UPM-Biofore-Magazine-1-2014-EN

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03 EDITORIAL

Biofuel production holds a great deal of potential for growth and profitable business, says Chris Malins, ICCT's Fuels Programme Lead. For him, forest industry companies have the advantage in biofuel markets.

04 NOVEL IDEAS

The open architecture of Biofore House, our new office building, encourages people to work together and provides inspiration for novel ideas. The Biofore House is an excellent example of ecological building, and it utilises UPM's materials extensively and creatively.

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08 UPM BIOVERNO HITS THE ROAD

16 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IS KEY Our renewable diesel UPM BioVerno is made from crude tall oil, a residue of pulp production. Production of UPMBioVerno kicks off this summer. 18 A ROAD FULL OF POSSIBILITIES A recent study by Chris Malins from ICCT discovered some startling results: waste-based fuels could potentially cover all 16% of Europe's road transport fuel needs!

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24 MORE PULP FOR CHINA

The Biofore Concept Car was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March. Majority of its parts that would traditionally be made from plastics have been replaced with UPM's renewable biomaterials. It is an excellent representation of UPM's Biofore strategy based on use of renewable raw materials.

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