Leeds Grenville is keeping up with technology in a wood based bioeconomy

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1 Leeds Grenville is keeping up with technology in a wood based bioeconomy Sandra S. Lawn EOMF Project Leader sslawn@ripnet.com February 5,

2 Challenges Opportunities Science and technology Geographic advantage The drivers Economic development based on sustainable feed stock The Vision Innovation based partnerships FPInnovations another bright light Incorporation Progress Next steps OUTLINE Renfrew County; /18/10 2

3 THE GREATEST MIXED HARDWOOD FOREST IN NORTH AMERICA Dr. Ross Silversides, renowned forester inspired us in the late 1980s Value Added Wood Centre for Edwardsburgh Township concept developed with help from Industry Canada and Noranda Forest Products Project on hold from 1993 to 2004 New players emerged Ontario East Wood Centre Steering & Eco Industrial Park Committee working hard ever since strong trusting partnerships 3

4 ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES Worldwide challenges of shifting markets, climate change, energy security Multiple jurisdictions and public and private interests Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Closures: Domtar, Thurso, Smurfits, fibre board plant, manufacturing sector thousands of jobs lost Market collapse for almost 1,000,000 metric tonnes of pulpwood material from Ottawa Valley 200 more processing jobs gone on December 31, 2009 One era ends; another must begin See at 4

5 Renewable resources, like forests, not just food, feed and fibre, but energy, chemicals and materials while bringing important environmental benefits Forestry industry in Canada 270,000 jobs; 2% of GDP An integrated mill creating wood, pulp or paper as well as bio energy and bio materials 5 times as many jobs as any stand alone biooperation FPAC February 1, 2010 Processing can increase wood products value six fold THE BIO ECONOMY

6 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING AT L G L DOOR 6

7 ONTARIO OWNS 10,000 ACRES OF WOODED LANDS SURROUNDING THE EDWARDSBURGH/CARDINAL ECO INDUSTRIAL PARK 7

8 THE FEED STOCK: REMARKABLE AND SUSTAINABLE 8

9 THE SCIENCE PROMISING

10 Cellulose one marvelous molecule!! Linear homopolymer composed of several thousand monomer units (β-dglucose) units linked end to end. Absence of branches allows the chains to come in close contact and bond to one another. 3 hydroxyl groups available on each glucose unit Many OH groups make it very hydrophilic Forms a very strong, rigid structure through lateral bonding of hydroxyl and oxygen. Crystalline regions and amorphous regions» University of Toronto; Faculty of Forestry

11 SOLID WOOD, ENERGY AND VALUABLE EXTRACTIVES SUNY, Faculty of Environment and Forestry

12 FAST GROWING HYBRIDS 1/18/10 12

13 BUILDING BUILDING WITH WOOD; TRANSITIONING EASTERN ONTARIO COMMUNITIES Eco Industrial development Cluster of bio mass related industries Combining labour, product and financial markets with rural communities Keen on new enterprise and developing new skills for new jobs Most of the wood supply and milled products will come from Leeds Grenville, Renfrew County, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Lanark County, the Pontiac and northern and other parts of Eastern Ontario as well as the Adirondacks 1/18/10 13

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15 THE GREATEST CONTIGUOUS HARD WOOD FOREST OF NORTH AMERICA 1/18/10 15

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19 STRONG DRIVERS TO FUEL THE PROCESS Edwardsburgh/Cardinal: Governance & community development Community know how and heritage Port of Prescott Industrial Park: transportation, zoning, utilities, access, availability Cardinal Power (cogeneration) CASCO (corn based bioproducts for 150 years) GreenField Ethanol

20 STRONG DRIVERS TO FUEL THE PROCESS EOMF Over 600 well established partnerships Leadership over 16 years Knowledge base/research along the entire value chain Key link to sustainable forest resources, First Nations & regional heritage FSC certification

21 Grain cleaning, drying and storage for 150,000 tonnes Bulk cargo docks Five minutes access to 401, 416 and bridge to USA Seaway draft at all berths, lakers and ocean going ships 100 jobs, $11 million impact to region/year Currently underway or complete: steel clad offices $ 25,000 dock paving & repairs $ 25,000 roof repairs $ 50,000 self unloading hopper $125,000 dredging $ 25,000 fall arrest rail car $125,000 #2 belt replacement $ 45,000 $3 Million to create four steel tanks Dock services: stevedoring (30), storage, transfer Cruise ship docking re: Upper Canada Village, Ottawa and St.Lawrence Shakespeare Festival New multi million dollar grain bins under construction $34.7 million expansion and Building Canada application with business plan approved Critical for agriculture in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec Opportunities for forest based export and distribution PORT OF PRESCOTT: 21

22 PORT OF PRESCOTT $34 MILLION IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY, BINS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE U.S. Europe Port Bridge Park Railway Airport 1/18/10 22

23 GREENFIELD ETHANOL NOW OPEN AND OFF TO STRONG START 200 million litres of ethanol per year; now at 110% of capacity 50 permanent jobs By products: heat, carbon dioxide and dry distillers grain $170 million dollar plus construction 20 million bushels of corn mostly from regional farmers First load of corn received on November 21, 2008 Cellulosic ethanol fibre interest currently centred at Chatham U of T involved in discussions re: R&D We have a particular interest in the R&D and demonstration aspect. This Centre is ideally positioned to bridge the gap between scientific and technological discoveries and subsequent commercialization of the innovative utilization of forest and agricultural feed stocks and associated products. EOMF and Queen s University researchers tour plant on April 24, 2009; Liaison established; also liaison with U of T Faculty of Forestry; engineering students and commerce students Current research on cellulosic ethanol in Chatham in our view much more is needed Official opening September 9, 2009; previous connections and interest confirmed Verbal agreement to cooperate with greenhouse feasibility study 23

