Advanced Biofuels, tool to combat climate change
COP21 has just reached its midpoint and progress has been encouraging. However, concrete targets and policy measures are still to be agreed during the second half of the negotiations... For further informations read here the complete Press release
St1, the new Chair of LSB: “EU must create a strong 2030 policy”
The Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) elected St1 Biofuels Oy’s CEO Mika Aho to chair the coalition for the coming year. The new chairman was elected in LSB’s general meeting... For further informations read here the complete Press release
St1 built a waste-based Etanolix® ethanol production plant in Gothenburg
The first Etanolix® plant delivered to the international market by St1 Biofuels Oy was inaugurated today in Gothenburg, Sweden. The plant delivered to North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) recycles feedstocks such as biowaste and process residue from local bakeries and...
BTG-BTL: Biomass to pyrolysis oil: Demonstration on a commercial scale in The Netherlands
This short movie describes how we developed our own biomass pyrolysis technology and worked at taking it to a commercial scale. In january 2014 we started construction of our first commercial pyrolysis oil production facility, Empyro in Hengelo, the Netherlands....
Advanced biofuels industry: missed opportunity to promote sustainable advanced biofuels across the EU
Advanced biofuels industry, represented by Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB), welcomes the conclusion of ILUC file and its acknowledgement of the benefits of advanced biofuels... For further informations read here the complete statement
Advanced biofuels industry calls for a binding sub-target for advanced biofuels
The European Advanced biofuels industry welcomes the beginning of the inter-institutional negotiations on the ILUC file and expresses its support for a swift final agreement on the issue in order to end... For further informations read here the complete position...
UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery wins the Commercial Scale Plant of the year award
UPM Biofuels was awarded the Commercial Scale Plant of the year in the WBM Bio Business 2015 competition on 2 March in Amsterdam. The award was received thanks to UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery in Finland... For further informations read here the complete Press release
UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is in commercial production
The world’s first wood-based renewable diesel biorefinery has started commercial production in Lappeenranta, Finland. UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is based on a hydrotreatment process developed by UPM... For further informations read here the complete Press release
European Commission recognised UPM Biofuels as the winner of the EU Energy Europe Awards 2014
European Commission recognised UPM Biofuels as the winner of the EU Energy Europe Awards 2014 for its wood-based renewable diesel, UPM BioVerno, and filmed the project in Finland.
Advanced biofuels for a sustainable & competitive EU economy – Breakfast debate, 08:00 – 09:00 AM, European Parliament Members’ salon Brussels
Advanced biofuels provide manifold opportunities for Europe especially during times of economic uncertainty and growing EU energy security concerns... For further informations read here the complete Press release