On October 15, 2026, UPM inaugurates its new biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, which is Europe's largest industrial-scale biorefinery for renewable chemicals.
Industrial competitiveness, energy costs, and the shift away from fossil-based feedstocks are high on Europe's agenda. The UPM Leuna biorefinery offers a concrete example of renewable chemistry moving beyond pilot projects and into industrial production.
The biorefinery converts sustainably sourced wood into renewable chemicals that can replace fossil-based raw materials across a wide range of products and applications. It is also one of the largest investments in Europe's chemical industry in recent years, bringing jobs and a new industrial anchor to the region's chemical cluster.
For UPM, the inauguration marks another step in its transformation from a traditional forest industry company into a material solutions company built on renewable feedstocks.