The New Face of the Canadian Forest Industry: The Emerging Bio-revolution [Forest Products Association of Canada, FPAC]

The Future Bio-pathways Project is a comprehensive investigation of the opportunities to produce a wide range of bio-products from wood fibre. The first phase of the study, released in February 2010, examined the economic, social and environmental benefits of integrating these new bio-technologies within the traditional forest products industry and it considered how this approach will boost employment and strengthen Canada’s economy and rural communities. The project was led by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), with FPInnovations, Natural Resources Canada and scores of economic and scientific experts. The second phase of the Bio-pathways project, released in 2011, examined the market potential of emerging bio-energy, bio-chemical and bio-products, and it explored new approaches to managing value and building partnerships in this critical area.