Forests have an essential role in the earth’s carbon cycle and replacing fossil-based raw materials. They are the key in creating a more sustainable future. ForestBioFacts, the world’s largest digital learning environment on its field, provides everything you need to know about forest-based products and technologies. It is suitable for new-comers and experienced R&D professionals
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Inspiring Young People in Forest-based Bioeconomy with ForestBioFacts
At the Finnish Museum of Technology’s HOW learning environment, students learn by doing and experimenting. Secondary school students observe causes and effects, seek and connect information, brainstorm, and take initiative. The Museum of Technology, in collaboration with its partners, has created the HOW environment for 7th and 8th graders, which includes 10 different science, mathematics,
Webinar: The Future of Packaging on 11 December 2024
The ForestBioFacts webinar series continues on Wednesday 11 December 2024. As the global fibre-based packaging market keeps growing, several factors are transforming the industry. Minimising the industry’s impact on environment requires new innovative materials, preventing, reusing and recycling of packaging waste, and a change in consumer behaviour. Join us on 11 December 2024 at 15:00-16:30
ForestBioFacts as a Support for Studies
The digital learning environment ForestBioFacts offers up-to-date information, source material, and learning resources for students and teachers in universities and universities of applied sciences. In the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg in Karlsruhe, Germany, which corresponds to Finnish universities of applied sciences, the ForestBioFacts learning environment is available to students for the second year. “Students have free
Hybrid event: Expanding Value from the Forest on 23 Sep, 2024
The ForestBioFacts webinar series continues and this time we will arrange a hybrid event in collaboration with Finnish Forest Products Engineers’ Association, FinnCERES Flagship, and Aalto Design Factory. Join us to explore some of the latest advancements in the forest sector on September 23. You can join us either in person or remotely via webinar.
Paperi ja Puu Oy is now ForestBioFacts Publishing Oy
Publishing company Paperi ja Puu Oy has changed its company name and the new name is ForestBioFacts Publishing Oy. ForestBioFacts Publishing Oy is a publishing company owned by the Finnish Forest Products Engineers’ Association and Finnish Forest Industries Federation. The company’s mission is to provide and publish up-to-date information and high-quality learning materials for current
ForestBioFacts – A Handy Everyday Tool for Metsä Group
When the 16-themed digital learning environment ForestBioFacts was launched in 2020, it was immediately adopted by Metsä Board. Today, it serves as a convenient everyday tool accessible to the entire company’s staff. “I don’t use ForestBioFacts every single day, but quite often. In situations where I encounter a newer or more unusual issue, or need
ForestBioFacts grows internationally
ForestBioFacts is getting updates and a test feature. International dimensions are expanding through a network of agents. A systematic round of updates is about to start in the ForestBioFacts learning environment. “We select four themes to deal with each year, checking that the information is up to date and updating existing content, and if new
ForestBioFacts review and update project begins
Since its launch in 2020, ForestBioFacts has established itself as the trusted service used for for example introducing forest-based bioeconomy for industry newcomers, utilising the data for research and development purposes, and as digital learning material in companies and universities and educational institutions worldwide. Today, ForestBioFacts is in use already in over 50 organisations globally
Webinar series on ForestBioFacts started
Webinar series on ForestBioFacts started All the 16 themes of ForestBioFacts learning environment will be covered over a series of monthly webinars. The first one concentrated on Natural fibre products -theme and what’s new in the field. ForestBioFacts is the largest digital learning environment in the world on forest-based bioeconomy, with over 1 500