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UPM-Kymmene Oyj

UPM

UPM is a Finnish material solutions company producing renewable fibers, advanced materials, and decarbonization solutions from forest-based feedstocks.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) and Stora Enso Oyj

25 Nov 2025 · Current issues in forestry policy and EU

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment)

12 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on EU Bioeconomy Strategy

Meeting with Stella Kaltsouni (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen) and Confederation of European Paper Industries and

6 Nov 2025 · Decarbonisation and maintaining global competitiveness

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

4 Nov 2025 · Circular Economy

Meeting with James Morrison (Director Research and Innovation) and

4 Nov 2025 · Exchange of view on the upcoming new Bioeconomy Strategy and links to industrial policy

Meeting with Vilija Sysaite (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Vilija Sysaite (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

16 Oct 2025 · UPM’s role in advancing the EU’s bioeconomy and the policy framework supporting bio-based industries

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2025 · The EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy, the omnibus packages and the upcoming Circular Economy Regulation in 2026

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2025 · Bioeconomy strategy

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Head of Unit Research and Innovation)

21 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy and on UPM’s role and perspective as a key industrial actor in the bio-based sector.

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment)

21 May 2025 · Exchange of views on Bioeconomy Strategy

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and

20 May 2025 · Forestry, EU bioeconomy strategy, improvement of the EU competitiveness while reaching the climate goals, and how the industry best can contribute to this work

Meeting with Karin Karlsbro (Member of the European Parliament) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) and Södra Skogsägarna ekonomisk förening

20 May 2025 · Sverige och Finland i EU

Meeting with Hans Ingels (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

19 May 2025 · Meeting with EVP Mr Harald Dialer & UPM Senior Management on EU Bioeconomy Strategy

Meeting with Ion Codescu (Head of Unit Environment)

14 May 2025 · EU Policies relevant for Forests

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Forest policy in the EU and upcoming legislation

Meeting with Katri Kulmuni (Member of the European Parliament) and Neste Oyj and Braskem Netherlands

17 Feb 2025 · Biobased plastics in ELVR

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament) and Stora Enso Oyj

5 Feb 2025 · forest industry, EU, bioeconomy

Meeting with Li Andersson (Member of the European Parliament) and Neste Oyj and Borealis AG

27 Jan 2025 · Biobased plastics

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Neste Oyj and

7 Jan 2025 · End-of-life of vehicles Regulation

UPM warns against rushed Union Database implementation

7 Nov 2024
Topic — Extending the Union Database scope to cover raw material production for renewable fuels.
Message — UPM calls for a thorough system check and transition period before mandatory implementation. They propose extending the transaction reporting window to one month to reduce administrative burdens.12
Why — UPM avoids competitiveness risks and administrative burdens caused by a non-functional reporting system.34
Impact — Regulators seeking real-time traceability may find it harder to mitigate fraud risks effectively.5
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UPM-Kymmene urges EU to favor electrolytic hydrogen over fossil fuels

25 Oct 2024
Topic — This consultation establishes a methodology for calculating lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for low-carbon fuels.
Message — UPM requests that the EU prioritize electrolytic hydrogen and provide clearer rules for using nuclear power in aviation fuels. They also want more frequent updates to grid emission data to avoid investment delays.123
Why — This would reduce investment risks and ensure their bio-based aviation projects remain competitive.4
Impact — Fossil fuel producers using carbon capture would lose their cost advantage over electrolytic hydrogen.5
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Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2024 · Metsäteollisuuden innovaatiot biotaloudessa

Meeting with Petri Sarvamaa (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2024 · Current Topics in EU Politics

Meeting with Andreea Ticheru (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and Nestlé S.A. and Braskem Netherlands

4 Mar 2024 · EU Biotech and Biomanufacturing Initiative

Meeting with Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

31 Jan 2024 · Bio- and circular economy

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Forest monitoring

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Ajankohtaisaiheet

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)

