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Can paper move as fast as a speeding bike? On production lines, it has to. And it has to do it flawlessly. No jamming. No tearing. No misprints. Take the banderol papers used for yogurt cups shown in the video below. These papers are wrapped around the cups at speeds of up to 200 per minute, or 12000 per hour. When things are moving this fast, there’s no room for error. “Our job is to make sure that the paper performs under those conditions,” explains UPM’s Kirsi Lahtela. Proven by extremes. Built by people who live them. #UPMSpecialtyMaterials #ToughConditions #Packaging

One big idea. The courage to pursue it. As we inaugurate our biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, our vision to turn wood into renewable chemicals is becoming industrial reality. The biorefinery is a transformative investment for UPM. It opens new markets, creates new opportunities for our customers, and demonstrates how innovation can be scaled into commercial-scale manufacturing. With an annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes, the facility is the largest of its kind in the world. Using sustainably sourced beechwood from thinnings and sawmill residues, it produces renewable raw materials that can replace fossil-based inputs in a wide range of everyday products, from packaging and textiles to cosmetics, construction materials and tires. UPM Leuna is more than a new industrial facility. It is a step forward for Europe's bioeconomy and proof that renewable carbon-based solutions can be manufactured at scale. This milestone would not have been possible without the dedication of our employees and the support of our partners, customers and other stakeholders. Thank you for joining us on this journey to scale innovation and advance the bioeconomy. Read more in the press release: https://go.upm.com/4jXQ7lV. #UPM #Bioeconomy #RenewableChemicals #Innovation

Wood-based raw materials are already replacing fossil-based ones in the packaging you use every day. On All Access with Andy Garcia, watch UPM's CEO Massimo Reynaudo explain what that shift takes.

Not a future promise: renewable, wood-based materials that match fossil-based performance are already shaping packaging today. Watch the conversation with UPM's CEO Massimo Reynaudo on All Access with Andy Garcia.

The sustainability of UPM's products is built on data and science, checked and verified. Watch UPM's CEO Massimo Reynaudo and EVP Tim Kirchen walk through this approach on All Access with Andy Garcia.

Renewable, wood-based materials are replacing fossil-based inputs in packaging and labels moving through your supply chain. See how, straight from UPM's CEO Massimo Reynaudo on All Access with Andy Garcia.