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Monday, October 22, 2007

FPInnovations Paprican Launches a New Program to Benchmark the Quality of Bleached Kraft Market Pulps

Paprican and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have just signed an agreement by which Paprican becomes the exclusive North American agent for SilviScan Services. SilviScan technology is designed for fast, non-destructive testing of wood.
The agreement, which comes into effect immediately, will see Paprican take responsibility for all marketing, promotion and pricing of SilviScan Services for North American customers. Working closely with CSIRO researchers, Paprican staff will deliver SilviScan data and interpretation to these customers. The SilviScan instrument uses a range of analytical technologies, including optical microscopy, x-ray diffractometry, x-ray densitometry, image analysis, applied mathematics and analysis of large data sets, to give unparalleled insights into wood and fibre properties.
Paul Watson, Paprican is delighted with the agreement. "This forms an integral part of the Paprican-led pan-Canadian EvaluTree initiative to further improve Canada's world-leading expertise in wood and fibre analysis. The unique synergies created through the accompanying research collaboration between CSIRO and Paprican will enable, among other things, the next wave of North American value-added products across the entire forest value chain, reliant upon a very intimate knowledge of a company's fibre basket."
Geoff Downes, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, comments; "The instrument allows the rapid analysis of wood samples to determine the optimum and most valuable end use of the wood. It can be used to investigate the effects of variation of wood structure in trees on the properties of paper and timber. This knowledge can then be used for breeding trees designed for future industrial uses, and for the speedy assessment of existing forest for industrial use." Rick Ede, Commercial Director, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products adds; "value-adding alliances are a core element of CSIRO's strategy. Paprican is highly respected in the North American forest products industry. Together we will be able to offer an excellent service to our growing base of customers and research collaborators in North America."
Paprican, The Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, is a not-for-profit research and educational organization, founded in 1925. It operates research laboratories in Pointe-Claire, QC, and Vancouver,BC, as well as a technology transfer centre in Prince George, BC. Approximately 340 scientists, engineers and support staff work at these locations.
CSIRO is Australia's national research agency. It's activities span agriculture, mining, space science, environmental sciences and forest industries. Established 77 years ago, it operates laboratories at over 60 locations around Australia, with offices in Japan and North America. CSIRO conducts business in over 30 countries around the world, has established over 100 new ventures, and employs over 6,500 science professionals and support staff.

For further information contact:
Paul Watson at pwatson@paprican.ca or Geoff Downes at Geoff.Downes@csiro.au


Wednesday, February 14, 2007 FPInnovations Applauds New R & D Dollars for Forest Sector Research POINTE-CLAIRE, Québec, Feb. 14, 2007: FPInnovations applauds the federal government for its foresight and commitment to the Canadian forest sector. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources announced last week a substantial investment of $127.5 million over two years to address long-term competitiveness in the forest industry. Of this amount, Minister Lunn earmarked $70 million to promote forest sector innovation and investment in the next generation of innovative products and processes needed for Canada’s future competitiveness. Investment will be directed toward the development and adaptation of emerging and breakthrough technologies.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 President and CEO of New Forest Sector Research Institute Appointed Dr. Ian de la Roche brings over 30 years of research and government experience to new organization

Tuesday, June 20, 2006 FERIC, Forintek, and Paprican Members Take the First Step to Team Up in a Single Research Institute for the Forest Sector Don Banks, Chairman of the Board of FERIC, Phil Latos, Chairman of the Board of Forintek, and Frank Dottori, Chairman of the Board of Paprican, are pleased to announce that the Boards and Member Companies of these three research institutes have voted in favour of takthe creation of a new structure to spearhead their activities.

Thursday, June 15, 2006 Metso and Paprican Join Forces to Deliver Advanced Refiner Control Technology Metso Automation and Paprican have reached a three-year agreement for the testing and further development of advanced refiner control technology aimed at increasing efficiency of mechanical pulp mills. The advanced refiner control technology is designed to provide energy savings and reduce overall operating costs, while maintaining product quality and increasing throughput. Both companies expect that the integration of Paprican’s new technology with Metso Automation’s Advanced Quality Controls (AQC) will have significant economic benefits for the industry.

Monday, May 8, 2006 Weyerhaeuser, Nexterra and Paprican Team Up to Tackle Skyrocketing Fuel Costs at Pulp Mills Nexterra Energy Corp. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Weyerhaeuser’s Kamloops Cellulose Fiber mill and Paprican, the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, to verify the application of Nexterra’s innovative gasification technology for pulp mill lime kilns. Nexterra’s gasifier enables mill operators to significantly reduce fuel costs by converting boilers, kilns and dryers from natural gas to “syngas” – a clean, low-cost biofuel produced by gasifying wood residue.

Thursday, March 23, 2006 CFIC Considers Technological Futures for the Industry The Canadian Forest Innovation Council (CFIC) has commissioned four white papers that will consider the possible technological futures of key forest industry sub-sectors: biomaterials, pulp and paper products and processes, biochemicals, and bioenergy. Alternative uses of fibre and its derivatives are being encouraged.

Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Paprican and the Institute of Forest Research and Studies of Brazil Building a Partnership in Pulp and Paper Research Paprican, the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, and IPEF, the Institute of Forest Research and Studies of Brazil, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a partnership in pulp and paper research...

Thursday, January 26, 2006 Capturing Canada’s Natural Advantage Report on Bio-Refineries Workshops, held in Edmonton (Nov. 18/05) and Montreal (Nov. 21/05) We would like to express our appreciation to all the 130+ participants from industry, academia and government who attended the workshops in Edmonton and Montreal. The attached report summarizes the many ideas expressed during the workshop presentations and discussions...