30 Jan 2024 · Exchange of views

UPM urges public-private partnerships to accelerate industrial carbon removals

31 Aug 2023
Topic — The consultation examines how to deploy carbon capture and storage infrastructure across Europe.
Message — UPM suggests scaling carbon removals through public-private partnerships and clear certification for biogenic CO2. They want both companies and nations to benefit from credits simultaneously to incentivize markets.123
Why — UPM would benefit from state subsidies and new markets for its biogenic carbon.4
Impact — Environmental advocates lose if double-claiming of credits weakens the accuracy of climate targets.5
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UPM advocates for technology neutrality in EU 2040 climate plan

22 Jun 2023
Topic — Establishing a 2040 climate target to ensure EU carbon neutrality by 2050.
Message — UPM requests a technology-neutral framework focusing on reducing fossil emissions. They advocate for recognizing wood-based carbon storage and differentiating biogenic CO2.12
Why — A simpler regulatory environment would facilitate UPM's expansion of bio-based materials.3
Impact — Fossil-intensive industries lose market share as bio-based materials replace their products.4
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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

25 May 2023 · Packaging and packagingwaste

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

23 May 2023 · Meeting on PPWR

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Mar 2023 · Meeting on PPWR and renewable energy directive

Meeting with Petri Sarvamaa (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Mar 2023 · PPWR and Renewable energy

UPM advocates for bio-based plastic parity and recycling exemptions

2 Mar 2023
Topic — Review of packaging requirements to improve recycling and reduce waste in the EU.
Message — UPM seeks to limit recycled plastic mandates to products made mostly of plastic. They want bio-based content to count toward targets and recycling-based exemptions.123
Why — This would allow UPM to utilize its bio-based products and avoid technical difficulties.45
Impact — Reuse service providers lose market share if high-recycling single-use packaging is exempted.6
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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) and

12 Jan 2023 · Packaging and packagingwaste

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

20 Dec 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) and Steptoe LLP

9 Dec 2022 · Imports of Birch plywood of Russian origin to the EU market

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Nov 2022 · Biodiesel

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament) and Huhtamäki Oyj

9 Nov 2022 · Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Meeting with Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Huhtamäki Oyj

9 Nov 2022 · Packaging, waste regulation.

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

5 Oct 2022 · Energy market initiatives

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Metsäliitto Cooperative and

27 Jun 2022 · EU transition to a circular economy; fibre based packaging

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Jun 2022 · Austausch zur Energiepolitik

UPM urges EU recognition for bio-based carbon storage products

2 May 2022
Topic — The Commission is proposing a regulatory framework for certifying sustainable carbon removals.
Message — UPM advocates for a technology-neutral system that rewards carbon storage in bio-based products. They want the framework to align with existing sustainability certifications.12
Why — UPM would gain market value and competitive advantages for its renewable material solutions.3
Impact — Fossil-based material producers lose market share as demand shifts toward bio-based alternatives.4
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Meeting with Markus Pieper (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd

14 Mar 2022 · RED III

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and Confederation of European Paper Industries and Metsäliitto Cooperative

23 Nov 2021 · EU paper industry views on the Green Deal strategy and industry’s vision for 2030

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and European Environmental Bureau and

