UPM began commercial production at its new biorefinery in January 2015. The biorefinery, located in the Kaukas factory area in Lappeenranta, produces renewable diesel from tall oil, a pulp residue.
According to a Sitra study, the circular economy can bring up to 240 million euros in additional potential to the pulp and paper industry annually, conservatively estimated, says Mari Pantsar-Kallio, a director at Sitra.
"With the AkzoNobel deal, Kemira will change overnight from a 2,1 billion euro company to a 2,3 billion euro company. We will continue to push for 2,7 billion by 2017," says Kemira's CEO
The production control system developed at Metsä Wood's Renko sawmill refines the sorting of logs and improves the more efficient utilization of wood raw materials, says Harri Haapaniemi, Production Director of Metsä Wood's Sawmill Industry.
Forest entrepreneur Janne Oldenburg knows that not every branch has professionals in the harvesting chain.
A harvester swings in the Kivistö rockery in Vantaa as Jani Sinivuori thins the land at the upcoming housing fair area.
Teemu Leppänen was chosen as Metsä Fibre's Manager of the Year 2014. Forest companies invest in leadership development. For example, Metsä Group offers several different levels of coaching programs for managers.
According to research professor Heikki Ailisto, the industrial internet helps companies make a leap in productivity, as the use of real-time information makes process management more efficient. In the industrial internet, machines that communicate with each other make automation more efficient and its
Leading expert Susanna Perko from Sitra considers the bioproduct factory planned by Metsä Group for Äänekoski to be a breath of fresh air in the bioeconomy area. Industrial symbioses form development platforms and ecosystems for the circular economy. The industrial internet brings equipment
Stora Enso produces pellets suitable for heating from sawdust and wood chips, a by-product of sawing, at its Kitee sawmill. The products are suitable for industrial use, as well as for household and small boiler use. In Varkaus, the company is converting a fine paper machine to produce