FOUR PERSPECTIVES ON BIOECONOMY

摘要

UPM is building a large refinery in Germany, which will mainly produce monoethylene glycol (MEG), one of the components of polyethylene terephtha- late, that is, PET plastic. UPM has been reported to be starting the manufacture of bio-bottles for Coca-Cola, among others. MEG is usually made using fossil raw materials. When it is made using renewable raw materials instead, the product's carbon footprint shrinks significantly. "At the same time, its characteristics match what is expected from PET plastic bottles, without our customers having to change anything in their own processes.