Advanced BioFuels USA

(Biorenewable Deployment Consortium)  Stora Enso was honored with Biorenewable Deployment Consortium (BDC)’s 2020 Forest Products Innovation Award for their culture of innovation and leadership in the deployment of new sustainable biorenewable processes directed toward achieving the full value of trees. The award was presented virtually today as part of a webcast presentation given by Stora Enso about their innovation progress to attending BDC members, guests, and media.

“BDC is proud to honor Stora Enso with its 2020 Forest Products Innovation Award,” said BDC President and Co-Founder Masood Akhtar, “Stora Enso is an excellent example of a company that has developed a culture in the deployment of biorenewable processes that will add value to operations, and make the company more viable for the future. This is the reason that Stora Enso refers to itself as the renewable materials company.”

“It is an honor for us to be recognized by BDC. This award is special to us because our approach to innovation combines our capabilities with renewable materials to drive change towards a more sustainable future. We accept this award on behalf of our worldwide team who are dedicated to innovation in the area of biorenewable products and processes,” said Lauri Lehtonen, Head of Innovation, Division Biomaterials, who received the award virtually on behalf of Stora Enso.

About Stora Enso
Stora Enso develops and produces solutions based on wood and biomass for a range of industries and applications worldwide, leading in the bioeconomy and supporting their customers in meeting demand for renewable eco-friendly products. Building on their heritage and know-how in forestry and trees, Stora Enso is committed to the development of products and technologies based on renewable materials. Stora Enso’s solutions are found in such segments as building, retail, food and beverages, manufacturing, publishing, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, confectionary, hygiene and textiles. Stora Enso works to ensure that forests and plantations are sustainably managed and that every effort is made to ensure more trees are grown than harvested. Stora Enso has some 25,000 employees in more than 30 countries, and is publicly listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm stock exchanges. Their sales in 2019 were EUR 10.1 billion, with an operational EBIT of EUR 1.0 billion. For more information, visit Stora Enso at www.storaenso.com.

About BDC
BDC, since 2006, has worked to bring together like-minded companies to share ideas and partner to deploy bio-processes that can be economic in the long run without government subsidy, by investigating new processes, being a resource, brokering partnerships, and holding two forums a year for its members, where leading edge information from various bio-companies is shared and tours are made of bio-facilities. BDC recognizes the need for low cost feedstock, cost effective measures such as integration of processes, high value products, and good management to achieve the economics needed for success. For more information, visit BDC at www.biorenewabledc.org. READ MORE