UPM launches EIA for possible biorefinery in southeastern Finland

In Finland, UPM is studying biofuels development opportunities by starting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a possible biorefinery in Mussalo, Kotka, in southeastern Finland. The study of a possible Kotka Biorefinery is in the very early stages and the EIA process normally takes approximately one year. The EIA study states that the proposed second UPM biorefinery would use a different raw material base and technology than in the current UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery. The Kotka Biorefinery would produce approximately 500,000 metric tons of advanced biofuels for transportation, made from several renewable and sustainable feedstocks.