English Traffic fuels Chemicals About UPM Biofuels Sustainable choice Partners What's new Contact us UPMBIOFUELS What makes our biofuels so sustainable? UPM Biofuels produces renewable and sustainable products for the transport and petrochemical industries. We offer our customers ways to replace fossil raw materials and reduce their carbon footprint. Saves fossil resources Supports the circular economy Drop-in biofuel and biofeed Lowers GHG emissions Unique sustainability certifications Origin in sustainable forestry No direct or indirect land use change Products Traffic fuels UPM BioVerno diesel and UPM BioVerno naphtha are both renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-based transport fuels. Browse Chemicals Renewable UPM BioVerno naphtha, turpentine and pitch are wood-based alternatives to petrochemicals. Browse Get to know our biorefinery We produce renewable wood-based diesel and naphtha at our biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Southeast Finland. Learn more Latest news Investor news 20 September 2021 The UN recognises UPM as the only forest industry representative and the only Finnish company in the Global Compact LEAD network UPM has today been recognised as one of the world’s 37 most sustainable companies by the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The company received the LEAD Participant status as the only forest industry... Local news 22 July 2021 UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery repair works are on the home stretch The damage caused by a fire at the Lappeenranta Biorefinery on 10 May is nearly repaired. The fire caused substantial damage and repair works have proceeded safely and well during the summer. “The start-up process of the biorefinery is long – it... Press Release 15 July 2021 Sustainable forest management and fossil substitution in key role to enable EU’s green growth European Commission has yesterday, 14 th of July, published an extensive set of proposals on climate and energy policies, framing the pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050. These proposals begin a lengthy process to agree on the details. UPM is... Local news 10 May 2021 Fire at UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery We had a fire at UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery in the morning after 5 o’clock on May 10th 2021. There was a leakage in the process which caused the fire, and it spread to the roof constructions of the Biorefinery. Fire departments were able to put... All news UPM and Biofuels in social media This content requires you to approve cookies. We use cookies on this website to ensure the best user experience and to target personalised content and relevant advertising. Please agree to approve cookies to see this content. See our Privacy Policy. Approve cookies Latest articles STORY | SAARA TÖYSSY | 23 NOVEMBER 2021 | 4 MIN Developing transport safety for fuel and chemicals beyond the biorefinery gates On average, 5,000 heavy transports pass through the loading area of the Lappeenranta biorefinery in Finland every year. Every day truckloads of raw materials are brought to the site, and truckloads of turpentine, sodium bisulfide, renewable... Read more STORY | 10 AUGUST 2021 | 5 MIN Osku Lyytikäinen progresses from summer supervisor to work planner UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery's summer supervisor, Osku Lyytikäinen, has found that UPM offers employees a wide variety of opportunities, dependant on what each individual has to contribute. Read more STORY | 16 APRIL 2021 | 4 MIN My favourite activity was the rubbish rally! The Recycling Buddies activity book brings recycling and the circular economy to Finland’s preschools. Read more STORY | 5 FEBRUARY 2021 | 3 MIN The world’s strongest fibre goes renewable Extending the use of UPM BioVerno naphtha as a raw material in new applications such as clothing and sports equipment is an example of the collaboration needed to take us towards a future beyond fossils. Read more All articles We use cookies on this website to ensure the best user experience and to target personalised content and relevant advertising. You can approve cookies by pressing the button or choose another option by clicking on this link. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Approve Traffic fuels Chemicals About UPM Biofuels Sustainable choice Partners What's new Contact us Back to top UPM BioVerno diesel for fuels UPM BioVerno naphtha for fuels UPM BioVerno naphtha for chemicals How to use Production UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery Working at UPM Biofuels 100 years of innovation Sustainable raw materials Certification Partners Biofuels blogs & stories Images & videos News Other publications UPM Biofuels Alvar Aallon katu 1 PO Box 380 FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 2041 5111 Fax +358 2041 5110 biofuels@upm.com Copyright © 2021 UPM UPM Global Legal Notice Privacy Policy Feedback Cookie policy settings