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24 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

China’s Premier Li Keqiang compares the prevention of environmental damage to the battle against poverty.

– TOP PRIORITY IN CHINA China must find a balance between growth, consumption and the sustainable use of resources in the long run, says Zhang Ming , the head of the China National Resources Recycling Association.

30 GERMAN ENERGY PRODUC- TION AT A TURNING POINT Germany is phasing out nuclear power by 2022 and the aim is to make up for the energy deficit using renewable energy sources.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Elisa Nilsson

EDITORIAL STAFF Annukka Angeria, Asta Halme, Markku Herrala, Terhi Jokinen, Klaus Kohler, Anneli Kunnas, Monica Krabbe, Marika Nygård, Sini Paloheimo,

32 NEXT STEP WITH BIOCHEMICALS

Päivi Salpakivi-Salomaa, Vivian Wang, Antti Ylitalo

Okko Ringena and Christian Hübsch fromUPMBiochemicals explain the fascinating world of recent biochemical implementa- tions and their future possibilities.

CONTENT A-lehdet Dialogi Oy

DESIGN Faster Horse PRINTING Erweko Oy

34 FOR KIDS’ EYES ONLY!

Danish newspaper Kids’ News provides children with a new reading experience – on their own terms. 36 YOUNG SCIENTISTS MEET SUSTAINABLE FORESTS TheMillenniumYouth Camp science event in Finland. 38 STRONG SECOND QUARTER AND SOLID PROGRESS The profit improvement programme, announced a year ago, is ahead of schedule and was evident in UPM’s results.

COVER UPM Finesse Silk 300 g/m² PAGES UPM Finesse Silk 135 g/m²

New biochemicals offer great development opportunities for the forest industry. UPM Biochemicals has taken the bull by the horns and already achieved results. 32

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