The Ontario Forest Sector Capacity Building Project (OFSCBP) has been active since the spring of 2021. This multi-year project promotes and enhances the sustainable use of Ontario wood by taking advantage of FPInnovations’ expertise with…
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FPInnovations and Benchmark Holdings, LLC team up to offer you comprehensive expertise and full-service certification support in one setting As you may know, in 2023, all composite wood products either manufactured or imported into Canada…
In March 2017, the Québec Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) and Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE) launched the SM2 Initiative (also known as Smart Manufacturing 2.0), a program…
FPInnovations is pleased to invite mills in the sawmilling and kiln drying sectors to two information sessions on our new platforms. These webinars are free of charge and include a general presentation, an overview of…
Research Information Sharing and Feedback (RISF) activities are offered to FPInnovations’ members to highlight results and solutions from recent research projects. They also present an opportunity to provide feedback on continuing projects to maximize value…
In 2021, the government of British Columbia launched a new grant program aimed at supporting innovation and diversification in the province’s manufacturing sector with a $10-million investment in small- and medium-sized business. This includes the…
As part of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program, FPInnovations, an ISO-compliant Environmental product declarations program operator since 2011, has published the first product category rules (PCRs) for North American architectural and structural wood products….
In Canada, the sawmill industry is a key manufacturing sector in lumber production for Canadian use and export. It must constantly improve its competitiveness through operational control of its activities, especially by maximizing the availability…
Climate change is a growing threat to the world’s population. Discussions at the recent COP26 Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, concluded with a goal of Net Zero by 2050, a statement that reiterates the importance of…
This article was originally published in Canadian Forest Industries Imagine this: a mill connected to an intelligent data tool so powerful that it can predict problems before they are detectable and plan a corrective action….