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UPM BIOVERNO IS A MORE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL DIESEL FUELS. IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL DIESEL ENGINES, JUST LIKE TRADITIONAL DIESEL. IN ADDITION, UPM BIOVERNO IS SEAMLESSLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

CLEAN DIESEL FROM FINNISH FORESTS

Mika Wiljanen

number, the shorter the ignition delay, which increases the power of the engine,” Wiljanen explains. The product must also be avail- able at a competitive price – not to mention the key importance of protecting the environment by cutting fossil CO2 emissions. The new diesel will be available at every St1 station from the beginning of May. “I am convinced that Finnish consumers will welcome a product that offers all these benefits. In general, the Finns have a positive attitude towards renewable fuels, since we love nature and want to keep it as clean as possible.” Meeting of minds Wiljanen has nothing but praise for St1’s collaboration with UPM. “It has been a pleasure to see how professionally UPM’s experts have developed their product, while being incredibly eager to learn how the

The renewable diesel produced by UPMaligns perfectly with St1’s strategy to become a leading producer and supplier of low-carbon, ethical energy, affirms CEO MikaWiljanen . “We produce renewable ethanol fuel from leftover food and waste, and we nowmake our diesel fuels using UPM’s tall oil based product. Our goal is to sell less and less fossil fuels, so the renewable diesel manufactured by UPMfits our overall strategy beautifully.” In addition to being environmen- tally friendly, a fuel must also meet customers’ quality requirements. Wiljanen confirms that the technical properties of UPM’s renewable diesel make it an excellent component in St1’s Diesel plus. “Diesel plus has a cetane number over 60, whereas the corresponding figure for ordinary diesels is some- where between 51 and 55. The cetane number indicates the combustion speed of diesel fuel — the higher the

Premium fuel producer St1 partners up with UPM to enhance its ‘Diesel plus’, a new and improved renewable fuel pairing low carbon with high efficiency.

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