The leading experts in development of biorefinery concepts and business
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Professor, Dr. (tech.) Panu Tikka, Chairman
Dr. Tikka has 20+ experience in developing industrial processes. He holds numerous patents from different aspects of the pulping industry. Dr. Tikka has successfully started and grown several SME´s (SciTech-Service Oy Ltd, Nab Labs Oy, Arbo Value Oy)
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Mr. Rainer Häggblom, M. Sc. (For.), M. Sc. (Econ.) Vice Chairman
Mr Häggblom is one of the world’s leading consultants in international strategies and project development for forest-based industry, corporate sector development, mergers and acquisitions
His involvement in biorefinery business includes several strategy and conversion-related assignments
He has catalyzed restarts of dissolving pulp mills and viscose production plants and participated in related
financing arrangements
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Mr. Markku Tynkkynen, M. Sc. (Paper Technology), Board Member
Mr Tynkkynen has 30 years’ experience from various top management positions at UPM
As the Head of UPM Resources, Mr Tynkkynen has gained, among other things an outstanding of view of the value-added potential of bio material, both in process industry and energy end uses
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Dr. (tech.) Eric Enqvist, Board Member
Through his research Dr. Enqvist has developed new pulping technology suitable for both wood and other lignocellulosic sources involving novel use of organosolv technologies
Dr. Enqvist has broad experience in technical development of biomass conversion concepts and has worked with several projects focusing on finding new business in the field of biorefining.
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Associate experts
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Ms Outi Ervasti, M. Sc. (Econ.), eMBA
Ms Ervasti has 20 years’ consulting experience in corporate strategy and market research in pulp and paper industry
She has analyzed business environment, key success factors, the demand/supply development and related drivers for various biorefinery processes, e.g. viscose and acetate and related end products
Profound view of biorefinery product supplier landscape
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Dr. (Tech.) Sampsa Laakso
Dr. Laakso has participated in several conceptual studies of biomass conversion integrates
He has developed computational models for studying integrates and their individual processes
Has a broad understanding of the science involved in current pulp production |
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Ms Heidi Bergman, M. Sc. (Chemical Engineering), MBA
Ms Bergman has participated in several dissolving pulp conversion studies
She has comprehensive knowledge in viscose business
Participated in major M&A projects in biorefinery business |
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