The Way Forward - Forest Products Association of Canada
The Way Forward - Forest Products Association of Canada
The Way Forward - Forest Products Association of Canada
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What Did We Learn In Phase I<br />
• Economics <strong>of</strong> different bio-product technologies vary<br />
widely depending on site conditions and mill<br />
configurations, location, scale.<br />
• Some <strong>of</strong> the bio-product technologies have much better<br />
returns than conventional production<br />
– ROCE <strong>of</strong> 20%+<br />
• <strong>The</strong> ‘best’ approach integrates conventional and new<br />
technologies (for economics and jobs)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> most promising future involves sawmills and<br />
engineered wood products together with bio-refineries<br />
for production <strong>of</strong> pulp/bio-energy/bio-chemicals<br />
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