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FPInnovations
A Program for Forest Products
R&D and Sector Transformation
Alan Potter
Executive Vice President
I-CAN Innovation School
Charlottetown, PEI
October 20, 2011
2010/2011
www.fpinnovations.ca
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Introduction
• FPInnovations – Canada’s National
Forest Products Research Institute
• Canada’s Forest Sector Transformation
Strategy
• Implications for Future Forest Products
Research Program Design
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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FPInnovations is a merger in 2007 of Canada’s
forest sector research institutes
Feric – Forest Engineering Research
Institute of Canada
Forintek – Canada’s National Wood
Products Research Institute
Paprican – Pulp and Paper Research
Institute of Canada
Canadian Wood
Fibre Centre
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
CWFC – Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS)
of Natural Resources Canada
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A Collaborative Partnership
Shared Priorities, Shared Risks,
Shared Benefits, and Shared Costs
Industry – 370+ Companies
Provincial Governments
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Québec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland &
Labrador
Yukon
FPInnovations’ presence
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
Federal Government
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Forest Sector Transformation Strategy
Increasing
Productivity &
Competitiveness
Expanding &
Diversifying
Markets
• More efficient and effective business processes with
respect to current production activities
• Faster and efficient expansion of product sales to
new and emerging markets (geographic & new
applications)
Leveraging
Environmental
Branding
• Systematically looking at the opportunity to leverage
environmental stewardship and unique
environmental attributes of forest products
Maximizing Fibre
Value
• Developing and assessing opportunities to develop
new fibre based products: e.g. new cellulose,
hemicelluloses and lignin material, bio-products
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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Sector Transformation
Sustainable
Forests
Commodity Wood
Products
Building and
Living with Wood
•Engineered
Composites &
Building Systems
•Sustainable
Construction
•Appearance
Products
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
Commodity Pulps
& Papers
Bio-energy &
Bioproducts
• Energy Self Sufficiency
• Energy Export
• Bio-products
Specialty Pulps
& Papers
• Modified Fibres
• ‘Green’ Papers
& Packaging
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2009/10 Biopathways Study 1
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Sector will continue to be founded on wood
products manufacturing
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New investment returns will come from
converting residual wood to new
‘Bioproducts’
Role of wood in building a Green Future
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By Forest Products Association of Canada and FPInnovations
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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Re-engineer for Value
The Fibre Tool Box
Wood
Products
Pulp
Specialty
Pulp
MCC
CNF
NFC
Lignin
NCC
Wood Constituents
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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Sugars
FPInnovations Priorities
Increasing
Productivity &
Competitiveness
Forest inventory & fibre
characterization
Expanding &
Diversifying
Markets
Leveraging
Environmental
Branding
Market Intelligence
Reduced carbon
footprint
Maximizing Fibre
Value
Biopathways decision
tools
Forestry operations &
fibre delivery
Efficient & flexible
manufacturing
Science-based
support for current
and future market
access
Biomaterial and
related products
Life-cycle analysis
Alternative uses for
wood chips
Energy efficiency &
self-sufficiency
Bio-chemicals & biofuels
Building with Wood
Green building
standards
Living with Wood
Green fibre-based
packaging
Engineered and
composite wood
products
Reduced environmental
impact
Value chain
optimization
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
Next generation
papers & fibre
products
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An Innovation Hub
Needs and
Opportunities
Implementation,
Deployment and
Commercialization
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
Collaborative R&D
Innovations
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FPInnovations’ University Networks
Next
Generation
Building
Systems
NSERC/NCE/
CWFC
Strategic
Networks
Value
Chain
Optimization
Laval
UBC
UQAT
UQAM
Toronto
Queen’s
Dalhousie
Lakehead
McMaster
Polytechnique
Innovation
Wood Products
& Building
Systems
ForValueNet
Laval
UBC
UNB
UQAT
UNBC
UQAM
Alberta
Toronto
Queen’s
Lakehead
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
Next
Generation
Pulps &
Papers
SENTINEL
Bioactive
Paper
UNB
McMaster
UBC
Polytechnique
UQAT
Dalhousie
Carleton Toronto
Laval
Guelph
Ottawa
Alberta
McGill
McGill
Ryerson
UQAM
Toronto
UQTR
Waterloo
UNB
UWO
UBC
Green
Fibre
McGill
UBC
UNB
UQTR
Alberta
Toronto
Energy and
Chemicals
From
Biomass
Biomass
Conversion
Guelph
Concordia
Queen’s
Toronto
UBC
Lignowork
Novel
Bioproducts
ArboraNano
BL-NCE
FPInnovations
UBC
Sherbrooke
UWO
Alberta
McGill
McGill
Ottawa
UQTR
Guelph
Laval
Queen’s
UQAT
Toronto
UBC
Lakehead
Saint Mary’s
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Fibre
Centre
UNB
UBC
Laval
UQAR
Alberta
Victoria
Toronto
Memorial
Montreal
Nipissing
Lakehead
Sherbrooke
Advisory Processes
Three levels of advisory groups:
FPInnovations Board
• Corporate Governance
• Strategic direction for FPinnovations
• Provide input to the evolving NFSTS*, based on NRAC recommendations
• Set high level priorities and KPIs**
National Research Advisory Committee (NRAC)
• Set Future Focus Technologies Program direction and priorities
• Discuss and make recommendations to the Board re the innovation components in the NFSTS
• Guide strategic funding allocations
• Monitor progress of FPInnovations’ research
• Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of advisory processes
Program Advisory Committees (PAC)
• Focused primarily on operational improvements, best practices and implementation
• Set research focus areas and priorities to ensure member needs are addressed
• Review and approve annual research plans and monitor progress
*National Forest Sector Transformation Strategy
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
**Key Performance Indicators
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Research Program Groupings
FPInnovations Collaborative Research Programs
Resource
Supply
(CWFC)
Forest
Operations
Primary
WP Manf’g
Secondary
WP Manf’g
Advanced
Building
Systems
Market
Pulps
Paper & BioMaterials BioChem’ls
Packaging
&
BioEnergy
Transformative
Technologies
Inventory and Attributes (CWFC)
Building & Living with Wood
BioProducts
Maximizing Value
Provincial
Initiatives
BC Hem-Fir Initiative
CRIBE
Hardwood Initiative
Sask. Regional Development
Member
Funded ‘CORE’
Research
Reduce Cost & Improve Productivity
Product / Process Improvement
Reduce Environmental Impact
Best Practices
FPI Member Services
Technology Transfer
Annual Member Service Plans
Implementation Assistance
Workshops and Seminars
Other
Programs:
WFORG
PIT
Concerted R&D
Concurrent
Research and
Engineering
New product
ideas
 Universities
 Research labs
 Acquired IPs
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Engineering analysis /
design
R&D
FPInnovations
in collaboration with
industry /
governments
End-users
Partners
Customers
Delivering
to customers
Market analysis /
development
Market input early in process
Understand customer needs to develop the right new products
Build partnerships to accelerate the delivery of new products
Capital and production cost known and optimized earlier
Alignment of key players
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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A Common Language for Innovation
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Wood is pivotal to a sustainable future
Canada’s Forest Sector Innovation Hub
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www.fpinnovations.ca
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