BioInvestIT: today in Milan 8 innovative bioeconomy startups meet international investors

Milano is hosting today the third edition of BioInvestIT, the key investment forum for circular bioeconomy organized by Italian Circular Bioeconomy Spring together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) and Bio4Dreams and the support of TerraNext, LCA and Bioinvest Europe. The event brings together innovative businesses and projects seeking capital with financial and corporate investors from all over Europe. 

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Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre shows competitive greenhouse gas emission level

Metsa Spring’s team. Source: Metsa Group

Metsä Group has completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its Kuura textile fibre. The assessment shows that Kuura’s global warming potential (GWP100, fossil) score is less than one-third of the next best option, viscose. The Kuura project is currently in a demonstration phase. The new textile fibre is being developed by Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring. The LCA was made by Etteplan. The LCA study and comparison to alternative cellulosic fibres were critically reviewed by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.

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