INDUSTRY NEWS Positive feedback on IWB Week H


eld at Stockholmsmässan from 24-26 May, 2016, the three eventful days confi rmed IWB Week’s


status as the premier and most progressive meeting place for the wood biorefi ning industries, as well as new wood-based innovations and products. The event enabled those taking part to share knowledge, innovation and new ideas with each other and created a platform to meet, network, do business and stay updated.


IWB Week had a fi nal visitor


fi gure after three days of 1,425, who had travelled to Stockholm from 50 countries worldwide, making it the most international event of its kind. The exhibition fl oor hosted 170 exhibitors from 23 countries.


IWB Week not only offered a great exhibition, but also a conference, including four parallel sessions focusing on 22 different topics within wood-based biorefi ning. In addition, there were a wide range of other activities.


pulp, paper, energy and the new wood-based products of tomorrow”.


Visitors to IWB Week collect their copies of the third Innventia Global Outlook Report entitled ‘A Cellulose-


Based Society’ (picture courtesy of Jens Reiterer).


On Tuesday, 24 May, Innventia released its Global Outlook Report and on the following day, participants gathered for a networking BBQ evening at Hotell Hasselbacken in beautiful Djurgården.


Speaking after the show, Marcus Bergström, CEO of joint organiser Adforum, said: “The feedback from the exhibitors, visitors and conference delegates to the event has, in general, been positive. The Nordic forest industry has for a long time deserved a meeting place focusing on the entire forest industry, including


Gustav Melin, CEO of the Swedish Bioenergy Association, added: “We had great conference days! Several speakers showed the potential for changing fossil materials and energy to bio-based products, sometimes profi table sometimes in need of higher fossil costs to compete. As we said during the conference, it is not about decarbonisation of the society, but about recarbonisation of products and energy with green carbon. It also became obvious during the debates that it is important to not distort energy markets with too many subsidies and support schemes. Politicians need to work with a level playing fi eld and general incentives like carbon dioxide pricing and NOx fees instead of double counting of wastes or cellulose or raw material lists, which interfere too much with ordinary market conditions”. More information from www.iwbweek.com


Four events in one location


In a time of policy changes and technological advances, there is now even more reason to visit RWM in 2016. This year, the event takes place at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, from 13-15 September. It promises to stimulate and attract the attention of the broadest cross-sector audience at the international showcase of resource and waste management innovation, together with its three co-located shows: The Energy Event, The Renewables Event and The Water Event.


Event organisers, i2i Events Group, in partnership with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, will explore and highlight a variety of initiatives,


Andritz Pulp & Paper


Berthold Technologies (UK) Ltd bhsl


European Biomass Association


products and services to encourage globally sustainable models of resource effi ciency.


Bringing together the entire resource ecosystem gives visitors the opportunity to explore further afi eld with three co-located two- day shows on 13-14 September, which will provide a platform for cross-sector networking, boosting synergies and encouraging achievable strategies to be considered.


The Energy Event is the UK’s leading event for energy and utilities procurement professionals and brings together the supply and demand side industry to help infl uence the way energy is bought and managed.


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FireWard Ltd


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Hadfi eld Wood Recyclers Valmet Corporation The Renewables Event


The Renewables Event is the only show of its kind dedicated to supporting those investing into renewable energy production and micro-generation. This show offers insight into the spectrum of technologies and applications available, investment opportunities, policy insight, case studies and practical strategic guidance. The Water Event promotes the


effi cient consumption, management and procurement of that most valuable resource – water.


Each event will once again feature a packed schedule of informative workshops, keynote speeches, seminars and surgery sessions. More information from www.rwmexhibition.com


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Diary of events


MellanskogsElmia Saladamm, Sweden 19-20 August, 2016


www.elmia.se/mellanskogselmia Eko-Las


Janów Lubelski, Poland 1-3 September, 2016 www.ekolas.mtp.pl


FinnMETKO Jämsä, Finland


1-3 September, 2016 www.fi nnmetko.fi


International Training Seminar Biomass Heating – Market Development and Technologies Linz, Austria


12-15 September, 2016 www.oec.at


The Energy Event ‘16 Birmingham, England 13-15 September, 2016 www.rwmexhibition.com


The Renewables Event Birmingham, England 13-15 September, 2016 www.rwmexhibition.com


APF 2016


Alcester, England 15-17 September, 2016 www.apfexhibition.co.uk


Biofuels Int’l Conference & Expo


Ghent, Belgium


20-22 September, 2016 www.biofuels-news.com/ conference


European Biomass to Power Seville, Spain


5-6 October, 2016


www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/ european-biomass-to-power


World of Energy Solutions Stuttgart, Germany 10-12 October, 2016


www.world-of-energy-solutions.de


European Bioenergy Future Brussels, Belgium 16-17 November, 2016 www.aebiom.org/events


Fuels of the Future Berlin, Germany 23-24 January, 2017 www.fuels-of-the-future.com


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