Mr Nuolivirta has over 20 years of experience in the field of feedstock sourcing for biorefineries, forest industry and bioenergy facilities. In addition to strategic and operational issues in feedstock sourcing, he has extensive knowledge in sustainable biomass supply, forest asset management and biofuel regulation.

Last 6 years Petteri has been working for Neste, World’s leading renewable fuel producer. First two years as a projects manager for different biorefinery projects. Last four years he has been Technology Manager for Neste, Innovation’s Lignocellulosic platform, acting as a feedstock lead for spearheading lignocellulosic fuel projects in North America & Europe and the leading sustainability and regulation expert considering forest & forest industry based feedstocks & fuels.

Before joining Neste, Petteri worked 17 years in the field of forest industry consulting. Managing various international projects and being an adviser for several international companies and organizations in their strategic decisions regarding feedstock sourcing, forest asset management, sustainability issues, business strategies, end-product markets, investment feasibility and mergers and acquisitions.