Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels nominate Marko Janhunen from UPM as the new Chair: “Let’s enable sustainable, advanced biofuels to contribute to decarbonising the EU transport sector”
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) nominated Marko Janhunen, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, UPM Biorefining as Chair for the upcoming year at their Annual General Meeting in Brussels in June, 2017. Marko takes over the Chair from Gloria Gaupmann, Public...
Ecofys study on Crude Tall Oil markets and availability: sufficient supply for advanced biofuels, biomaterials and energy usage
(UPM, Helsinki, 20 June 2017 at 13:00 EET) - UPM Biofuels commissioned a study from leading international energy and climate consultancy Ecofys - A Navigant Company, entitled "Crude tall oil low ILUC risk assessment: comparing global supply and demand". The study...
UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB certification for wood-based liquid biofuels
(UPM, Helsinki, 29 May 2017 at 14:00 EET) - UPM Biofuels has again received a new acknowledgement of the sustainability of its value chain by receiving an RSB (The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) certificate for both UPM BioVerno renewable diesel and naphtha,...
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels welcome the role of advanced biofuels in reducing CO2 emissions from transport
10 companies from across Europe and beyond recognize the proposal as a significant step to provide investor’s confidence to foster the deployment of advanced biofuels in the EU. The European Commission's proposed recast of the Renewable Energy Directive sets the...
Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels welcome Commission proposal on advanced biofuels specific target to decarbonise transport sector
30/11/2016, Brussels: Leaders of Sustustainable Biofuels (LSB) welcome the European Commission proposal for a review of the Renewable Energy Directive, which sets the legislative framework foor the implementation of the EU 2030 Climate and Energy policy objectives. We...
St1´s and SOK´s joint venture NEB plans 50-million-litre Cellunolix® bioethanol plant in Pietarsaari
Acting on behalf of North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB), St1 has begun the analysis and signed letters of intent with Alholmens Kraft and UPM on a sawdust-based ethanol plant in the Alholma industrial area in Pietarsaari. The planned production capacity of the plant is...
Joint open letter to European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans, Vice-President Maroš Šefčočovič, Commissioner Violeta Bulc, Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete
Industry calls for the Commissiono n to set policy framework to support Europeean investments in advanced biofuels – today’s solutution to accelerate decarbonisation in the transport sector by 2030. Dear First Vice President Timmermanans,Dear Vice-President...
Technip signs agreement with BTG Bioliquids to design and build pyrolysis plants for biomass-to-oil production
Technip announced today that it has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids B.V. (BTL) to provide EPC(1) services for its modular pyrolysis plants. The plants will be based on BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Oil(2) (FPO) technology which converts biomass to...
St1 signs a letter of intent with Viken Skog and Treklyngen for a Cellunolix® ethanol plant in Norway
St1 Nordic Oy’s Norwegian subsidiary, Smart Fuel AS, has signed a letter of intent with Viken Skog SA and its subsidiary Treklyngen Holding AS to construct a Cellunolix® ethanol plant in Norway. St1’s aim is to construct a Cellunolix® ethanol plant in the industrial...
Press Release – Europe should lead on advanced biofuels to achieve low carbon mobility
The advanced biofuels industry welcomes today’s publication of the ‘European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility’ and firmly stands behind the European Commission’s views that it is time to act quickly and in a targeted manner in order to ensure the much needed...
