Tag: Finland
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In Finland, plastic bag recycling often eco-friendlier than tossing biodegradable ones
https://yle.fi/a/74-20181859
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Reusable Sulapac® cups introduced in selected Burger King restaurants in Finland
Reusable Sulapac cups introduced in selected Burger King restaurants in Finland
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Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production
Borealis invests EUR 4.5 million in Porvoo steam cracker, enabling increased share of circular raw materials used in production
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Syklo and Impact Recycling to build a plastic recycling plant in Finland
Syklo Partners with Impact Recycling (UK) to Build a Plastic Recycling Plant Utilising Ground-Breaking Technology
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Can Electronics Become Compostable?
Finland’s contributions to Europe’s sustainable electronics program
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First 3D printed biocomposites organ pipes
First-ever 3D-printed biocomposite pipes play in Helsinki Music Centre’s organ
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Woamy launches its first biofoam product for plastic-free packaging with Paptic and Secto Design
Woamy, Secto Design, and Paptic, are collaborating to transform the lighting industry’s packaging standards. The redesigned packaging is recyclable and aligns with the principles of the circular economy.
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Boreal Bioproducts secures €2M Pre-A funding
Finland’s Montinutra, now rebranded as Boreal Bioproducts®, secures €2M Pre-A for eco-friendly chemical innovation
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Biomass pyrolysis factory to be built in Finland
Circa Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Vataset Teollisuus in Finland
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Project to convert PE(T) waste into PHA and PHBV
Interantional project to convert PE and PET waste into PHA of the type PHBV
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VTT finds unprecedented extensible limits for formable cellulose-based food packaging to replace single-use plastic
Enabled by foam forming technology, VTT’s formable cellulose-based webs with 30% extensibility were used to make rigid packages using an industrial product packaging line. This opens up the manufacturing of a wide range of sustainable packaging solutions.
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Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Sweden
Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account
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Finland legislation on corporate sustainability reporting
The government’s proposal to the parliament to amend the Accounting Act and the Auditing Act, as well as some related laws
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MSU and Finland Partner on Biobased Products
MSU Department of Forestry partners with Natural Resources Institute Finland to facilitate workshop on climate-smart forestry products.
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Sulapac receives financing from Nefco to scale up its sustainable alternative to conventional plastics
Sulapac’s biobased and biodegradable plastic alternative reduces waste and carbon emissions. To further strengthen the sustainability of its business operations, the company is developing an action plan to protect biodiversity through Nefco’s Biodiversity Pilot Programme.
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VTT pilot scales up production of sustainable cellulose film to replace traditional plastic wrap in food packaging
Mass production of sustainable packaging materials for the food industry could lead to solving the sustainability challenges of one of the most commonly used plastics.
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NTPC and Chempolis partner on bamboo biorefinery
NTPC and Chempolis have partnered to conduct a feasibility study for a bamboo-based bio-refinery in Bongaigaon, Assam
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The world’s first bio-material toilet is made from wood
Woodio Block toilet wins Design Plus Award 2023 powered by ISH at Frankfurt am Main. 100% waterproof solid wood composite toilet seat, Woodio Block wins Design Plus Award powered by ISH at Frankfurt am Main in March 2023.
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Synbio Powerlabs Secures Millions for Precision Fermentation
Synbio Powerlabs Secures € 6.6 Million Funding To Build A Revolutionary Biotechnology Plant For Precision Fermentation
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VTT Project BioCarbonValue for BioCarbon Development
VTT-led joint research project received over a million euros in funding for upgrading agricultural sidestreams into biocarbon for high-value applications
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Stora Enso Starts Lignin Granulation
Stora Enso’s new lignin granulation and packing plant has started operations at the company’s Sunila biomaterials production unit in Finland.
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VTT Spins out Chemical Recycling Technology
VTT spins out Olefy to revolutionize circular plastic recycling
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VTT Develops Transparent Cellulose Film
VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging — When it comes to using “wood” to produce packaging, there’s the risk of deforestation. However, Finland may be an exception as they have different forests and forestry management experience.
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Handelsbanken Goes Ocean Plastic Cards
Handelsbanken goes for payment cards made of recycled ocean plastic
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New Project for Sustainable Textiles in Finland
Telavalue project develops value chains for sustainable production, use and cycles of textiles
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UPM Ends Finnish Paper Strike Fiasco
UPM and Paperworkers’ Union agree on first-ever business-specific collective labour agreements – strike ends at UPM mills in Finland
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Professors Awarded for Wood Based Textile Fibres Research
Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibres
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Finland Bioeconomy Strategy
Bioeconomy Strategy 2022–2035 – Sustainably towards higher value added. Finland’s new Bioeconomy Strategy has been completed. The strategy aims to double the value added of bioeconomy in an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable manner and to make Finland climate neutral by 2035.
