The funds will be used for research that will create jobs by turning waste wood into high-value bio-products.
The funds have been provided by the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, and will be used to gauge the extent of BC’s bio-economy today, and assist industry identify cost-effective fibre available for new projects, including areas affected by the mountain pine beetle. International investors and the BC government will use the information to identify opportunities in BC and develop policies and programmes to help the bio-economy expand.
FPInnovations will use the funds to assess mills in the BC interior for opportunities to add innovative bio-products to their product line. These products could include energy, green chemicals and other bio-materials. Products already being made from wood today include renewable fuels, textiles, light-weight plastics, food additives, pharmaceuticals and oil. Additional products could include bio-active paper products, composites for airplane structures, jet fuel additives, and a substitute for petroleum products used to manufacture rubber for tyres. A further focal point will be examining how logging trucks can reduce emissions and save energy.
FPInnovations has also recently launched a new Value Maximisation and Decision support programme. This programme aims to optimise the forest sector value chain by generating more value from their wood resource. The programme will focus on the following themes:
The funds have been provided by the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, and will be used to gauge the extent of BC’s bio-economy today, and assist industry identify cost-effective fibre available for new projects, including areas affected by the mountain pine beetle. International investors and the BC government will use the information to identify opportunities in BC and develop policies and programmes to help the bio-economy expand.
FPInnovations will use the funds to assess mills in the BC interior for opportunities to add innovative bio-products to their product line. These products could include energy, green chemicals and other bio-materials. Products already being made from wood today include renewable fuels, textiles, light-weight plastics, food additives, pharmaceuticals and oil. Additional products could include bio-active paper products, composites for airplane structures, jet fuel additives, and a substitute for petroleum products used to manufacture rubber for tyres. A further focal point will be examining how logging trucks can reduce emissions and save energy.
FPInnovations has also recently launched a new Value Maximisation and Decision support programme. This programme aims to optimise the forest sector value chain by generating more value from their wood resource. The programme will focus on the following themes:
- Better fibre from the forest. The focus will be on value-based management practices, improving decisions around merchandising and log segregation, and improved knowledge of forest and tree attributes.
- Fibre product flow from forest to markets. Improving transport logistics and inventory control systems.
- Supply chain agility. Examining multi-link decision-support tools, improving responsiveness to customer demands, and developing flexible regional industrial networks and new business models.
Source: http://www.fpinnovations.ca/files/pdfs/en/pressreleases/20120125-bio-eco.pdf and www.fpinnovations.ca