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 transformed into renewable resins needed to create bioplastics, e.g. for the packaging industry. Choosing the […]

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”

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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

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||”] 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 […]

UPM Biofuels wins the Bioenergy Industry Leadership award in the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards

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LSB welcomes strong commitment to advanced biofuels from IEA and ITRE committee of the European Parliament

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ fb_built=”1″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.29.3″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″] 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 […]

EU Commission VP Maros Šefcovic visits UPM Kaukas: focus on renewable energy and climate change mitigation

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Enerkem begins commercial production of cellulosic ethanol from garbage at its state-of-the-art Edmonton biofuels facility

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||”]   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 […]

Leading swedish advanced biofuels producer SEKAB joins Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||”] “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 […]

Clariant and Enviral announce first license agreement on sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||”] 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 […]

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”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.29.3″ fb_built=”1″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.29.3″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.29.3″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.29.3″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″] 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 variety […]