Innovative Wood: Fireside Conversation on the Potential of Sustainable Bio-based Materials

Описание: Speakers:
Mr. Antti-Jussi Tahvanainen, Manager, Innovation Policy at Finnish Forest Industries Federation.
Ms. Alina Ruonala-Lindgren, Co-Creation Manager, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

We need sustainable solutions to keep our precious planet going and creative ways to use and recycle materials so that nothing goes to waste. Finland is a bioeconomy superpower, with rich natural resources, and a world-class innovation environment relying on public-private partnerships. We are the #1 forested country in Europe with over 70% of our land area covered in forests. Our long tradition in the forest industry has made us global experts with unique skills in research, innovation and development. Finland manages its forests sustainably, and our forests have been outgrowing any harvesting for the past 50 years. For each tree we cut, we plant four more.

The potential of bio-based products is enormous. Almost anything made out of petroleum can be made out of wood. The forest industry is redefining itself and creating new products, through sustainable circular bioeconomy, to produce new products from sustainable packaging to fuel.

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