24 Sustainable economic development and a vision focused on Innovation

25 GEOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE: TRANSPORTATION LINKS SUPPORT DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS WITH THE RURAL LANDSCAPE 25

26 THE ONTARIO EAST WOOD CENTRE & ECO INDUSTRIAL PARK VISION: a thriving best practices centre of excellence for wood fibre based and biomass enterprise that brings together technology, science and entrepreneurship in support of the rural economy of Ontario, sustainable forests and sustainable communities 1/18/10 26

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29 BIOMASS SORTING YARD BUILDING W WOOD BUILDING W WOOD BUILDING W WOOD BUILDING W WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD LIVING WITH WOOD BIOMASS COGEN WITH 2MW TURBINE CHP Refinery Pellets/ SynGas/ transportation fuels Heat Training OWSIC Research (demonstration thru EIP) ENTREPRENEURS/ IRAP Aquaculture Chemicals BioPlastics Research Greenhouse Hot water GreenField Commercial Ethanol Distillers Grain Carbon dioxide Heat 29

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32 Queen s Commerce 401 market study re: export to India and East Asia 32

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34 FOUR COLLEGES CRITICAL COLLABORATION EMERGING Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Ontario Innovation Development Program seeking formal relationship (MOU) especially with respect to First Nations Housing, cedar project and twinning of northern community with Edwardsburgh/Cardinal. La Cité collégiale, Ottawa seeking memorandum of understanding in areas such as construction (aboriginal housing), architecture, forest technology, biotechnology, exterior design and environment as programs that can be involved. They also have an international project pertaining to workers mobility including students with institutions from France and Finland that could also be of interest. Algonquin College, Ottawa and Pembroke, Ontario Applied Research and Innovation Director seeking relationship in variety of areas including involvement of forestry Technician students in Pembroke and applied technology with respect to black walnut St. Lawrence College, Brockville campus especially supportive re training and stationary engineering and other related programs 1/18/10 34

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36 FPINNOVATIONS A national not for profit institute serving the Canadian forest products industry. Funded through over 300 primary and secondary industry members, provincial and federal members and contract research. Applied research and development in products, process and markets from the end consumer to the forest site.

37 Meeting in Québec City, October 2009 MOU now underway with EOMF Encouraging way to link northern and eastern Ontario Joint application to CAF Value to our forest based industries FPINNOVATIONS 37

38 FPINNOVATIONS IN EASTERN ONTARIO New partnership with EOMF aims at providing technical guidance to Eastern Ontario companies and communities. Project builds on the success and experiences of the Northern Ontario Value Added initiative. Links Eastern Ontario with the established network of industry advisors in Northern Ontario and across Canada.

39 FPINNOVATIONS: IMPORTANT NEW PLAYERS IN VALUE ADDED WOOD INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN ONTARIO Provide expertise to primary industries, secondary industries, and communities in key concepts and technologies in the Ontario wood products industry. Develop marketing and sales capabilities of Ontario wood products manufacturers Develop community capacity to support the Ontario wood products industry Expose entrepreneurs to the potential opportunities in Ontario valueadded wood products businesses continue to provide technical support to SMEs and communities to develop new value added wood products businesses. 1/18/10 39

40 EOMF AND FPINNVOVATIONS To create and stimulate economic development opportunities in Eastern Ontario s value added wood products sector through: Providing technical expertise to SMEs and communities to sustain and develop value added wood products business. Developing marketing and sales capabilities of wood products manufacturers Exposing entrepreneurs to potential business opportunities in value added wood products Creating a wood culture in communities in support of the local wood products industry.

41 INCORPORATION OF OEWC & EIP 1. the development of a forest and biomass based and innovation inspired cluster of industrial, business and demonstration projects in an ecologically sound environment 2. a platform for scientific collaboration, business development, demonstration, piloting, commercialization, exporting and marketing of a wide array of innovative value added wood and biomass products, including but not limited to: solid wood building components, biochemicals and bioenergy 3. assistance to the forest industry in creating uses for underutilized, lower value wood in Eastern Ontario and the region and 4. participation in the restructuring of the forest industry of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence forest for the benefit of rural communities and in partnership with a variety of other organizations, academic institutions, individuals and agencies with compatible goals. 1/18/10 41

42 ATTENTION AND SUPPORT Speaker at Conservation and Forestry Symposium coming up in Orford Québec, February 2010 Speaker and presence at Ontario East Economic Development conference Invited presence at OECD rural development conference in Québec city OEWC & EIP a model for Monieson Centre at Queen s University Presentation to Federal Committee on Rural Canada Presentation to UNESCO Decade of Peace project Speaker at Canadian Co gen conference Presentation to interministerial team in Toronto Presentations to service clubs Visit with David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary for NRCAN Industry Canada Case study and more 42

43 ON FEBRUARY 1, 2010 Pierre Lapointe: We can now rapidly convert wood fibre into a wide variety of highvalue products such as bio fuels to heat homes or power vehicles as well as bio chemicals Pierre Lapointe of FPI Forest Products Association of Canada by integrating the production of bio products into existing forestry operations they will be subject to the same high and increasingly stringent environmental standards that have made Canada a world leader in sustainable forest management. 1/18/10 43

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