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Packaging: LUMENE, UPM and SABIC joined forces to replace fossil-based feedstocks with renewables ones

1 June 202331 May 2023Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

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Finnish beauty brand LUMENE is the first to launch a biobased packaging application with both the jar and label made with UPM’s innovative wood-based material, further processed by SABIC. LUMENE’s new jar and the self-adhesive label originate from renewable UPM BioVerno™ naphtha, produced by UPM in Finland. The naphtha is processed into certified renewable polypropylene by SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and then converted both into commonly recyclable cosmetics containers and product labels printed on UPM Raflatac Forest Film label material.

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UPM inaugurates state-of-the-art combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Europe’s largest paper mill

10 November 20226 November 2022Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

BioforeConceptCar_UPM_Metropolia_7_50213_2 — Biofore Concept Car. Full rights owned by UPM. Photographer: Sami Kulju

UPM has officially opened a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Germany, bringing the company closer to meeting its ambitious target to decrease its CO2 emissions by 65% by 2030. The Finnish company is committed to meeting the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement well in advance, through practicing climate-positive forestry, innovating novel products and taking actions such as investing in renewable and efficient energy solutions to power its own sites, while taking part in the transformation of energy systems in Europe.

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UPM and Dongsung joined forces to introduce sustainable forest-based materials into the Asian market

25 August 202224 August 2022Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

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UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption.

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UPM published a new Forest Action Programme, which will run until 2030

17 March 202216 March 2022Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

BioforeConceptCar_UPM_Metropolia_5_50209_4 — Biofore Concept Car premiered at the Geneva International Motor last spring. Copyright UPM Photographer Sami Kulju

UPM has published a new Forest Action Programme, which will run until 2030. The global programme steers UPM’s global wood sourcing operations and covers its own forests in Finland and the United States as well as its plantations in Uruguay. The programme goes beyond current standard requirements and its measures have a positive impact on the fundamental aspects of sustainable forestry: climate, biodiversity, soil, water and societal contribution.

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Finland’s first educational activity book teaching preschoolers about recycling is out

15 March 202113 March 2021Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

UPM, Arla Finland and K Group have teamed up with Oppi&ilo to create Finland’s first educational activity book designed to teach Finland’s 60,000 preschoolers about recycling. The Kierrätyskaverit (“Recycling friends”) activity book aims to make recycling a fun, easy and inspiring part of their daily lives.

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UPM enters the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany

3 February 20201 February 2020Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Finnish company UPM takes the next transformative growth step and enters the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will produce a range of 100% wood-based biochemicals which enable a switch from fossil raw materials to sustainable alternatives in various consumer-driven end-uses. The investment opens totally new markets for UPM with large growth potential for the future.

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UPM launches a new advanced wound care product

4 June 2019Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Finnish company UPM launches a new advanced wound care product for the European market. FibDex® is the first wound dressing created from wood-based nanofibrillar cellulose to receive regulatory approval and be awarded a CE mark. Nanofibrillar cellulose, which has been shown to be biocompatible with human cells and tissue, forms the core of the dressing. UPM’s proprietary nanotechnology, combined with over a decade of research into nanofibrillar cellulose and a highly professional R&D, has resulted in the development of this unique product.

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UPM’s possible Kotka biorefinery in Finland has its Environmental Impact Assessment

15 October 201812 October 2018Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for UPM’s possible Kotka Biorefinery in Finland has been completed and given to the authorities for their final conclusions. The UPM Kotka Biorefinery would produce approximately 500,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels made from sustainable raw materials for use in the road transport, marine and aviation sectors. The biorefinery’s products could also be used for replacing fossil raw materials in the chemical industry.

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UPM launches a new white plant-based material: a sustainable alternative to fossil-based films

21 February 201821 February 2018Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

UPM Raflatac is extending its range of film face materials for the European market with a new white plant-based material that provides a sustainable alternative to fossil-based films for a wide variety of end uses. “RafBio PE White – UPM claims – performs just like standard PE film, and its excellent flexibility makes it ideal for the squeezable bottles and contoured containers that are widely used in home and personal care applications”.

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UPM moves forward with the development of biochemicals business in Germany

24 October 2017Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Biofore Concept Car. Full rights owned by UPM. Photographer: Sami Kulju

Finnish pulp and paper giant UPM moves forward with the development of biochemicals business by evaluating the potential of building a biorefinery in the Chemical Park Frankfurt-Höchst in Germany. The new-to-the-world biorefinery would combine novel technologies and utilize sustainable wood raw material in an innovative way. This opportunity is the outcome of more than five years of extensive technology development and piloting.

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