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bioeconomy over five years ago she begins when the Confederation of European Paper Industries CEPI was preparing its roadmap to a low-carbon economy. It was identified as a future- focused movement towards the use of renewable raw materials. Whereas elsewhere in Europe the bioeconomy is mostly associated with agriculture the concept is more relevant to forestry in Finland. The idea gradually emerged that the forest industry was an essential part of the bioeconomy and new products and technologies were being envisioned. Wood as a renewable raw material began to gain new significance. As a result Finland prepared a national bioeconomy strategy with development of the bioeconomy as one of its key projects. The definition of bioeconomy has become more modern and inspiring seeking to reduce national dependence on fossil resources facilitate economic development and create new jobs. These are all among the principle targets of the new nekoski mill. The bioproduct mill in nekoski is one of the largest investments in the bioeconomy in Europe enthuses Riikka Joukio. Its a prime example of combining the old and the new. It will produce pulp but the other constituents of the wood will also be separated out during the production process. These side streams will be used to manufacture a wide selection of bioproducts and the pulp will be processed into wholly new products. WHAT IS A BIOPRODUCT MILL There has been a great deal of publicity about Mets Fibres investment in the new facility and the term bioproduct mill has dominated the proceedings. Riikka Joukio has offered one definition and Mill Manager Camilla Wikstrm expands upon it highlighting the important distinctions setting nekoski apart from every other pulp-producing mill in the world today. All the fundamental differences stem from the very first planning stages says Camilla Wikstrm during which we set out our aim to look at the facility from a wider industrial perspective. We considered the idea of different WORLD PULPPAPER 27 The bioproduct mill in nekoski is one of the largest investments in the bioeconomy in Europe Figure 2. Whereas elsewhere in Europe the bioeconomy is mostly associated with agriculture the concept is more relevant to forestry in Finland