On December 9, 2026, FoB:Lig – Future of BioLignin will bring together an international audience for a free online event dedicated to industrial lignin valorization. Key topics will include technical lignins and quality, isolation and fractionation, modification and depolymerization, lignin-based binders, resins and functional materials, bio-aromatics and specialty chemicals, as well as carbon fibers and carbon materials.

We bring together decision-makers from the pulp and paper industry, biorefineries, lignin production, chemical and materials companies, end-use industries, research, technology, and investment, as well as other stakeholders along the value chain. The focus will be on the questions currently shaping the market: How can specified, consistent, application-ready lignin grades be produced? Which modification and depolymerization processes are industrially viable? How can scale-up, techno-economics, and commercial implementation succeed? And what roles do performance, standardization, certification, supply chains, and market access play?

You can look forward to:
• Inspiring keynotes from industry, research, and technology
• Interactive panels offering space for exchange and discussion
• Diverse opportunities for networking with potential customers, suppliers, partner companies, and other relevant stakeholders

Whether as a participant or speaker, FoB:Lig connects feedstock, technology, and market requirements, advances the industrial and higher-value use of lignin, and creates valuable contacts along the entire value chain.

This event is aimed at everyone who wants to actively shape the future of industrial lignin valorization – internationally, across disciplines, and with a strong practical focus. It is addressed to founders, innovation and sustainability managers, business developers, investors, and decision-makers from business, science, and policy.

Whether from start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies, the pulp and paper industry, biorefineries, lignin production, chemical and materials companies, end-use sectors, technology providers, research institutions, or public organizations – this event brings together key players along the lignin value chain and promotes exchange on product quality, technologies, scale-up, markets, and commercial implementation.

Would you like to take your business idea further and find the right partners? As a young, innovative company, you will meet investors who are specifically looking for future-oriented solutions in an inspiring environment. You will also meet established companies that share their experience and provide valuable market insights. Exchange ideas, make lasting contacts, and become part of a fast-growing innovation network.

Gain valuable insights into current market developments in technical lignins, lignin-based materials, bio-aromatics, and carbon products and become actively involved in the industry. The event gives SMEs the opportunity to connect with feedstock suppliers, technology partners, end users, and potential customers and to gather impulses for new products and projects.

Explore how innovative approaches are advanced from lignin isolation and characterization through purification, fractionation, modification, and depolymerization to specified, application-ready products. The event offers insights into product requirements, industrial integration, scale-up, and techno-economics and creates space for exchange with stakeholders from industry and end-use sectors.

Gain insights into current developments in higher-value lignin utilization and the circular bioeconomy. Connect with stakeholders who are building new value chains for industrial biomass side streams. Join the discussion and contribute to suitable frameworks, standards, and future-ready industrial policy.

Wednesday, December 09

All times are in CET.

Do you represent an association, a network, a research institution, or a non-profit organization related to lignin, pulp and biorefinery technologies, bio-based materials and chemicals, or the circular bioeconomy?

As a partner of FoB:Lig, you increase the visibility of your organization in an international and interdisciplinary environment. Meet an expert audience from industry, science, policy, and business – and position yourself where the dialog on industrial lignin valorization, product quality, scale-up, and commercial implementation takes place.

• Logo and link on our event website
• Visibility in our newsletter and on social media
• Mention in our event documents
• Partnership badge for your website & channels

• Placement of our logo with link on your website
• Promotion of the event via your channels (e.g. newsletter, social media)
• If possible: the inclusion of our event in your event calendar

Together, we create visibility for the bioeconomy and connect relevant stakeholders.

Do you run a specialist publication, platform, or editorial format focused on lignin, the forest and pulp industries, bio-based materials and chemicals, or the bioeconomy?

As a media partner, you benefit from visibility in the environment of leading specialist stakeholders from science, business, and associations – and gain access to a targeted, topic-specific community.

• Logo and link on the event website in the “Media Partners” section
• Mention in our newsletter and on social media
• Visibility of your medium on relevant event materials and landing pages
• On request: editorial content or contact persons from our network

• Publication of an event notice or editorial article in your medium
• Inclusion of the event in your event calendar (if available)
• Linking to the event page via your channels

Interested in a media partnership with targeted specialist reach in lignin, bio-based materials, and the circular bioeconomy?

Become part of Future of BioLignin and support the visibility of innovative lignin technologies, lignin-based materials, bio-aromatics, and carbon products for a future-ready economy.