10 Jun 2021 · Roundtable of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance: 3rd meeting of the co-chairs

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

3 Jun 2021 · Study on the role of hydrogen in the decarbonisation of steel sector

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and ArcelorMittal and

18 May 2021 · Clean Hydrogen alliance; fit for 55 package

Response to Guidance on REDII forest biomass sustainability criteria

28 Apr 2021

UPM welcomes this opportunity to provide comments on the proposed delegated act. UPM is a leading forest industry company with the mission to create products that replace fossil-based materials. To this end, we call for EU policies that recognize and drive further the demand for materials from sustainably produced renewables and limit the use of fossil feedstock. UPM is also leading producer of advanced biofuels in the EU and is currently investing 550 MEUR in to the production of wood-based biochemicals in Germany. Currently we consider further investment in to renewable fuels by conducting basic engineering for a new 500 000 tons/a biorefinery with an estimated investment cost of 1 billion EUR. UPM is frontrunner in working with stakeholders to develop sustainable forestry practices; we have created our own biodiversity programme over 25 years ago and we are committed to leading forestry certification schemes. Sustainability is at the core of all of our operations. For these reasons, EU’s rules on sustainability criteria for solid biomass are of major importance to us. UPM is concerned that the delegated act provides detailed criteria that go" beyond the directive" and that such criteria do not consider the differences in forestry across the member states. When it comes to forestry, one size does not fit all. Wood-based products and sustainable forest management play an important role in the European Green Deal, especially in achieving 2030 climate targets and climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission demonstrated the climate benefits of the forestry sector already in the 2050 vision A Clean Planet for All, where the Commission communicated that products from renewable resources are much needed. The forest industry delivers these products such as construction materials, pulp, packaging materials, textiles, composites, tissue papers, baking and cooking papers, bioplastics, paper and bioenergy. Proposed REDII implementing act under consultation does not bring climate benefits nor stable operating environment for industry. Operational guidance should not go beyond REDII mandate. Instead of guidance, the draft creates substantive forest legislation that should be under Member State competence. Forestry has its own set of legislation at national level taking into account national circumstances. Forestry should not be regulated by EU’s energy legislation. Publicizing the Navigant study would be especially useful for understanding the factual basis of the current proposal. The sustainability criteria should be implemented as agreed in the REDII since for wood processing industry the last 15 years have been time of instability due to unclarity about the sustainability rules. Now with the recently agreed and soon implemented REDII rules, both forest owners and the industry should be given an opportunity to make investments without a risk that rules will suddenly change. Delaying investments is bad news for the climate as it hinders the renewing of the industry. UPM is member of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation and we enclose the more detailed position paper on the specific criteria. We call the European Commission to establish further dialogue to ensure sustainability criteria that benefit forests, the environment, those people working with forests and the climate ambitions of the European Union.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

17 Dec 2020

UPM is committed to EU’s ambitious climate goals. However, UPM considers that the delegated act proposal is counter-productive to achieving EU’s climate targets. UPM supports Commission’s intention to harness also financing sector to fight climate change. However, we see that the delegated act proposal is counter-productive to achieving EU’s climate target. Although UPM has AAA on MSCI ESG rating, AAA on CDP’s Climate/Forestry/Water and leadership position on DJSI’s forestry sector, our activities in the scope would not fulfil taxonomy criteria requirements. The fact that the new criteria can’t be fulfilled even by the most highly rated companies in terms of sustainability, should work as a wake-up call to reconsider the proposal. UPM is a one of the largest forest industry companies in the world with over 10 billion EUR turnover, 18 000 employees and global operations with headquarters in Finland. In addition to our leading position in e.g. paper, pulp, and plywood, and CO2 free energy in the Nordics, we are expanding to new innovations such as advanced biofuels and wood-based biochemicals. Our strategy is to replace fossil-based products with products made from renewable materials. UPM is the only forest industry company in the world recognized as a UN Global Compact LEAD participant for our strong commitment to responsible business. Forestry sustainability criteria should be identical with REDII sustainability criteria UPM is deeply concerned about the proposed criteria for forest management in the proposal. In practice, the criteria would exclude Finnish forest management from the list of sustainable activities. All forest management measures complying with REDII sustainability criteria should be accepted as sustainable activities in the delegated act. The proposed improved forest management, with verification systems via compulsory forest management plans or equivalent with required climate benefit analysis, would heavily increase administrative burden for private forest owners who often are small holders. Discriminative DNSH hydropower requirements must be removed and aligned with existing EU environmental legislation Hydropower is seen in the proposal as an economic activity that qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation as well as climate change adaptation. However, in contrast to other RES (such as wind, PV and ocean energy), hydropower must comply with general technical screening criteria to prove that lifecycle emissions are below the threshold of 100 gCO2eq/kWh. This does not make any sense as it is scientifically proven that hydropower is among the electricity generation technologies with the lowest life cycle emissions. Hydropower would also have to comply with very strict “do no significant harm” criteria (DNSH) which would in practice exclude e.g. nearly all hydropower in Finland from sustainable economic activities. The DNSH criteria should be deleted. Bioenergy and advanced biofuels are not transitional activities All carbon-free electricity generation technologies must have a level playing-field in the EU. Bioenergy is by far the largest current source of renewable energy in the EU and should not be classified as a “transitional solution”, as proposed now. The same applies to Advanced Biofuels which are key to reducing transport emissions. Nuclear power should be included in the taxonomy as soon as possible. UPM considers nuclear power should also be included in the delegated act. By generating CO2-free electricity, nuclear power contributes significantly to mitigating climate change. Adoption of the delegated act should be postponed so that there is time to consider including also nuclear power in the list of sustainable activities. Please find more detailed position from UPM enclosed
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Meeting with Risto Artjoki (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