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Finland to Become Biobased Packaging Leader
SUSBINCO project aims to make Finland a global leader in bio-based packaging
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Finland Invests in Textile Recycling
Spinverse helps secure 5.2 M€ of funding for an end-of-life textile refinement plant project
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Finnish Susbinco Project for Biobased Packaging
The SUSBINCO project aims to make Finland a global leader in bio-based packaging
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Finnish Partnership for Recyclable Paperboard Lids
A long-term collaboration between Finnish startup The Paper Lid Company and Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has led to the development of a 100% recyclable paperboard lid for use with takeaway cups.
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Finland Partnership for Soy Bioplastics
Multipurpose bioplastic from soy residues: A pilot plant to Finland
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Unboxing VTT Packaging Innovations
Ever wondered, what packaging of the future looks like? Here at VTT, we have developed cool materials and new packaging solutions, and reveal them in this video. New wood-based materials and pioneering technologies provide sustainable alternatives for packaging
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Finland Innovative Materials Champion
Here’s the list of the innovative materials champions from Finland.
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The Future of Recycling in Finland
Finland is on its way to becoming a model country for plastic recycling.
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ExpandFibre To Convert Straw and Wood Pulp in Biomaterials
Fortum and Metsä Group to launch a joint EUR 50 million R&D programme in circular bioeconomy.
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Finland Push to Replace Plastics with Fibres
VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics by using natural fibres.
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Plastic Like Packaging From Renewable Materials by VTT
Consumers and companies alike are interested in environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging made from renewable materials, such as wood.
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UV-Blocking and Airtight Bioplastics
Plant-based bioplastics are already a more eco-friendly alternative to their petroleum-based counterparts.
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Rapid Biodegradability of Walki Bioska Films
It’s a proven fact: the biodegradability of Walki’s Bioska films are among the fastest on the market.
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Why is Finland a Bioeconomy Champion?
Exclusive Interview with the Permanent Secretary of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry in Finland, Jaana Husu-Kallio, on the Finnish bioeconomy and why Finland is a bioeconomic champion.
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Woodly on Euronews
A Finnish tech company called Woodly is developing a new kind of plastic that is more environmentally friendly. Euronews covers the story.
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Finland Did Not Reach BioEconomic Goals
PM Juha Sipilä’s key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded.
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Finland VTT Believes Carbon Feedstock Will Breakthrough in Materials and Chemicals
In the carbon reuse economy, fossil carbon is left in the ground while aboveground carbon circulates without accumulating to the atmosphere. Forests act as both carbon sinks and an important source of carbon. In addition to this, carbon is captured from industrial emissions and eventually from the air, too. Our aim is that globally by…
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Stora Enso Invests in Bio-Based Carbon Materials for Energy Storage
Stora Enso is investing EUR 10 million to build a pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials based on lignin.
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Neste Appoints New Vice President Renewable Polymers and Chemicals
Mercedes Alonso, (M.Sc. Chem), has been appointed as Executive Vice President for Renewable Polymers and Chemicals of Neste Corporation and member of the Neste Executive Committee.
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Headphones From Bioplastics, Fungus and Yeast
Fungus, yeast-based bioplastic and other materials grown by microbes have been used to make the Korvaa headphones, designed by Finnish studio Aivan in collaboration with scientists.
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Arla introduces paperboard cartons with wood-based bioplastic lining
Arla Oy is set to be the first company in Finland to use renewable wood-based bioplastics in gable-top paperboards for milk, yoghurt and cooking products. The tall oil-based raw material used for the cartons was developed by Finnish company UPM.
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Finns Create Alternative to Plastic Food Packaging
Finnish start-up Jospak creates a board-based tray packaging that contains 85% less plastic than regular plastic alternative.
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Stora Enso and Sulapac Launch Biodegradable Straws
The straws are made from Sulapac’s bio-composite material made of wood and natural binders. The material is designed to be recycled through industrial composting and is biodegrade in the marine environment.
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VTT Develops CatLignin, a Reactive Lignin for Wood Adhesives
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed technology known as “CatLignin” to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams to be used as a replacement for toxic phenol compounds in wood adhesives that are widely used in wood products and furniture.
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NESTE and IKEA Take Leadership in Bio-based Home Furniture
NESTE and IKEA join forces to industrialize and lead the trend of renewable bio-based materials for home furnishing plastic products.
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Biochemtex and Valmet Convert Lignin to Bio-Chemicals
Valmet – a Finnish leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries – and Biochemtex, a subsidiary of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, announced they will combine their technology and know how to leapfrog the conversion of lignin into bio-chemicals.
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Revolutionary 100% bio-based and bio-degradable milk brick
The truly revolutionary 100%bio-based and bio-degradable milk brick: a reality stemming from a partnership between the Tampere University of Technology (Finland) and Bio-On (Italy).
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