Biorefineries

... EUROPEAN CONFERENCE on BIOREFINERY RESEARCH  19 and 20 October 2006 Helsinki Marina Congress Center A major conference on biorefinery research organised by the European Commission with the support of the Finnish Presidency     BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Biorefineries use renewable raw materials to produce energy together with a wide range of everyday commodities in an economic manner. Decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels reserves and boosting rural development, biorefineries are seen as a very promising route to meeting our aims for sustained prosperity and preserving the environment. This conference organised by the European Commission with support of the Finnish Presidency aims to present the industrial perspectives of current and future biorefineries and to identify opportunities for and synergies among the European stakeholders. ...