Milestone: First wood delivered to UPM Biochemicals in Leuna

The year 2022 is drawing to a close, but the construction of our #biorefinery in Leuna is in full swing. We moved one step closer to creating a world #beyondfossils when the first deliveries of wood from sustainably managed regional forests arrived on site yesterday.

The wood is both a symbolic first and an important practical step – it will enable UPM Biochemicals to begin testing its wood handling and processing activities. At the same time, it can establish reliable supply chains and processes for future wood-sourcing operations and logistics chains.

Finally, this event underlines the overall progress made on-site. The concrete foundations have been poured, the first buildings rise from the ground, and the huge pipe rack that will bear the grid for utilities, for example, has been constructed.