Networks between institutions and wood industry enterprises Centre of Expertise for Wood Products PuuOske Customised expertise for wood construction and products Jari Kärnä 12/02/2005 Finnish Forest Research Institute Jari Kärnä, 12/02/2005
Roadmap 2010 VISION N 2010: "Wood and wood products to become the leading material in construction and interior solutions by 2010" - Renewable, recyclable material, Carbon sink - Enhanced wood use is in accordance with international sustainable development programmes
WOOD PRODUCT PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMMES IN FINLAND Mill. Year of Wood 0,7 Time of Wood 2,5 WoodEurope 4,2 Wood Finland 4,2 Wood Innovation project 1,7 WoodFinland 1,0 Centres of Expertice for WoodProducts 3,5 LN Puuinfo Oy Wood Focus Oy 0,3 0,5,07,07 0,3 0,5 1,3 1,5 1,7 1,8 2,0 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 Wood Construction 2000 2,0 Wood in Construction 2,0 Wood based panels technology programme 10,0 Mechanical wood processing technology programme 15,1 Modern Wooden Town / Open system architecture Large Scale Wood Engineering and Structural ssystems Value Added Wood Chain 33,6 Technology and development programme for furniture sector 16,8 Wood Wisdom Forest Cluster Research Programme 19,3 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Development Policy Programmes for Wood Product Industries and for Wood Construction
Tukkuhintaindeksillä korjattu arvo (v. 2001 = 1,000) 7 000 Development of gross value of Finnish wood product industries 1980-2002 6 000 5 000 Mill. euros 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002E Index fixing (2001=1,000) Sawing, planing, impregnation Joinery Furniture Others Tukkuhintaindeksillä korjattu arvo (2001=1,000)
Strengthening the competitiveness, profitability and growth of the wood products industry by Intensifying the transfer of knowledge and technology Creating new expertise in research and development projects Strengthening the knowledge base of R&D personnel Producing showcase applications in wood construction
The Centre of Expertise is a network covering seven specific areas of expertise and consisting 55 actors performing R&D in wood products industry Coordination: Wood Focus / Leena Paavilainen Modern Wooden Town and Structural Systems Large-Scale Wood Engineering and Structural Systems Partners in cooperation - Enterprises - WoodFinland Programme - Research organisations - Universities - Polytechnics Diversification of Wood Utilisation New Business Concepts Business Based Development of Technology Living with Wood and Design Developer Forum
At the core are the co-ordinators of the specific fields of expertise, consisting of seven universities and research institutes Modern Wooden Town and Structural Systems University of Oulu Diversification of Wood Utilisation Finnish Forest Research Institute Joensuu New Business Concepts University of Vaasa Large-Scale Wood Engineering and Structural Systems Tampere University of Technology Developer Forum Helsinki University of Technology Coordination of the Centre of Expertice Network Wood Focus Finland Business Based Development of Technology Lappeenranta University of Technology Living with Wood and Design University of Art and Design Helsinki
Fields of Expertise and Applications Fields of Expertise Architecture, Wood Engineering and Structural Systems Living with Wood and Design Modern Wooden Town Applications Multi-Purpose Buildings and Large- Wooden Structures Living with Wood Diversification of Wood Utilisation Business Based Development of Technology New Business Concepts Developer Forum
Networked operating model has strengthened the development culture in wood products sector Centre of Expertise for Wood Products Networks of regional and national experts and the users of the newest know-how Regional R&D projects Development of the regional clusters of expertise through specialisation Expertise covering the entire business and innovation chains from markets to forest Combining different areas of expertise creates platform for new business Cooperation between different programmes: Wood Wisdom research Programme Centre of Expertise Programme Wood Finland Programme International networking started Finnsih-Swedish Wood Material Science Research Programme, WoodWisdom-Net EU project covering five European countries
The volume of the projects has been around 4 million euros annually. Future focus is on combining different areas of expertise and on international networks National Activities International Activities 1999-2000 2001-2002 2003-2004 2005-2006 Building the wellfunctioning network and specifying the fields of expertise Concrete projects Combining different areas of expertise Established activities Networking Building the network and starting international projects Established activities
Diversification of Wood Utilisation F I N N I S H F O R E S T R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T E Joensuu Research Centre Focus Areas in Research and Development Projects Utilisation of domestic hardwoods Issues of special forms of wood and timber assortments Utilisation of small-diameter wood (esp. thinning wood) Utilisation of by-products of wood processing Wood material technology (applications of wood chemistry, wood modification and composites) Examples of Research Projects Developing the procurement and sawmilling of Scots pine from thinnings Models for raw material procurement for Noth Carelian furniture industries Identification and segragation of special timber from the main timber flow Utilisation of small-diameter birch for furniture industries Raw material management for modern wood construction: developing procurement, processing, distribution, and industrial economics for small and medium-sized enterprises Success factors and economic expertise for small-sized sawmill enterprises University of Oulu, Dpt. of Chemistry, Measurement and Sensor Laboratory in Kajaani Partners in Co-operation Pohjois-Savo Polytechnic / Vocational Institute Raw materials from northern (arctic) softwoods Specific properties, competitive ability and advanced conversion of Nordic Scots pine in mechanical wood processing (Finnish Swedish consortium) Value chain analysis for forest management, timber purchasing and sale decisions (Finnish Swedish consortium) Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic / Centria Joensuu Science Park / Puugia; University of Joensuu; Finnish Forest Research Institute Succes factors of Finnish joinery industry in the changing environment University of Jyväskylä / Dpt. of Applied Chemistry Seinäjoki Polytechnic / SeiTek Häme Polytechnic / Evo Agrifood Research Finland, Chemistry Laboratory, Jokioinen Åbo Akademi / Forest Products Chemistry Laboratory; University of Turku, Dpt. of Biochemistry, Dpt. of Food Chemistry Mikkeli Polytechnic / YTI Research Centre Lappeenranta University of Technology / Laboratory of Wood Technology Kymenlaakso Polytechnic, Wood Technology Lahti Polytechnic, Laboratory of Technology TTS Wood / Work Efficiency Institute; VTT Building and Transport; University of Helsinki, Dpt. of Forest Resource Management, Dpt. of Forest Economics Contact Information Co-ordinator: Jari Kärnä Tel. +358 10 211 2332, Gsm +358 50 391 2332, Fax +358 10 211 2104 E-mail: jari.karna@metla.fi Address: Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Centre, PL 68, FIN-00170 Helsinki
Examples of Modern Wooden Town projects in Finland coordinated by the Centre of Expertise for Wood Products, Department of Architecture of the University of Oulu
Thank you! Please, visit also our web site at: Centre of Expertise Programme http://www.oske.net/ Jari Kärnä, 12/02/2005