According to Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, project manager of Finnish forest industry conglomerate Metsä Group’s carbon capture initiative, capturing wood-based carbon dioxide presents a major opportunity for Finland to develop new industrial value chains while reducing reliance on fossil raw materials. The experimental and pilot work carried out in the Forest CUMP project has provided valuable insights into using carbon dioxide as a raw material for plastics.
With a stable, year-round supply of bio-based carbon dioxide, Finland’s energy and hydrogen infrastructure is well-equipped to support the transition to renewable energy and hydrogen, with strong potential for large-scale green hydrogen production through water electrolysis using renewable energy.