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SAVING THE WORLD IS HIGH-VALUE BUSINESSFinland leads the way towards circular economy

LEADS THE WAY

FINLAND

TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY

MOST FORESTED COUNTRY

FINLAND, EUROPE’S

NATIONAL ROADMAPWORLD’S FIRST

TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY

GOOD COUNTRYRANKED #1 IN THE

INDEX

CLEANEST COUNTRYRANKED #1

IN THE WORLD

AIR QUALITYFINLAND HAS THE WORLD’S BEST

FINLAND LEADS THE WAY TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY

#1Cleanest Country

in the World 2016

#1in the Good

Country Index

#1World’s first

National Roadmap

to circular economy

#1Finland has the world’s

best air quality

#1Finland, Europe’s

most forested

country

OFFERSSOLUTIONS

FINLAND

FOR BETTER TOMORROW

THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOBASEDPACKAGING COMES FROM FINLAND

KOTKAMILLSISLA® Duo is an easily recyclable

cupstock based on dispersion barrier.

Winner of the NextGen

Cup Challenge 2018.

HUHTAMÄKIsigned a deal to supply

McDonald’s with

sustainable paper straws

in the UK and across Europe.

UPMBioVerno naphtha can be used in

bioplastics for paperboard packaging.

Lappeenranta biorefinery utilises tall oil

for the new bioplastic cartons.

STORA ENSOFibre-based, 100% recyclable

EcoFishBox is free from expanded

polystyrene with minimal plastic content. • World Star Winner 2017

• World Star Sustainability Award Gold Medal 2017

RESEARCH BASED SPINOFFS WITH REVOLUTIONARY PACKAGING SOLUTION

WOODLY®

is a new type of wood-based

packaging material that can be used

to substitute plastics.

JOSPAKoffers a recyclable cardboard

tray with 85% less plastic.

• WorldStar 2019 and ScanStar 2018 awards

PAPTIC®

is a new material replacing paper

and plastic in packaging. • Winner of Bio-based Product of the Year 2017

• 2nd position in Bio-based Material of the Year 2017

• Winner of the ExpoLive Innovation Award Grant

SULAPAC®

is a biodegradable and microplastic-free

material that has plastic-like properties,

yet it biodegrades completely.

• Winner of Green Alley Award 2017

VALUE FROM WASTE- in Finland, only 1% of waste ends up in landfills

ST1

produces ethanol

from saw dust.

• The production unit

is the first of

its kind in the world

• ST1 knows how to turn waste streams to

bioethanol: Food, bakery, cassava, etc.

NESTE

the world’s biggest producer

of renewable diesel,

manufactured 100%

from waste and residue.

• Enables up to 90% lower

greenhouse gas emissions

• Neste is 3rd

on the Corporate Knights 2019

Global 100 Most Sustainable

Corporations list

PIONEERING SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW

HONKAJOKI

is Finland’s leading

processor of animal

by-products.

• Manufactures and refines

animal by-products into

high-quality raw materials

TRACEGROW

extracts zinc and manganese

from alkaline batteries and

circulates them to micronutrient

products for farming.

• The only company in the world

with such technology

• Gold medal for the New Product

of 2018 at the Helsinki Agricultural

Machinery Trade Fair

DUCTOR

High nitrogen substrates (cheap,

abundant and underutilized organic

wastes) can be effectively and

efficiently used for biogas

production.

• Extracted materials are recovered as

quality fertilizer which can be used or sold

for profit

THE REVOLUTION IN TEXTILE FIBRES STARTS IN FINLAND

METSÄ GROUPand Japanese Itochu Textile Company

have established a joint venture to produce

textile fibres from paper-grade pulp.

INFINITED FIBER CO.recycles textile and cardboard waste by turning

it to textile fibres to be reused preserving 100% quality.

Finnish startup Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) has raised

3.7 million euros in funding.

• Member of Fashion for Good’s Scaling Program

#1 in research of wood cellulose

based fibres

USD 50 billion global business

Finland’s forest industry alone could replace

a third of global cotton production.

In addition, textiles and carboard could be recycled and

turned to virgin textile fibres.

SPINNOVAturns cellulose into textile fibres

without harmful chemicals.

New 11 MEUR investment for commercial scaling.

• Member of Fashion for Good’s Scaling Program

NEW BUSINESS MODELS DRIVE SUCCESS FOR THE FINNISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY

ALL MATERIAL IN USE

Finlayson manufactures

towels from old jeans.

LONGER LIFE CYCLE

THROUGH SERVICES

Vaatepuu provides

shared wardrobes.

CLOSED LOOP MODELS

Touchpoint turns old workwear

into terrace furniture.

ADDED VALUE

THROUGH DESIGN

Remake creates unique design

products from used clothes.

