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UPM gears up for bio-MEG commercialization
UPM Biochemicals is gearing up for its incoming wood-based glycols production in Leuna, Germany, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2023 and ramping up to its full 220 ktpa biorefinery capacity by 2024. The main products that will be produced from the biorefinery are Bio-MEG (monoethylene glycol), bio-MPG (monopropylene glycol), renewable … Continue reading
Blog posts on wood-based fibres and chemicals
Happy Thanksgiving to our US readers! I deemed last week’s AFCC’s first conference in Washington DC as a success and I, along with my colleague from Forest2Market, had a productive workshop session focusing on forestry feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals. We also had a presentation from the Pine Chemicals Association about the importance of … Continue reading