UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners
(UPM, Helsinki, 14 March 2018 at 13:00 EET) - UPM is committed to creating value from sustainable bioinnovations. In addition to renewable diesel, the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery produces renewable naphtha - an excellent raw material for bioplastics. It can be...
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) welcome the Slovak company ENVIRAL as a new member: “Excellent signal for the advanced biofuels industry as EU is to decide on transport decarbonisation measures for the next decade”
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels coalition welcomes the Slovak company ENVIRAL as new member of the coalition promoting advanced biofuels as fast track solution to cut transport emissions. ENVIRAL is the largest producer of bioethanol in the Slovak Republic. The...
Advanced biofuels industry welcomes eu institutions’ commitment to decarbonise transport and calls upon the EU to ensure sufficient confidence & predictability for investors by setting an advanced biofuels mandate in 2021
Advanced biofuels coalition Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) calls upon the EU institutions to ensure sufficient investor confidence for the sector by setting the advanced biofuels mandate, based on Annex IX part A, to begin in 2021. The Commission and the...
UPM Biofuels wins the Bioenergy Industry Leadership award in the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards
(UPM, Helsinki, 8 December 2017 at 10:00 EET) - UPM Biofuels was chosen as the Bioenergy Industry Leader at the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards - often described as the Oscars of the energy industry. The competition was arranged by S&P Global Platts, the leading...
LSB welcomes strong commitment to advanced biofuels from IEA and ITRE committee of the European Parliament
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA) CONFIRMS: SUSTAINABLE BIOFUELS NEEDED TO SECURE TRANSPORT DECARBONISATION. ALSO ITRE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS THE NEED TO SET A SPECIFIC MANDATE FOR ADVANCED BIOFUELS Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) welcomes...
EU Commission VP Maros Šefcovic visits UPM Kaukas: focus on renewable energy and climate change mitigation
(UPM, Helsinki, 13 October 2017 at 10:00 EET) - UPM was honoured to welcome European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefcovic, responsible for the Energy Union, to the UPM Kaukas Mill site in Lappeenranta Finland today. The visit was hosted by UPM's President and CEO,...
Enerkem begins commercial production of cellulosic ethanol from garbage at its state-of-the-art Edmonton biofuels facility
MONTRÉAL, Sept. 15, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Enerkem Inc. (www.enerkem.com), a world leading biofuels and renewable chemicals producer, announced today it has started the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Enerkem's game-changing facility in Edmonton,...
Leading swedish advanced biofuels producer SEKAB joins Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels
“Significant increase in interest in advanced biofuels evident as the discussions on future EU policy are soon entering decision-making time” Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) coalition welcomes Swedish company SEKAB as new member of the coalition promoting...
Clariant and Enviral announce first license agreement on sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology
Muttenz, September 18, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Enviral, the largest producer of bioethanol in Slovakia, today announced that they have signed a license agreement on sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology. Enviral has acquired a...
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels welcome French company Global Bioenergies as new member: “Significant increase in interest in advanced biofuels evident as the discussions on future EU policy are soon entering decision-making time”
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels coalition welcomes French company Global Bioenergies as new member of the coalition promoting advanced biofuels as fast track solution to cut transport emissions. Global Bioenergies develops innovative processes converting a broad...
