The role of digitalization and value chain management for competitive advantage in forest industry transformation to the bioeconomy - Year two

The forest industry is going through a transformation worldwide. Competitive limitations faced by companies starting with the newsprint demand decline have required process modernization and portfolio diversification. As a result, the forest biorefinery emerged - facilities for the production of biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. The forest sector has adopted the biorefinery concept globally because it represents an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify revenue and respond to the demand for sustainable bioproducts.

The role of digitalization and value chain management for competitive advantage in forest industry transformation to the bioeconomy

The forest industry is going through a transformation worldwide. Competitive limitations faced by companies starting with the newsprint demand decline have required process modernization and portfolio diversification. As a result, the forest biorefinery emerged - facilities for the production of biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. The forest sector has adopted the biorefinery concept globally because it represents an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify revenue and respond to the demand for sustainable bioproducts.

Opportunités durables dans la bio-économie basée sur l’utilisation de la biomasse Boréale perturbée

Le projet de recherche sera réalisé sur le site de Muskrat Falls, le nouveau barrage électrique situé au Labrador. Ce projet rendra disponible, d’ici 2016, 450 000m3 de bois coupés en prévision de la construction du réservoir hydraulique. Le projet de recherche constitue à réaliser des études technico-économiques et environnementales (analyse du cycle de vie) sur l’utilisation de ce bois dans un procédé de bioraffinage. De plus, le projet permettra d’inclure dans les modèles économiques et environnementaux, le bois perturbés de la région de Goose-Bay (feu, insectes et vent).