Ahead of his hugely popular workshop on 'Bio-based packaging ' we spoke to Stephan Roest, Market Development Manager from Corbion to gain a preview of his workshop.

The 2018 edition of CEPI's annual conference, previously known as European Paper Week will be held on 16 and 17 October 2018.

Buckman, who will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020, recently went through a rebrand. What can you tell us about the reasoning behind this change?

In the 20 years that Dianne Loewen has lived and worked in Dryden, Ontario, she has seen time and again how the tight-knit community helps others.

President and CEO of CelluForce Inc. Sebastien Corbeil met with Paper Advance during PaperWeek 2016 to discuss his company's growing pains and return from what he refers to as the "valley of death."

While adaptability was integral to the company's return to success, after a disappointing start for its newly constructed plant, the company ran out of money in 2013 and was forced to seek and secure a partner. In conjunction with NCC, who became a shareholder in the company, CelluForce applied to STDC for funding and revamped its strategy to focus on six major applications (oil and gas, pulp and paper, adhesives, cement, paints and coatings and resins). Within approximately three years, the company hopes to be self-funding, and expects to commercialize several new applications this year.

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Derek Nighbor admitted ours wasn't the first interview he'd agreed to since accepting his post at the helm of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC).

For Rod Albers, Manager of Bioproduct Development for West Fraser, the secular decline in printing and writing grades has pushed his company to take a strong look at what opportunities exist for its feedstock.

Domtar's Director of Research and Development Bruno Marcoccia discussed his company's new portfolio approach to product development during PaperWeek 2016, explaining that diversifying its product base allows for a certain degree of risk mitigation.

In an interview with Paper Advance during PaperWeek 2016, Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, outlined her government's vision for supporting Canada's forestry sector.

Cascades is made up of around 11,000 women and men working in over 90 business units throughout North America and Europe.

Gail Sherson is one of many successful Pulp and Paper Centre Alumni. Over the years, Gail continued to be a big supporter of the Centre, sitting on the Advisory Board of the Advanced Papermaking Initiative as well as representing FPInnovations on the Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping Steering Committee.

Cascades is nearly 11,000 men and women working in more than 90 operating units in North America and Europe.

When Manon Pelletier walked into her new job as the manager of our Maniwaki sawmill in Quebec this past March, it was a kind of home coming.

Domtar follows a new way of thinking about health and safety (H&S).

During an interview at PaperWeek Canada 2015, David Lindsay, President and CEO of FPAC, encouraged niche market dialogue with customers.

At PaperWeek Canada 2015, keynote Balázs Tolnai, General Manager of Technology for the industrial products division of Kruger gave the industry an update on the startup and application development of cellulose filaments (CF) produced by the $ 43.1 million 5 t/d pilot plant at Kruger's mill in Trois Rivières, QC.

Attracting qualified graduates to the Canadian forest sector is one of the newly appointed Executive Vice President of FPInnovations' professional objectives.

The Cristini group celebrates its 100th anniversary. For this occasion, Paper Advance met with Vittorio Montiglio and John Feola, President and General Manager of Cristini North America.

It's ironic that for years Canada's forestry industry has been accused of not seeing the bigger picture when it comes to making itself competitive, and yet the solution to many of its woes has come from an emphasis on the microscopic. Or, rather, on the 'nano.'

During the FIBRE 2014 Conference, the coverage team met with FPInnovations' CEO, Mr. Pierre Lapointe.

The founders and employees of Cascades recount their experience with the Company, from its beginnings 50 years ago to today.