{"id":1695,"date":"2026-06-10T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:04:45","slug":"up-catalyst-is-planning-to-expand-its-production-of-synthetic-graphite-and-carbon-nanotubes-in-oulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/news\/up-catalyst-is-planning-to-expand-its-production-of-synthetic-graphite-and-carbon-nanotubes-in-oulu\/","title":{"rendered":"UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst is plan\u00adning to expand its pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of syn\u00adthet\u00adic graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes in Oulu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maar\u00addu, Esto\u00adnia \/ Oulu, Fin\u00adland \u2013 10 June 2026. Eston\u00adian deep-tech com\u00adpa\u00adny UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst is advanc\u00ading plans to pro\u00adduce bat\u00adtery-grade graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes from CO\u2082 emis\u00adsions in Fin\u00adland. UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst and Finnish ener\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adny Oulun Ener\u00adgia have signed a Let\u00adter of Intent for the util\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of cap\u00adtured CO\u2082 emis\u00adsions from one of Oulun Energia\u2019s facil\u00adi\u00adties in Oulu, Fin\u00adland.<\/strong>

UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst pro\u00adduces bat\u00adtery-grade graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes from cap\u00adtured CO\u2082 emis\u00adsions using CO\u2082 molten salt elec\u00adtrol\u00ady\u00adsis tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy. New facil\u00adi\u00adty, tar\u00adget\u00aded to become oper\u00ada\u00adtional in 2031, would sup\u00adport the pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of approx\u00adi\u00admate\u00adly 20,000 tonnes of sus\u00adtain\u00adable bat\u00adtery-grade graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes annu\u00adal\u00adly. The project would help strength\u00aden local sup\u00adply chains and reduce Europe\u2019s depen\u00addence on import\u00aded graphite, which is need\u00aded for defence, e\u2011mobility, and the green tran\u00adsi\u00adtion.

Fin\u00adland has emerged as a strate\u00adgic loca\u00adtion for UP Catalyst\u2019s scale-up due to its strong indus\u00adtri\u00adal base, avail\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty of com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive clean ener\u00adgy, and grow\u00ading impor\u00adtance with\u00adin the Euro\u00adpean bat\u00adtery val\u00adue chain.
\u201cFin\u00adland offers a very strong foun\u00adda\u00adtion for indus\u00adtri\u00adal scale-up, with a reli\u00adable ener\u00adgy grid, com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive clean ener\u00adgy, strong indus\u00adtri\u00adal infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, and clear sup\u00adport for clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. This col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion is an impor\u00adtant step in under\u00adstand\u00ading how indus\u00adtri\u00adal CO\u2082 emis\u00adsions, ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, and local part\u00adner\u00adships can help enable the next gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of crit\u00adi\u00adcal raw mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal pro\u00adduc\u00adtion in Europe,\u201d said Rait Maasikas, CEO at UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst.

Oulun Ener\u00adgia is one of Finland\u2019s largest ener\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adnies, pro\u00advid\u00ading elec\u00adtric\u00adi\u00adty, heat\u00ading, and ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture ser\u00advices for house\u00adholds and indus\u00adtries. Through the col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion, the par\u00adties will eval\u00adu\u00adate oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties relat\u00aded to indus\u00adtri\u00adal inte\u00adgra\u00adtion, ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, and the util\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of cap\u00adtured CO\u2082 from Oulun Ener\u00adgia plants to sup\u00adport future large-scale pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of sus\u00adtain\u00adable car\u00adbon mate\u00adri\u00adals in Oulu Indus\u00adtri\u00adal Park.

\u201cThe col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst aligns with Oulun Energia\u2019s strat\u00ade\u00adgy, where we aim for strong growth through the green tran\u00adsi\u00adtion, as well as our mis\u00adsion to recy\u00adcle mate\u00adri\u00adals and strength\u00aden the vital\u00adi\u00adty of North\u00adern Fin\u00adland. Through this col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion we also seek to sup\u00adport greater sov\u00ader\u00adeign\u00adty in crit\u00adi\u00adcal mate\u00adri\u00adals and to help build new, sus\u00adtain\u00adable indus\u00adtry in Fin\u00adland,\u201d said Kim\u00admo Alat\u00adulkki\u00adla, Head of New Busi\u00adness at Oulun Ener\u00adgia.
The par\u00adties intend to explore the con\u00addi\u00adtions for estab\u00adlish\u00ading UP Catalyst\u2019s first large-scale graphite pro\u00adduc\u00adtion facil\u00adi\u00adty in Oulu, with a long-term vision of com\u00admenc\u00ading con\u00adstruc\u00adtion before the end of the decade and tar\u00adget\u00ading oper\u00ada\u00adtions in the ear\u00adly 2031s.

