable algae cultivation to be possible in Finland
18 December 201317 December 2013 VTT: Biorefinery business could put the South Australian forest industry back on the growth track New, two-stage report recommending seven future pathways for the region
3 December 20132 December 2013 Fortum’s bio-oil plant commissioned in Joensuu – first of its kind in the world Unique in being integrated with Fortum’s Joensuu combined heat and power plant
27 November 201318 January 2018 OSIRYS Project Gains EC Funding for Research into Forest-based Biocomposites for Facades and Interior Partitions New materials to improve air quality by eliminating microorganisms, increasing thermal and acoustic insulation
25 June 2013 VTT: New gasification method turns forest residues to biofuel with less than a euro per litre Production of renewable biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass to achieve energy efficiency of 50–67%
24 April 2013 VTT involved in developing cellulose-based ethanol production in Brazil Second with first generation ethanol production to get integrated with electricity production