Join us at the Deutsche Kautschuktagung 2024 in Nürnberg. The German Rubber Conference (DKT 2024), along with its associated international trade fair, is a significant event in the world of rubber and elastomer industry. Scheduled for July 1-4, 2024, this gathering will bring together experts and companies from across the globe to showcase their latest developments and products. Come and see how we dare to renew at our booth 527 in hall 9!
No excuses. Towards net zero with Renewable Functional Fillers
UPM at the DKT - International Rubber Conference July 1-4, 2024, in Nuremberg
Why UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) by UPM Biochemicals?
*from cradle to gate considering biogenic carbon from our feedstock and purchasing green electricity
Witness the RFF in different applications:
- Artigo: Sustainable rubber flooring contracts as of 2025.
- IRPPL: Engine and body mounts with up to 75% renewable materials.
- Voith: Paper machine roller covers reimagined.
- Hübner: Next-gen bus interconnection gangways.
- Sealable: Urban comfort, reduced vibrations—enter RCS Greenline.
- SFC Solutions & Italian Gasket: Elevating rubber bellows sustainably.
- Schwalbe: Folding bike tires meet wooden bike dreams.
- HK-Kunstofftechnik & WAGU: Halleschen FC shin guards.
Get ready. The only negative thing about our RFF is its CO2 footprint!
Help us capture CO2 by growing flowers in our brand new natural flower pots
Our ambition is to move towards net zero with our Renewable Functional Fillers – help us on the way, and capture CO2 by growing your own flowers in our brand new, mainly bio-based natural flower pots. #noexcuses
These flower pots have several good qualities:
- made from mainly* bio-based materials, namely natural rubber and UPM BioMotionTM RFF
- UPM BioMotionTM RFF accounts for 24 weight-% or around a quarter of all raw materials used
- more than 70% lower carbon footprint compared to the usual rubber compound applying carbon black instead of UPM BioMotionTM RFF, which equals a saving of around 51g CO2 equivalents per flower pot
- 8% lower rubber density enables weight savings of around 6g per flower pot compared to the fossil reference containing carbon black instead of UPM BioMotionTM RFF
*total renewable material content of 56 weight-%
TAKE PART IN COMPETITION – THREE EASY STEPS FOR YOU TO FOLLOW
GROW your flower in our new, mainly bio-based pot and help us capture CO2.
SHARE a picture of your grown flower with others! Send it to us by e-mail (biochemicals@upm.com) before the end of August, and we will share your pictures on our website to brighten everyone’s day.
WIN a trip to Leuna - see the world’s first state-of-the-art UPM Biorefinery in Leuna where we take production of wood-based renewable biochemicals from idea to reality.
We will pick three lucky winners among flower growers by mid-September and send them on a trip to Leuna.
Read more about the Leuna Biorefinery here