Manitoba and the Emerging Bioeconomy
Manitoba and the Emerging Bioeconomy
Manitoba and the Emerging Bioeconomy
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MB Biomass: Opportunities & Issues<br />
Challenge: Move <strong>the</strong> industry from commodity to value-add<br />
Processing<br />
Increase profitability with existing capital<br />
Staged approach – c.f. Chambost & Stuart*<br />
Multiple product lines possible<br />
Main, co- <strong>and</strong> by-products<br />
Pre- <strong>and</strong> post-digester opportunities<br />
Hemicelluloses, black liquor gasification / lignin precipitation<br />
Biggest opportunities in biofuels <strong>and</strong> bulk & fine chemicals<br />
Feedstock optimisation<br />
Traditional breeding<br />
Biotech solutions<br />
Issues<br />
ETS<br />
Revenue streams <strong>and</strong> markets<br />
Organisational changes - partnerships<br />
Resource competition – e.g. pulp vs energy sectors<br />
Price sensitivities, public policy<br />
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