Forest Biorefinery Workshop
Renewable Chemicals Live
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Overview
Renewable Chemicals Live (RCL), co-sponsored by the Technical Association of the Pulp and paper Industry (TAPPI), will host a one-day Forest Biorefinery Workshop for those seeking to develop biorefinery strategies and better understand emerging biorefinery technologies in the forestry sector, as well as their design/implementation in a business strategy.
The course will consist of 3 presentations by leading biorefinery consultants and strategists related to the needs of the forestry sector for biorefinery transformation. Their presentations will address information related to key issues:
- Competitive advantages and disadvantages of forest sector companies in the bio-economy
- Common biorefinery implementation strategy for forestry companies
- Biorefinery process configurations for forestry companies
- Status of biorefinery development in North America
- Leading forestry companies implementing biorefinery strategies
- Successful business plans for companies seeking to invest in the biorefinery
- Extensive Case Study examples
- One-hour Interactive Discussion
The materials will be supported by case study examples, and the course will end with an interactive one-hour discussion period where participants and course indstructors will exchange on targeted questions.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for forest industry and non-forest industry professionals involved in or impacted by the emerging bio-economy, and who seek to understand better the perspective and priorities of the emerging forest industry commitment to the biorefinery. Executive management including especially strategy planners, as well as product development/technical experts in the bioenergy and renewable chemicals sectors, will be particularly interested in this course.
Course Outline
| TIME | SESSION DESCRIPTION |
8:00 AM
| Continental Breakfast
|
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:00 AM | Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Risks Associated with Implementing the Forest Biorefinery
Paul R Stuart
Industry Biorefinery Specialist
Chairholder – NSERC Design Engineering Chair
Professor – Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique - Montreal |
| 10:30 AM | Break/Networking |
| 11:00 AM | Major Cellulosic Biofuels/Biochemical Activities in the United States
Benjamin A Thorp, III
Renewable Energy Consultant
Chairman of the Board – Bioenergy Deployment Consortium |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | Key Success Factors for Biorefinery Business Models
Virginie Chambost
Corporate Transformation Consultant
President – EnVertis Inc. |
| 3:30 PM | Break/Networking |
| 4:00 PM | Discussion Between Course Leaders and Participants
· How should forestry companies assess market and technology risk associated with their biorefinery strategy options?
· How can a company make money if they are the first to implement a biorefinery?
· How should forestry companies form successful partnerships for competitive advantage in their business plans? |
Paul R. Stuart
Professor - Chemical Engineering Department
Ecole Polytechnique - Montreal
Chairholder - NSERC Design Engineering Chair
Process Integration in the Pulp and Paper Industry
Tel : (514) 340-4711 ext: 4384
Cell: (514) 891-3506
Fax : (514) 340-5150
E-mail: paul.stuart@polymtl.ca
Website: www.pulp-paper.ca
