The Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference (NWBC) is a leading event where research and industry meet to discuss recent wood-based biorefinery developments. On 25 to 27 March, the fifth edition was held in Stockholm with 240 delegates representing 26 countries. Since the first event in 2008, developments within wood based biorefining have flourished and many companies around the world are now redirecting towards these new opportunities.

A new side event to NWBC was a three-day professional development course called Designing the Forest Biorefinery at Innventia. About 30 experts from across Europe, North America and around the world shared their experiences, including numerous industry case studies.

On the 24 March, Innventia arranged a visit to the LignoBoost demonstration plant in Bäckhammar. This facility played a key role for the LignoBoost innovation. The same evening, 90 delegates attended a reception at Innventia including lab visits, i.e. lignin and hemicellulose separation equipment, the carbon fibre laboratory and the nanocellulose pilot plant.

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