4 Sept 2019 · Bioeconomy

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Ørsted A/S and

7 Mar 2019 · Advanced biofuels

Response to High and low Indirect Land-Use Change (ILUC) - risks biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels

4 Mar 2019

UPM Response to the draft delegated regulation High and low Indirect Land-Use Change (ILUC) - risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels The Commission´s Delegated Regulation for High and low Indirect Land-Use Change is tightly scoped around high ILUC risk food/feed crops. As it therefore does not reflect high and low ILUC in general, we see that there is a need to clarify the scope of the high and low ILUC risk biofuels covered in this Delegated regulation versus other ILUC risk schemes. Therefore we propose following amendments: SCOPE OF THE DELEGATED ACT In the Delegated regulation title of the regulation is defined as follows: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU)…/… supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect landuse change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels UPM recommends following additions to clarify the scope: "supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk food and feed feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect landuse change-risk food and feed crop based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels" Justification: • The Commission's Delegated regulationfor High and low Indirect Land-Use Change is tightly scoped around high ILUC risk food/feed crops. As it therefore does not reflect high and low ILUC in general, but only covers high ILUC food/feed crops naming of the act should be made more illustrative. For example High and low Indirect Land-Use Change of food/feed crops would be more suitable. RECITALS For further clarifying the role of this Delegated regulation compared to to other low ILUC schemes (other than food or feed as defined by EU REDII), UPM recommends following new recital: New recital xx : "This delegated regulation defines food and feed crop based high and low ILUC risk criteria and certification where ILUC refers only to land use expansion within the same crop. However it is recognized that there may be low ILUC feedstocks other than food or feed as defined by EU REDII. Examples of such feedstocks cover those from intermediate cropping (e.g. Cover crops and catch crops) and other improved agricultural management practices that can sequester carbon. Feedstocks from such schemes do not cause ILUC within the same crop nor do they cause displacement within other crops. These schemes are not covered in this delegated act. "
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Meeting with Risto Artjoki (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

26 Jun 2018 · Bio based industries

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and European Environmental Bureau and

7 Feb 2017 · EU Ecolabels

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and

7 Feb 2017 · EU Ecolabels

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Fortum Oyj and

15 Nov 2016 · Energy Policy

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and St1 Nordic Oy

26 Oct 2016 · Energy Package

Meeting with Shane Sutherland (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

11 Oct 2016 · Biorefining

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Fortum Oyj and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj

9 Sept 2016 · Nuclear power and energy markets

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and Novozymes and

25 Feb 2016 · Biofuels

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

25 Feb 2016 · Meeting with Mr Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Advanced Biofuels CEOs

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and DuPont de Nemours International SARL and

25 Feb 2016 · Meeting with CEOs of European countries commited to the development of low carbon transport fuels

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

25 Feb 2016 · Advanced biofuel industry in Europe

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

16 Sept 2015 · Energy union package - key elements relevant to UPM

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

16 Sept 2015 · Trade and business issues

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and St1 Nordic Oy

12 May 2015 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

25 Feb 2015 · Biofuels

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

24 Feb 2015 · Energy Policy

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

3 Dec 2014 · Biofuels and innovation