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The bio-revolution is underway.
Opportunities
to develop new and innovative bio-products
and bio-processes are expanding every day.
With an abundance of available sustainably
managed and renewable wood biomass,
knowledge, experience, and existing...
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The bio-revolution is underway.
Opportunities
to develop new and innovative bio-products
and bio-processes are expanding every day.
With an abundance of available sustainably
managed and renewable wood biomass,
knowledge, experience, and existing infrastructure, Canada’s forest products industry
is well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the new bio-age.
induStry trAnSforMAtion leAdS
to A WeAlth of oPPortunity
Recognizing the need for economic growth,
Canada’s forest products industry is changing
the way it does business by developing transformative technologies and integrating them
into traditional mill operations.
According to the Future Bio-Pathways Report
released in February 2011, there are dynamic
growth opportunities to develop new products
(e.
g.
, cellulose-based) that can be converted
into bio-chemicals and used in novel ways,
such as making bulletproof vests, food additives, and greener tires.
Opportunities also
exist to convert older, smaller-scale pulp
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