Ahead of the Curve Archive

BDC Symposium focused on Canadian/US Bio Industry

14 Oct 2015 The Biorenewable Deployment Consortium (BDC) Fall Symposium was held in Ottawa, Ontario in September and was combined with a site visit to Ensyn’s production facility in Renfrew, just outside of Ottawa.

Changing patterns in the global tissue market

07 Oct 2015 A new Point of View by Pöyry Management Consulting, argues that the dominance of legacy brands in the tissue market is under threat from shifts in consumer purchasing behavior.

Red Rock Biofuels to provide biobased jet fuel to FedEx Express

30 Sep 2015 Red Rock Biofuels LLC, a Fort Collins, Colorado-based pioneer in renewable biofuels, has announced that it will produce approximately 3 million gallons of low-carbon, renewable jet fuel per year for FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.

Agenda 2020 Paper Machine Drying Project Announced as Part of DOE/National Labs Clean Energy Initiative

23 Sep 2015 The forest products industry’s Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is working with Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories as part of a new Department of Energy (DOE) initiative through which the laboratories will develop a model of how water moves through the sheet in the press section.

Growing Markets

16 Sep 2015 According to a number of recent reports, some paper and board markets are slated to grow in coming years.

Wood you believe it? Earth has 3 trillion trees!

09 Sep 2015 Three trillion. That's the staggering number of trees on Earth, according to a new tally that astounds even the scientists who compiled it.

Denmark Announces Advisory Ban on PFCs in Paper Food Packaging

02 Sep 2015 The Danish government recently announced an advisory limit on the use of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in paper and cardboard food packaging, leading to a discussion this week about how the EU as a whole should confront this potential health issue.

Frequency re: reliability

26 Aug 2015 Q: In your sixth bullet point you state, "It is vital to take into account how a failure’s consequence affects safety, environment, quality, and/or production, and under no circumstance allow consequence of failure to determine frequency of inspection." We could not rationalize this one.

Herty Advanced Materials Center Launches Advanced Chemical Processing Unit

19 Aug 2015 The Herty Advanced Materials Development Center (Herty), an applied research center of Georgia Southern University, has launched a new Advanced Chemical Processing (ACP) pilot facility which allows it to expand its research programs and client services to those companies seeking to develop and test new advanced materials required in today’s international and increasingly competitive markets.

Ikea, Apple Buying up Large Forest Tracts

12 Aug 2015 Ikea bought 83,000 acres of forest last month. In April, Apple bought 36,000 acres.