Side event
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Circular economy business from wood

Consumer brands, wood-product manufacturers, investors, public organisations, researchers and anyone interested in learning more about bio-based products.

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From quantity to quality. Novel, high-value products from Finnish forests. Come, hear, touch and see what the future of cosmetics, chemicals, medicines, plastics, smart packaging and textile fabrics look like. 

Organisers
VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) & LAMK (Lahti university of applied sciences)

Contact
Senior Scientist Janne Keränen, VTT janne.keranen@vtt.fi tel. +358 40 770 7188

Date and time
Tuesday 4 June: 19.00-20.30

Venue
Oodi, the Helsinki Central Library, Töölönkatu 4, Helsinki

How to register: www.lyyti.fi/reg/CEBusinessFromWood

Deadline for registration: 31 May 2019

More information about the event: https://cellulosefromfinland.fi/wcef2019_side_event/

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WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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