FRONTRUNNER IN SUSTAINABLE STEEL PRODUCTION

OUTOKUMPU’s

Tornio operations is the most

integrated stainless steel plant

in the world.

• The energy efficiency results

in 30-60% smaller emissions

compared to competitors

• Target for energy efficiency

is a continuous improvement of

a 1% reduction yearly

OUTOKUMPU

Stainless steel contains

the highest proportion of

recycled content on the market.

• Almost 90% recycled

• Recycled steel use annually

over 2,000,000 tonnes

• Around 70% of electricity

comes from low-carbon sources

FINLAND AIMING HIGH WITH PLASTICS

NESTEaims to start to use liquefied waste

plastic for fossil refining during 2019.

• The target is to process more than

1 million tons of waste plastic per year by 2030

FORTUMrefines industrial and retail

plastics for reuse.

WORLD’S #1 Plastics Roadmap in 2018.

• The first steps towards a new,

sustainable plastic economy

FINLAND IS STRONGin the recycling of beverage packages.

• The roots of the system started in the 50s

• Nowadays the returning rate around 90%

LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTERY RECYCLING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

The European battery market

could be worth EUR 250 billion by 2025.

Total demand of Li-ion batteries by 2030 is

expected to be 400 GWh.

The European Commission has invited Finland

to coordinate battery industry recycling research

in Europe.

• Outotec will lead the project

together with Aalto University

Fortum starts the recycling of batteries for

electric vehicles.

• Recycling rate of over 80% with a low-CO2

hydrometallurgical recycling process

LEADING COUNTRY IN SUSTAINABLE

PRODUCTION OF RAW MATERIALSINNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS

AND WIDE ECOSYSTEMSEXCELLENT PLATFORM F0R COMPONENT

AND CELL MANUFACTURINGFRONTRUNNER IN RECYCLING

BASFA battery materials

production plant

• Goal to start operations at the end of 2020

• Yearly production capacity to cover materials for 300 000 EVs

Valmet Automotive- a car battery plant

• Goal to start production in 2019

Fortumhas started the recycling of

batteries for electric vehicles

• Recycling rate of over 80% with a low-CO2

hydrometallurgical recycling process

TerrafameA battery chemicals plant

• Goal to be completed in 2020

RESEARCH GUARANTEES

WORLD CLASS

TOMORROW’S SUCCESS

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Leading RTO in North Europe and a circular economy innovation house

• 2,000+ experts with broad technology and domain competence to create circular solutions

• Global networks on all continents, including industry

• BioRUUKKI Pilot Centre, the largest circular economy research environment in the Nordics

R&D&I highlights

• Awarded by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation for a packaging solution made of cellulose in Davos in 2018

• Developed a concept for chemical recycling of cotton. Technology taken to market by Infinited Fiber

Company

• Developed a technology that leads to cellulose with thermoplastic properties for replacing plastic

• Strong track record in biomass research, e.g. holds more than 50% of world’s nanocellulose patents

WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH GUARANTEES TOMORROW’S SUCCESS

WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH GUARANTEES TOMORROW’S SUCCESS

Aalto University:

• Among the world’s top 10

young universities

• Leads Finland-based Circular

Ecosystem of Battery Metals

• Target: Generate added value

to sectors manufacturing

battery metals and chemicals,

as well as their circular economy

• EUR 10 million funding

Aalto University & University

of Helsinki supported by VTT:

• The conversion process of

waste-cotton into new textile

developed was chosen as one

of the winners of H&M Global

Change Award 2016 from

2,700 proposals

Oulu University with partners:

• Research project to move the

Finnish metal industry towards

the circular economy

• Aims to improve material and energy

efficiency in the material

production, recycling and reuse

in the metal manufacturing

ecosystem

RESEARCH CASES BY UNIVERSITIES

CASES

150 ha business

park in Nokia

which also runs various

demonstrations and pilots.

Total amount

invested by 2019 – EUR 70 million

Verte estimates that the net

revenue will be EUR 100-200 million

during the next five years.

Opportunities in

plastic and textile recycling,

wood construction, biofuel

production, bioproduct mill,

zero fibres.

Five different value chains

under development:

municipal waste, fuel production,

fertilisers, construction material

recycling, plastic recycling.

ECO3 – SMART AND CIRCULAR INNOVATIONS ON INDUSTRIAL SCALE

ECO3eco3.fi/en/

FINNISH WOOD INDUSTRY USES ALL PARTS OF TREE – NOTHING IS LEFT TO WASTE!

Growing stock (stem) 2,357 Mm3

Forest growth (roundwood) 104.4 Mm3 Roundwood

Wood products

Side products

Energy from sidestreams

Energy wood

FINLAND WORKS FOR US, NOW LET IT WORK FOR YOU.

Thank you!

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