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Let’s be clear: forests burn regardless of human presence. Ecological research has revealed there is a natural rhythm to the cycle of forest fires.

FPInnovations is in the final stages of the accreditation process to become a Certification Body of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in Canada.

In February and June 2020, FPInnovations organized a webinar series on the topic of incorporating projected climate change impacts into the designs of typical crossings in British Columbia.

So, what to do when COVID-19 isn’t allowing you to visit the forest like you’ve planned?

New technologies, methods or standards are regularly appearing in different sectors and users need to stay abreast of changes.

In our global economy, where borders are rigid yet porous and goods flow freely between countries, it is increasingly difficult to prevent external threats or to contain internal ones.

The list of FPInnovations’ most recent reports and publications has been updated and is now available for the period ending August 31, 2020.

Montreal, September 16, 2020 – FPInnovations, a Canadian research centre, has successfully completed phase 1 in the development of biodegradable disposable face masks, and is ready to begin the second phase which is expected to lead to an entirely made-in-Canada biodegradable solution for face coverings.

Timber cruising, forest inventory, and other related data collection methods that help managing forest operations and logging activities are necessary but expensive, mainly because conventional ground methods are labor intensive.

Converting base tissue from parent reels has traditionally been the bottleneck of tissue production, but as tissue makers increasingly seek out softer tissue products and meet the increasing demand created by COVID-19, enhancing tissue converting efficiency is stepping into the forefront.

Canadian market pulps are being challenged by competition from Scandinavia, Russia, the United States, South Asia and South America, in the two largest tissue markets: China and the United States.

FPInnovations’ forest-operations experts are giving a free online workshop based on the Diag-For diagnostic tool for forest operations beginning in August.

Wood construction has grown significantly in Canada in recent years, thanks in part to new approaches and code changes that have increased the height and area of wood buildings.

A streamlined and easy-to-use Research Library search feature is now integrated into FPInnovations’ website making its vast industry expertise widely accessible with a click of the mouse.

FPInnovations’ much anticipated tissue course is officially going digital this year and will be taking place October 26 to 29, 2020.

A five-year R&D program for cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) managed by FPInnovations and funded by ArboraNano and government agencies has resulted in an impressive catalogue of over 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and $1.6 million invested in research to further the development of nanocellulose applications derived from wood fibre.

Roads built over weak soils reduce allowable truck payloads, inhibit vehicle traction, pose a safety hazard, and lead to higher road maintenance costs over time.

FPInnovations is moving full speed ahead with its automated-harvesting project to usher in a new era of  forestry machinery with an eye to one day operating fully autonomous machines.

Switching from 8-axle B-trains to 9-axle B-trains has been gaining traction in Western Canada (pun intended). A new calculation recently developed by FPInnovations has led to the discovery of the real and remarkable benefits of having more 9-axle B-trains on the roads.

FPInnovations has recently published several valuable resources and publications that cover a broad range of topics.