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
13 March 2013 Biodegradable nappies from recycled cardboard Biodegradable nonwovens can be manufactured cost-effectively using a method developed by VTT
22 February 2013 ADCELLPACK project advances the use of cellulose-based materials in food packaging Wood-fibre-based packaging material to be developed by consortium
15 January 201318 January 2018 Biocomposites containing peat fibre for making new kinds of biodegradable products New VTT-composites to be used in wide range of applications
8 January 2013 VTT leads EU-funded DISCO project to develop cellulosic enzymes Powerful enzymes create ethanol from agricultural harvest waste
22 November 2012 Plastic packaging industry is moving towards completely bio-based products Bio-based plastic packaging produced using the new technique also offers superior quality
3 May 201225 July 2014 New concepts for the sustainable use of wood: A bio-refinery in the Westerwald?
30 April 2012 Novel polyesters for hotmelts and adhesives from black liquor GA, LA and 2HBA as the main degradation products of versatile black liquor
Bio-based adhesives for environmentally friendly package and wood products VTT has developed formaldehyde free starch based adhesives for gluing of fiber based products
Biobased films and barrier coatings from hemicelluloses Modification methods for the abundant natural polymers cellulose and xylan as reaction of the growing demand
Novel materials build completely bio-based and biodegradable packaging Highly transparent and flexible films prepared from modified hemicelluloses without any additives
26 October 2011 VTT and the MSI combine their unique competencies to a new Center for Bioengineering Opening of the new center on 25th October 2011 in Berkeley, California
3 November 201016 February 2018 EU-Projekt fördert die Entwicklung von Biokunststoffen für den Automobilbau Forschungsprojekt ECOplast umfasst 13 Partner aus 5 europäischen Ländern
6 October 2010 EU-Projekt stellt Enzymcocktail für umweltfreundlichen Treibstoff zusammen VTT in Finnland forscht an Mikroorganismen zur Aufspaltung von Lignocellulose
New concepts for the sustainable use of wood:
