In Finland, Neste said it welcomed the allowance of unrestricted sales of paraffinic diesel fuels according to the DIN EN 15940 fuel standard in Germany. The sales of unblended, 100% renewable diesel has previously only been allowed in specific segments, such as in non-road vehicles and public transportation, Neste said. The approval that has now […]
In Finland, select Burger King and Rax restaurants owned by catering company Restel are participating in a biobased and resuable cup pilot program to cut down on plastics waste and emissions. The cups are produced by Sulapac® using award-winning Solid-brand material and can be washed around 200 times, after which Sulapac collects the cups for […]
In Finland, Ivy Farm and Synbio Powerlabs have signed an agreement to scale and produce cultivated meat in Finland at the world’s largest cultivated meat and precision fermentation facility. With the support of a €2.99 million (US$3.26 million) grant from the Finnish government, Synbio Powerlabs is transforming a large food-grade facility close to the capital […]
In Finland, Business Finland has conditionally approved a grant of more than €12 million (US$13.6 million) to biotech startup Enifer to fund its first commercial-scale PEKILO mycoprotein ingredient factory. The PEKILO fungal fermentation technology was used from 1975 to 1991 to convert forest industry byproducts into feed protein. Enifer is taking the process “many steps […]
In Finland, Neste has further expanded its capability to supply sustainable aviation fuel to customers in Europe in cooperation with VTTI, a global leader in energy storage and developer of energy infrastructure. Neste commissioned terminal capacity at VTTI’s ETT terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the storage and blending of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. […]
In Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and ISKU, a leading Finnish furniture manufacturer, have joined forces to create a new kind of chair that showcases the potential of biocomposite materials. The chair is made from a cellulose-plastic compound that uses natural annual fibres, polypropylene and wood pulp from Finnish forests as raw materials. […]
In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group (NBG), a leader in biomaterial innovation and developer of proprietary AaltoCellTM Technology, announces the opening of its commercial-scale production facility for microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and other cellulose derivatives in Lappeenranta, Finland. This first-of-its-kind facility represents a significant leap in manufacturing, enabling continuous and sustainable production at scale. Featuring the world’s […]
In Finland, Neste and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative (ERI) have started collaboration aiming to align with the criteria of the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion’s Race to Zero. The aim of the collaboration is to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating climate action in the business and its global value chains. The UN […]
In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group (NBG), a biomaterial innovation company and developer of pioneering AaltoCell Technology, has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PTT MCC Biochem Company Limited (PTT MCC) headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The partnership marks a significant milestone in the advancement of bioplastic technology and includes, for example, PTT MCC […]
In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand’s PTT MCC Biochem Company Limited to create new grades of bio-based polybutylene succinate. The project’s target is to produce bioplastic materials that not only boost home compostability and biodegradability, but also deliver advanced properties and performance, enabling penetration into new […]
