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| >June 21 ,
2011 - Québec City, Québec––FPInnovations’ employees would like to congratulate one of its major partners, Les Chantiers Chibougamau, on the construction of a new plant for manufacturing cross‐laminated timber (CLT) panels and the creation of 30 new jobs in the Chibougamau region. >>>> |
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| >June 16 , 2011 - Vancouver, British Columbia–– As part of the Structurlam Products Ltd partnership to build a cross-laminated timber (CLT) demonstration plant at its Okanagan Falls, B.C., facility, FPInnovations is pleased by the inaugural launch of Structurlam’s new CLT manufacturing plant. >>>> | ||||||||||||
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| >June 6 , 2011 - Montréal, Québec –Today, the Federal Government renewed its commitment to support the transformation of the Canadian Forest Sector, through innovation and market development by way of the Federal 2011-12 budget.>>>> | |
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| >June 3 , 2011 - Montréal - Domtar and FPInnovations are pleased to announce CelluForce, the corporate identity chosen for their new joint venture, launched in July 2010.>>>> | ||||||||||||
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| >June 2 , 2011 - La Sarre, Québec - A new five-year partnership agreement on forest biomass development was unveiled in La Sarre, Québec, during the third edition of a symposium on biomass in the western Abitibi region.>>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > May 30, 2011 - Pointe-Claire, Québec - FPInnovations is pleased to announce today's inauguration of its new NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) research facilities, which consist of a state-of-the-art pilot plant, new high-performance equipment for the Québec City laboratory and two new research laboratories located at Pointe-Claire.>>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > May 11, 2011 - Québec City, Québec - FPInnovations is pleased to launch its first guide to cross-laminated timber (CLT) applications, entitled CLT Handbook - a top-calibre reference work for the residential and non-residential construction sectors.>>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > May 10, 2011 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - FPInnovations in partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio Economy (CRIBE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and AbitibiBowater is now producing its first batches of operational lignin for Canadian researchers. >>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > April 11, 2011 - Temiscaming, Quebec - Pilot plant construction announced; initiative builds on Tembec competencies in specialty pulp and chemical businesses >>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > April 8, 2011 - Pointe-Claire, Québec - In response to a news article regarding FPInnovations’ work for the Government of Ontario’s Stage II Wood Competition Program >>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > April 6, 2011 - Winnipeg - SFI Conservation Grant Supports Ducks Unlimited Wetland Research >>>> | ||||||||||||
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| > April 4, 2011 - Vancouver, BC - Better than Expected Results of an Energy Performance Study of Exterior Wood Doors in the BC Market >>>> | ||||||||||||
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News
Appointment of Pierre Lapointe as President and Chief Executive Officer of FPInnovations
Pointe-Claire, Québec, December 2, 2008 – FPInnovations is pleased to announce the appointment of Pierre Lapointe to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1st, 2008. FPInnovations is the result of a merger of the three main forest sector research institutes (FERIC, Forintek Canada Corp., and Paprican) and its partner, the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada. Mr. Lapointe succeeds Ian de la Roche whose term recently expired. According to Mr. James Lopez, Chairman of the Board of FPInnovations, “Through his leadership and great enthusiasm especially demonstrated over the past years, Ian led the organization with exceptional tact through an historical merger for Canada’s forest sector. We are extremely grateful.”
During recent years, Mr. Lapointe headed l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and managed its integration with l’Institut Armand-Frappier. He also initiated numerous agreements and partnerships with the global scientific community while taking an integrated development approach to international research and training.
Early on in his career, he worked in research and management with various research teams at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). He was subsequently appointed Director General of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Information and Services Branch, where he created the Québec Geoscience Center (QGC) as part of a unique partnership between a university institute (INRS) and a government agency (GSC) a component of NRCan with offices across Canada, namely Pat Bay, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Québec and Dartmouth.
“The Board of Directors is pleased that Pierre has accepted this position. It is an accomplishment for FPInnovations to have recruited the recipient of the 2008 Prix Hommage awarded by the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” said Mr. Lopez. The Chamber recently recognized his exceptional contribution to the economic and scientific vitality of the region by referring to him as “one of the greatest architects of Laval’s new economic face.”
About FPInnovations
FPInnovations is a not-for-profit world leader which specializes in the creation of scientific solutions in support of the Canadian forest sector’s global competitiveness, and responds to the priority needs of its industrial and government members. It is ideally positioned to perform research, to innovate, and to deliver state-of-the-art solutions for every area of the sector’s value chain,
from forestry operations to consumer and industrial products. Created from the merger of the three main Canadian forest sector research institutes: FERIC, Forintek Canada Corp., and Paprican, FPInnovations also provides technical direction to the Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Wood Fibre Centre. FPInnovations’ staff numbers more than 600. Its research laboratories are
located in Québec City, Montréal, and Vancouver, with technology transfer offices across Canada.
For information:
Nathalie Guilbault
Corporate Communications Director
514 630-4124
nathalie.guilbault@fpinnovations.ca
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