Vtt Technical Research Centre Of Finland

New report says change in food packaging recycling only possible through public-private partnerships

22-Mar-2022 By Jim Cornall

A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), Recycling Food Packaging, highlights technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years, and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological...

Valio researching future food production using cellular agriculture

13-Dec-2021 By Jim Cornall

Finnish dairy cooperative Valio and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are combining to launch a project to research what kinds of food industry raw materials could be produced using cellular agriculture.

Cell-cultured coffee developed in Europe: ‘We have proved lab-grown coffee can be a reality’

20-Sep-2021 By Flora Southey

Europe’s first cup of joe developed from cellular agriculture has been brewed in Finland, with both taste and smell hitting the mark.

VTT creates recyclable plastic bottles from citrus peel

08-Dec-2020 By Jim Cornall

New technology developed at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for bio-based polyethylene furanoate (PEF) plastics for replacing...

VTT to study recycling of polystyrene back to raw-material

17-Sep-2020 By Jim Cornall

The bulk of collected EPS (expandable polystyrene) and other polystyrene waste still ends up incinerated.

Entoprot protein products derived from insects one of 10 startups in VTT accelerator program

11-Jun-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Ten Nordic startups will begin a four-month acceleration program in June at FAN Nordic Hub led by VTT working with experts to connect with partners, clients and investors across Europe.