(Biofuels International) Finnish company UPM has marked the five-year anniversary of the start of operations of the first biorefinery in the world to produce wood-based advanced biofuels, the Lappeenranta Biorefinery.
The facility uses wood-based residual raw material crude tall oil to produce renewable fuels that decrease emissions and mitigate climate change.
The biorefinery currently produces around 160 million litres per year of advanced biofuels and biomaterials. They are used to replace fossil-based raw materials in transport fuels and various plastics and adhesives used in packaging and construction materials.
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UPM’s BioVerno diesel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by over 80% when compared to fossil-based diesel fuels. Total annual production at the biorefinery in Lappeenranta reduces GHG emissions equivalent to around 150,000 cars per year.
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The biorefinery cost €179 million to construct, employing almost 200 people for around two years. UPM Biofuels now directly employs 100 personnel, as well as providing indirect employment for 150 people. READ MORE
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