Forest Tech Europe 2008 revitalizes forest industry
Forest Tech Europe 2008 is an international conference on emerging technologies for the forest industry in Europe. Forest Tech Europe recognizes the beneficial use of emerging technologies of the forest cluster and helps you to focus on the future of forest industry. Forest Tech Europe 2008 will take place on 5th - 6th November 2008 in Helsinki, Finland.
Mature and energy intensive forest industry is on the brink of renewal. Forest Tech Europe 2008 will bring together and host speakers among top scientists, leading international companies, public funding agencies, policy makers and investors. Conference will cover the following themes: Innovations, Sustainable Development, Materials, Chemicals, Energy & Biorefining, Nanotechnology, International cooperation and Future of Forest Industry. The conference will reach both international and national media.
The call for contributions is now open »
Registration to Forest Tech Europe 2008 opens in August
Confirmed speakers for Forest Tech Europe 2008 include:
Jorma Eloranta,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Metso
President and Chief Executive Officer, Metso
Pauli Hänninen,
Executive Vice President, UPM
Executive Vice President, UPM
Harri Kerminen,
Chief Executive Officer, Kemira
Chief Executive Officer, Kemira
Paul Strebel,
Professor, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
Professor, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
Joseph Cleary,
US Department of Energy
US Department of Energy
Yaman Boluk,
Program Leader, Alberta Research Council
Program Leader, Alberta Research Council
Joachim Von Heimburg,
Director of Corporate R&D, Procter & Gamble
Director of Corporate R&D, Procter & Gamble
Geert Dancet,
Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency
Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency
Harri Taittonen,
Pulp and paper sector analyst, Nordea
Pulp and paper sector analyst, Nordea
Harri Turpeinen,
Vice President, Neste Oil
Vice President, Neste Oil
Andreas Kleinschmit,
Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform
Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform
Yrjö Neuvo,
President, ARTEMIS European JTI
President, ARTEMIS European JTI
News
New Energy from Paper & Pulp: Biorefineries & Black Liquor
Opportunities abound for forest, paper and pulp industry to play a leading role in the development of second-generation biofuels, such as gasifying refining so-called “black liquor” – the oily liquid residue produced in pulping wood to produce paper – to produce both bio-synthesis gas and liquid fuel. Read more...
Partnership to study ways of turning biomass into biofuel
Specifically, the partnership will be looking at "biomass gasification'' or "the use of wood products to create energy,'' Metz said. Read more...
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