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Finnish Companies to Build Brazil R&D Center

São Paulo (Marcosleal/Wikimedia Commons)

São Paulo, Brazil (Marcosleal/Wikimedia Commons)

VTT Technical Research Centre in Espoo, Finland and Kemira Oyj, a water-quality management company in Helsinki, are opening a new joint R&D center in São Paulo, Brazil, focusing on water chemistry and biomass. The center will open at the end of 2010.

The São Paulo R&D center is expected to implement new water technology research in the growing South American market. The center will work on biomass, bioethanol, pulp, and applications for the oil and mining industries. Kemira and VTT already operate the Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland.

The new unit in Brazil will form partnerships with local enterprises and research institutions in turning biomass into chemicals, energy (biofuels), and pulp-based products. The center is expected to employ 10 research scientists by the end of 2011 and expand to 15 – 20 employees by the end of 2012.

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