Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference (NWBC) 2024

This time, the conference is arranged in Örnsköldsvik, where the heart of RISE's research and innovation arena in biorefinery, Bioeconomy Arena, is located. In the midst of the magnificent nature of the High Coast, the Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference will offer a meeting place between research, innovation and industry, with a focus on value chains for the commercialisation of forest industrial biorefineries.

This year's theme is From Science To Transition. The following program with key note speakers will soon be presented on this site.

Fees and how to register

Fees are listed in Event details on this site. We have Early bird-tickets for those of you who register before the 1^st of March. Please note that there are two different registration links. The difference between these links is national and international VAT, so make sure you choose the right registration link.

Register with VAT in Sweden

 If you pay VAT in Sweden, use the link here.

Register with VAT outside of Sweden

If you pay VAT abroad, use the link here. 

Matchmaking

It will be possible to pre-book meetings for matchmaking with other participants during the conference. More information to come.  

Accommodation and transport

We have listed three great accommodations in Örnsköldsvik for your stay that will that give you discounted prices . You book your own stay. We will arrange transport between the conference and the hotels. More information about transport and accomodation can be find here. 

Information for students

Student (PhD-students/MSc) presenters are eligible for a further reduced conference fee, Student fee, that will be communicated upon confirmation of an accepted abstract (oral/poster). To apply for a student fee, student presenters are required to also submit a recommendation letter written by their supervisor when submitting their abstract. Recommendation letters are sent to abstractsnwbc2024@ri.se. Find more information on how to apply at Call for abstract

Call for abstracts closed

Themes this year are:

• Policy/legislation
• Feedstock
• Side-streams
• Materials
• Bio-based chemicals
• Transporation fuels
• LCA/TEA
• Upscaling
• National and international programmes
• Digitalization/AI technologies

Scientific Committee

Eleonora Borén, RISE Processum

Leif Jönsson, Umeå University

Christian Kugge​, SCA

Hanna ​Hörhammer, VTT​

Pietro Bartocci​, RISE Processum

Jenny Adrian Meredith, RISE​

Capucine Dupont​, IHE Delft Institute of Water Education

Magdalena Titirici​, Imperial College

Silvana Sommer​, Klabin​

Virgine  Chambost​, EnVertis ​

Hanne Wikberg, FORTUM​

Sylvia Larsson​, RISE

Johanna B Olsson​, Södra​

Jaap van Hal​, TNO​