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BIOPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS WORLD PULPPAPER26 Mets Fibre is currently constructing the most significant facility to hit the European pulp industry in decades. But dont call it a pulp plant the new bioproduct mill will expand pulp production into new exciting areas and brings the Nordic perspective on sustainable use of raw materials into the 21st century. Along with Mets Group its parent company Mets Fibre has long made sustainability a byword. Everything the company does involves sustainability from the products it delivers to its customers all the way back to the By Ian Fenton Miltton Ltd. on behalf of Mets Fibre All roads lead to nekoski It is this modern conscientious and very Nordic view of wood as a raw material which has served the company well for decades forest. Every one of these products is safe and recyclable and the main raw material employed to make them is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. And of course the company makes exclusive use of the best available technology in its production. It is this modern conscientious and very Nordic view of wood as a raw material which has served the company well for decades keeping it at the forefront of pulp production in matters such as material and energy efficiency water usage and emissions. But developments are afoot centred upon the companys new construction at nekoski in Central Finland which will constitute the storys next thrilling chapter. WELCOME TO THE BIOECONOMY At the heart of the new facility is the concept of the bioeconomy. Riikka Joukio Mets Groups Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs explains the origins of the term and its signal importance to nekoski. I was introduced to the idea of the Figure 1. nekoski bioproduct mill