The COVID-19 pandemic has upset all our ways of doing things and shattered all our gains. In a short period of time, the world’s population has had to change its lifestyles and must now learn…
Bioproducts
The list of FPInnovations’ most recent reports and publications has been updated and is now available for the period ending March 31, 2020. To obtain a copy of a publication, send your request to library@fpinnovations.ca,…
The rapidly evolving situation of the COVID-19 crisis has identified a critical need for the local supply of goods and materials to the medical sector. Therefore, FPInnovations is actively working with the industry, governments and…
This article was originally published in Pulp & Paper Canada’s Spring 2020 edition. Scientists cracked the code for kraft lignin made from black liquor in the 1940s, but with global attention on climate change and…
In this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of Canada’s natural resource industries in our everyday lives has been magnified. Key sectors such as petroleum, electricity, forestry and mining are supporting essential…
May 2020 Update – Covid-19 restrictions & safety measures at FPInnovations FPInnovations has taken the following measures to ensure the safety of its employees, visitors, and contractors: Restricted access to FPInnovations facilities and prohibiting access…
Montreal, Quebec – March 10, 2020 – Following the tabling of the Quebec government’s 2020-2021 budget, Stéphane Renou, FPInnovations’ president & CEO, applauds the government’s commitment to fight climate change and its desire to build…
FPInnovations scientists Wadood Hamad, Chuanwei Miao and former colleague Stephanie Beck, recently published an article in the U.S. science journal, “Industrial Biotechnology”, about advancements in the research and development of cellulose filaments (CFs) and cellulose…
Montreal, Quebec – February, 25, 2020 – FPInnovations, a non-profit specializing in creating solutions that support the global competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector, and its government and industry partners, today launched the all-new 2019…
Researchers and technicians in FPInnovations’ biomaterials group have used their know-how and ingenuity to redesign and upgrade a pilot-scale spinneret that is poised to allow for the design of innovative new manufactured fibres on a…