Comienza la construccion de la primera BIOREFINERIA

La empresa UPM, de origen Finlandes y que nosotros conocemos por ser los dueños de "Botnia", la planta de pasta de papel que genero la controversia con Uruguay, esta comenzando la construccion de una "refineria" que producira Biodiesel a partir de materia organica proveniente de desechos de la madera que procesan para hacer papel..... Se espera que la planta comience la operacion comercial en unos 3 años. Aqui esta el comunicado completo.

Construction begins at the world's first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel

Finland-based UPM’s facility is located in Lappeenranta, south-eastern Finland, and will produce biodiesel from crude tall oil at the company’s Kaukas mill site. This integration will offer synergies, such as a wastewater treatment plant and utilities like energy, electricity, steam and instrument air. The building work started on schedule in June and the piling work followed in July. Construction is due for completion in two years’ time. When it is ready, the biorefinery will produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for the transportation industry, equating to 120 million litres of biodiesel. The sustainability factor UPM is complying with best practices and legislation that is supported by the implementation of certified management systems. The tools it uses cover the whole lifecycle of the product including the supply chain. It means, for example, knowing the origin of its raw materials and regular checks of the environmental performance of the suppliers. Complying with the sustainability requirements set in the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) with third party verification is one key element in ensuring the sustainability of our product. Also, UPM’s wood sourcing is based on the principles of sustainable forest management, chain of custody and forest certification. By further processing crude tall oil UPM is able to use the wood for its pulp production in a more efficient way without increasing wood harvesting.