Why UPM BioMotion™ RFF?

Climate change, raw material scarcity, regulatory pressure, and consumer preferences for sustainable products, are key drivers for replacing fossil-based materials with innovative, renewable, and sustainable solutions. Especially rubber and plastics materials used by key industry sectors, e.g., automotive, building and construction, consumer electronics, and packaging are often in contradiction to a circular economy approach, because the vast majority is not biobased, highly CO₂-intensive, hard to recycle, or not biodegradable.

What is UPM BioMotion™ RFF?

To address these needs, UPM has developed a completely new material class of renewable functional fillers, which enables a switch from fossil raw materials to a sustainable alternative: UPM BioMotion™ RFF. It combines a unique set of properties for rubber and plastic applications enabling the next step towards a more sustainable future. It is made from responsibly sourced hardwood from regional, sustainably managed forests and will be produced at UPM‘s award-winning, first-of-its-kind biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, for which start of production is planned by end of 2024.

 

 

What does UPM BioMotion RFF offer?

Renewable raw materials

Negative carbon footprint

Light-weight

High purity

100% electrically insulating

Biodegradable

Characteristic black coloring

 
 
 

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