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8 Raw Material Input Table 3 Raw Material for Major Product Categories Commodity Lumber Primarily Spruce-Pine-Fir of acceptable diameter. Peeler trees for plywood. Commodity Pulp and Paper Chips. Residues from saw mills. Forest Sector Growth Potential Traditional Value-Added Logs for log homes. Fall-down for finger-jointing. Certain species, quality and dimension for furniture. Clear wood for millwork. Next Generation Coastal second growth hemlock-balsam. Interior MPB killed logs. Crooked logs. Small diameter logs. Fall-down from saw mills. Under-utilized species. Effluent from sludge ponds. As detailed above, British Columbia’s forest sector is heavily focused on commodity lumber and pulp production. Commodity products compete in low-cost, mature markets. Although further efficiencies can be achieved, higher margins can also be realized through higher value, more diversified product lines. Commodity producers can leverage their existing manufacturing capacity, access to fibre supply, and market networks by diversifying into next generation forest products. For value-added manufacturing, there already exists a large market opportunity that is going unmet due to capacity and fibre access constraints. Addressing these issues can lead to a significant improvement in the economic benefit generated from British Columbia’s fibre resource. British Columbia has a strong research community. If the forest sector can successfully overcome the commercialization barriers, British Columbia has the potential to be the world leader in putting innovative products to market.
The key to generating more value from our forests in a way that supports all three sectors is to develop a comprehensive plan for further manufacturing. Further manufacturing entails increasing the manufacturing capacity for value-added products and creating new capacity for the next generation of forest products (see Chart 2). This will provide new opportunities for both commodity and value-added producers, as well as new participants in the forest sector. It can also breathe new life into manufacturing facilities and communities across the province. Add to this a world-class, sustainably managed fibre supply, and all of these factors point to a tremendous opportunity to generate more wealth from British Columbia’s forest resource. Chart 2 Further Manufacturing Opportunities Value Added Sector Commodity Sector Further Manufacturing Next Generation Products Wood Has Lower Global Warming Potential Global Warming Potential ( GWP) is referenced by greenhouse gas emissions measured in the form of CO 2 or equivalent amount of CO 2 for other greenhouse gases. This measurement includes the emission of CO 2 during the production process, such as steel making or cement production. GWP of wood is 23 per cent lower than sheet metal and 50 per cent lower than concrete. Wood Has Lower Embodied Energy Embodied Energy (EE) is a measure of the total direct and indirect energy used during the extraction, processing, manufacturing, transportation and installation of the materials from raw material to the final product in the house. EE for the wood house is 53 per cent less than sheet metal and 120 per cent less than concrete. Tackle Climate Change, Use Wood Using wood that stores carbon instead of building materials that require more fossil fuels to manufacture can help slow climate change. A typical 2,400-square-foot wood-framed house contains 29 metric tonnes of carbon. This is the equivalent of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions from driving a car over five years (about 12,500 litres of gasoline). 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 Wood Wood Sheet Metal Concrete Sheet Metal Concrete 9
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