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Pierre Lapointe, President and CEO, FPInnovations

FPInnovations Announces New Organisational Structure

Pierre Lapointe, President and Chief Executive Officer of FPInnovations, announced a new organizational structure to better serve its members and clients. This structure is derived from an in-depth study of its member-and-customer-base and its capacity to deliver innovative R&D to help transform the Canadian forest industry.

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FPInnovations, Manac and Cascades unveil a state-of-the-art, streamlined semi trailer for freight shipments

FPInnovations, Manac and Cascades delivered on September 22 a cutting-edge, aerodynamic semi trailer for freight shipments in North America, as part of a high-tech project adapted and developed in Québec.

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Forest Industry on Jenkins Report: Focused Investments in Innovations Key to Canadian Competitiveness

Canada’s forest products industry welcomes the release of the Jenkins Panel report on innovation, and looks forward to engaging with the government on improving support to business research and development (R&D)

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NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair in Forest Biorefinery

NSERC, the University of Western Ontario and FPInnovations have joined forces to establish the NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair in Forestry Bio‐refining, which will drive severalprojects related to pyrolysis oil, forest residues, black liquor, lignin, bio‐phenols, resins, hydrogen production, hydro‐de‐oxygenation, and liquid transportation fuels.

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Our latest publications

Biomass Truck and Resource Road Standards
A Guidebook for Field Planners

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Understanding the relationship between heavy vehicle weights and dimensions, and resource road safety

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Maintenance Guide for Unpaved Roads - A Selection Method for Dust Suppressants and Stabilizers

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Western Region Consultation Meeting

November 16, 2011

This half-day webinar will present brief updates on research program progress and results, and will solicit advice on program priorities for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The CWFC will also be present. Invitations and a detailed agenda will soon be sent to Western Advisory Committee representatives.

International Year of Forests

The United Nations has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests. Throughout the year, organizations across the country will be hosting events to celebrate Canada's forests.

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FPDat and FPTrak are part of the FPSuite package, an integrated process control platform for forestry operations.

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