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Pilot plant makes plastics and chemicals from carbon dioxide


Finnish research centre VTT and partners have opened a pilot plant to convert captured carbon dioxide into compounds such as plastics and chemicals – without relying on petroleum. It forms part of the Forest Cump


research project, investigating how bio-based CO2 from sources like the forestry industry can be captured and converted into products such as polypropylene and polyethylene (PP and PE). “Finland has huge potential to be


one of the leading countries in using bio-based carbon dioxide,” said Juha Lehtonen, who is research professor at VTT. Finland produces around 30 million


dioxide and hydrogen, he added. The pilot plant, built in sea contain- ers in the Bioruukki pilot centre in Espoo, Finland, began operations in August. “The technology creates a signifi-


cant export opportunity for renewable products,” said Lehtonen. “Due to its extensive forest industry,


tonnes of bio-based carbon dioxide per year, said Lehtonen. If this is captured and converted, the country could become a major producer and exporter of polymers and transport fuels made from carbon


Finland has a huge potential to utilise bio-based carbon dioxide. Outside the Nordic countries, large sources of bio-based carbon dioxide are rare,” he added. Partners in the Forest Cump


project, which runs until the end of this year, include Borealis, Neste, ABB, VTT and LUT University. � www.vtt.fi


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