Cepi presents the first study about pulp and paper industry biorefineries in Europe


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Cepi (Confederation of European Paper Industries) has presented the first Europe-wide study about pulp and paper industry biorefineries.

Figure 1. Cover of the study

The study carried out by NC Partnering identified 139 biorefineries spread throughout Europe, with the biggest number of them located in Austria, Finland, France, Germany and Sweden. These biorefineries bring to the market new bio-based products for a myriad of industrial value chains such as aviation, civil construction, printing and publishing, packaging, food, automotive & batteries, cosmetics, personal hygiene, electronics, pharmaceuticals & medical applications, furniture, chemicals, textile, and energy. The most common bio-based products are man-made fibres, biodiesel and bio-naphta, lignosulphonate and tall oil products.

The purpose of this study is also to identify the value of these emerging bio-based products. The turnover generated is close to €2.7 billion, which corresponds to almost 3% of European pulp and paper industry sector turnover as a whole. The pulp & paper industry has the ambition to become the European hub for the bioeconomy, integrating wood fibre, biobased products and novel recycling.

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