The \u20ac47 mil\u00adlion clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion tax cred\u00adit grant\u00aded by Busi\u00adness Fin\u00adland ear\u00adli\u00ader this year sup\u00adports UP Catalyst\u2019s planned expan\u00adsion in Fin\u00adland.

\u201cFin\u00adland offers one of Europe\u2019s most com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive envi\u00adron\u00adments for scal\u00ading break\u00adthrough sus\u00adtain\u00adable inno\u00adva\u00adtions like UP Catalyst\u2019s project. Turn\u00ading emis\u00adsions into high-val\u00adue mate\u00adri\u00adals and strength\u00aden\u00ading strate\u00adgic sup\u00adply chains is exact\u00adly what we need to remain glob\u00adal\u00adly com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive while meet\u00ading our cli\u00admate tar\u00adgets,\u201d said Markku Kivist\u00f6, Head of Indus\u00adtry, Cleantech at Invest in Fin\u00adland, Busi\u00adness Fin\u00adland.

The col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion aims to strength\u00aden local bat\u00adtery mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal pro\u00adduc\u00adtion and reduce depen\u00addence on import\u00aded fos\u00adsil-based mate\u00adri\u00adals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu, we wel\u00adcome UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst to explore the techol\u00ado\u00adgy city Oulun kaupun\u00adki \u2014 City of Oulu as a loca\u00adtion for indus\u00adtri\u00adal scale-up. We have lega\u00adcy on world-class demo facil\u00adi\u00adties and also on-going dis\u00adcus\u00adsions with new ones. The region offers strong capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties in clean ener\u00adgy, indus\u00adtri\u00adal sym\u00adbio\u00adsis and RDI<\/em> \u201d says Janne Hietanie\u00admi, Key Account Direc\u00adtor, Cleantech and Indus\u00adtry at Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are com\u00admit\u00adted to con\u00adnect\u00ading Up Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst with the local ecosys\u00adtem from chem\u00adi\u00adcal indus\u00adtry and cir\u00adcu\u00adlar econ\u00ado\u00admy actors to defence-relat\u00aded val\u00adue chains to sup\u00adport the devel\u00adop\u00adment of sus\u00adtain\u00adable car\u00adbon-based mate\u00adri\u00adals and new indus\u00adtri\u00adal oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties.\u201c

About UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst<\/strong>
UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst is a Euro\u00adpean deep-tech com\u00adpa\u00adny pro\u00adduc\u00ading sus\u00adtain\u00adable graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes from cap\u00adtured CO\u2082 emis\u00adsions using its pro\u00adpri\u00adetary Molten Salt Car\u00adbon Cap\u00adture and Elec\u00adtro\u00adchem\u00adi\u00adcal Trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy. Recog\u00adnised as a Strate\u00adgic Project under the EU Crit\u00adi\u00adcal Raw Mate\u00adri\u00adals Act, UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst is scal\u00ading pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of low-car\u00adbon bat\u00adtery mate\u00adri\u00adals for the glob\u00adal bat\u00adtery and advanced mate\u00adri\u00adals indus\u00adtries.

About Oulun Ener\u00adgia<\/strong>
Oulun Ener\u00adgia is one of Finland\u2019s largest ener\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adnies, pro\u00advid\u00ading sus\u00adtain\u00adable ener\u00adgy and cir\u00adcu\u00adlar econ\u00ado\u00admy solu\u00adtions with a team of around 300 pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adals. As a fore\u00adrun\u00adner in the ener\u00adgy and cir\u00adcu\u00adlar econ\u00ado\u00admy sec\u00adtor, the Oulun Ener\u00adgia Group pro\u00admotes a carbon\u2011neutral future by invest\u00ading in renew\u00adable ener\u00adgy sources, prod\u00aducts that reduce car\u00adbon foot\u00adprints, and intel\u00adli\u00adgent solu\u00adtions. Oulun Ener\u00adgia also acts as an enabler of region\u00adal vital\u00adi\u00adty and sus\u00adtain\u00adable growth, and its goal is to achieve net zero by 2040 in line with the Sci\u00adence Based Tar\u00adgets ini\u00adtia\u00adtive (SBT) guide\u00adlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the source media release pub\u00adlished by Busi\u00adness Fin\u00adland here<\/a> and Up Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst media press release here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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