04/11/2024 News Yen Nhi Le completed her Master’s thesis comparing carbon, energy and CO2 efficiency of plastic recycling routes
07/10/2024 News isoSUS co-research project focuses on industrial symbiosis of CO2 and waste and side streams to produce renewable chemicals
05/09/2024 News PlasticsCircularity research project accelerates the circular economy of plastics with regulation and a well-functioning value chain as key
19/08/2024 News SPIRIT project: University of Helsinki Professor Timo Repo and his partners investigate the revolutionary potential of superbases in carbon capture
16/08/2024 News VTT opens a pilot plant utilising captured carbon dioxide in Espoo with an aim to process biogenic industrial emissions into long-lasting, recyclable plastic
18/06/2024 News VTT and University of Vaasa lead ambitious partnership to build reusable packaging systems in Finland
13/06/2024 Members, News Beyond Incineration: Sorting trials reveal untapped plastic recycling potential in mixed waste
03/06/2024 Members, News Bio4all turns forest and agricultural biomass residues into sustainable chemicals and fuels
31/05/2024 Members, News STAR project within SPIRIT takes a close look into the material flow of plastics
27/05/2024 Members, News SUSCAPO project focuses on low-carbon hydrogen and high-value carbon production
18/04/2024 News Doctoral researcher Miia Kokkonen will study catalytic modification of carbohydrates in collaboration with Borealis
16/04/2024 Members, News Groundbreaking e-Propane project aims to explore the potential of microbially produced propane in sustainable manufacturing of plastics
10/04/2024 News Borealis and VTT intensify cooperation in the R&D topics relevant to SPIRIT programme
04/04/2024 Members, News Recently completed Zero ink project shows promising developments in laser markings for plastic products
11/03/2024 News Master’s thesis for SPIRIT compared the chain of custody models in the green transition for plastic products
15/02/2024 News A science-based guideline for companies to extend their climate work and indicate the environmental benefits of their circular economy solutions
11/12/2023 News Plastics revolutionized by plastics industry companies at the Finnish Parliament in November
08/12/2023 Events, News Enabling Circular Economy for Plastics: Novel approaches to Product Design and Logistics
13/11/2023 News Master’s thesis for SPIRIT programme explores the techno-economics of carbon capture integration to steam cracker furnaces
07/11/2023 Events, News Borealis led the discussions towards green transition and circularity at Plastics Forum 2023 in Finland
06/11/2023 News Master’s thesis for SPIRIT programme compared carbon footprint of the ethylene production calculated with different allocation methods
30/10/2023 Members, News More than 500 tons of mixed waste successfully sorted, scientists aim to revolutionize plastics recycling
26/09/2023 Members, News Co-research project on CO2 capture with superbases launched within the SPIRIT programme
18/09/2023 News Master’s thesis for Borealis explores the techno-economics of replacing cracker furnaces with methanol-to-olefins technology
13/09/2023 Members, News ReMatCh project advances circularity of fibre and polymer barrier coatings through collaboration
11/09/2023 News Master’s thesis studies the influence of temperature and feedstock composition in pyrolysis of multilayer plastics
07/08/2023 Members, News From mixed waste to plastic recovery: MSW Plast co-research project harnesses the potential of plastics in mixed waste
22/06/2023 Events, News SPIRIT highlights its co-innovation projects at the programme’s first annual event in Porvoo
26/04/2023 Members, News GreenAro aims for new green production routes to important aromatic base chemicals
25/04/2023 Events, News SPIRIT workshop participants discussed how to boost collection and sorting to maximise mechanical recycling
23/01/2023 Events, News SPIRIT ecosystem members gathered in a workshop to discuss renewable feedstock and CO2 reduction for plastics industry
16/01/2023 Members, News The SPIRIT project by Plastex aims to develop recycling of food-grade plastic products
14/12/2022 Members, News Forest CUMP research project uses CO2 emissions from industry to make climate-friendly plastics
12/12/2022 Members, News Zero ink project explores the possibilities of laser marking technology by Cajo for the traceability of plastics
06/10/2022 Members, News Rani Plast joins the SPIRIT programme to explore the environmental impact and performance of new eco-friendly packaging solutions
04/10/2022 News UrbanMill co-innovation project develops an industrial chemical recycling concept for plastic waste as part of the SPIRIT programme
13/07/2022 News Heads up: the next call for ecosystem projects by Business Finland closes on 30th September
09/06/2022 News SPIRIT programme launch event kicked off the collaboration to transform the plastics industry
21/02/2022 News Borealis Finland launches collaborative research and development programme SPIRIT to drive industry change
04/11/2024 News Yen Nhi Le completed her Master’s thesis comparing carbon, energy and CO2 efficiency of plastic recycling routes
07/10/2024 News isoSUS co-research project focuses on industrial symbiosis of CO2 and waste and side streams to produce renewable chemicals
05/09/2024 News PlasticsCircularity research project accelerates the circular economy of plastics with regulation and a well-functioning value chain as key
19/08/2024 News SPIRIT project: University of Helsinki Professor Timo Repo and his partners investigate the revolutionary potential of superbases in carbon capture
16/08/2024 News VTT opens a pilot plant utilising captured carbon dioxide in Espoo with an aim to process biogenic industrial emissions into long-lasting, recyclable plastic
18/06/2024 News VTT and University of Vaasa lead ambitious partnership to build reusable packaging systems in Finland
13/06/2024 Members, News Beyond Incineration: Sorting trials reveal untapped plastic recycling potential in mixed waste