SAWPOINTS
Quake resistant timber and green chemicals on show at Future Forestry Finance
Promising innovations, such as cross laminated timber and green chemicals, will be showcased at the upcoming Future Forestry Finance conference in Australia and New Zealand
“Innovations like cross laminated timber and green chemicals are the way forward for forestry,” Event Director for the Future Forestry Finance, John Stulen, said. “These products will enable the forest industry to make the most money out of our forest resources.”
It is estimated that the value of
a tree can be tripled by manufacturing value-added products compared to just selling raw logs to overseas buyers. Following the Canterbury
earthquakes, there is an urgent need for structurally-capable building solutions. Wood-based building designers can use cross laminated timber (CLT) to maximum effect for new structures in this region. Robin Jack, a successful pioneer
of wood manufacturing excellence, will speak about his leading role in bringing CLT to into new commercial building market in Australasia. This product is paving the way for high-rise timber buildings to be made in high density downtown sites, with quick build times and short on- site construction times. “CLT is an exciting new product which allows radiata pine to be much more effective at achieving structural integrity in buildings that are very earthquake-proof,” Jack explained. “Testing in Europe has proven the use of wood for complete structural walls for both residential and commercial applications.” In the field of green chemicals
from timber, Vertichem was awarded an exclusive US-based
KWF competitions raise interest ahead
of this year’s show Once again, the Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e V (KWF) will be hosting the renowned innovations competition, which will take place at the 16th KWF-Tagung (June 13-16, Bopfingen).
For the sixth time, an expert committee will evaluate innovative forest technological developments from exhibiting companies and institutes. The award procedure has been completely revised for 2012. The presentation has become even more appealing to the visitors. Now, promising products will be nominated and presented as award candidates in the first round. The best of this circle of nominees will be presented with the KWF
Innovation medal. This new two-step procedure is modelled on the rules for the Oscar award ceremony and was introduced on the initiative of the KWF advisory committee. All exhibitors at the KWF-Expo are eligible to take part. In the initial phase, potential contestants are asked to present the KWF a concise overview of their latest developments. A commission of experts will then select the most convincing products from these
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patent for its gentle, integrated processing of plant biomass. The patent applies to three related but distinct processing stages at the core of Vertichem’s business, including: the extraction of high quality lignin from woody plant material; the production of Xylose from the hemicelluloses; and the efficient hydrolysis of cellulose present in plant material to form glucose, which is then fermented to produce ethanol. Taupo-based spokesperson for
Vertichem Kevin Snowdon: “Our company’s target is to produce ‘green’ chemicals from forest- based resources replacing chemicals currently being supplied from non-renewable resources. “There’s huge potential about
to be realised. The Canadian forest industry is well advanced in
applications. The list of nominees comprises this selection of potential medal candidates and will be revealed at the end of April in professional publications and on the Web.
This keeps the press,
professionals and visitors informed of the event highlights in the run-up to the KWF-Tagung. At the same time, the nominees will have the opportunity of presenting detailed material to the KWF before the final award decisions. This new procedure allows successful applicants to use their nomination for advertising purposes before the event begins. With this list of nominees or innovations, the press and visitors of the KWF-Tagung will hold a practical guide in their hands with the most important stations for planning their visit. In the exhibition area, all nominated products will be immediately recognised by the sign ‘nominierte
recognising the need to pursue higher returns from new markets. Australasian companies need to keep apace of these developments – and our technical leadership in this area is key to doing that.” Stulen: “These new bio-based
products will take wood into new markets, which is good for all investors in the forest products supply chain.” Further updates on
developments in other new-age forest products including airline fuels, bio-energy and bio-char will be presented by leading product developers in these areas. Future Forestry Finance is happening in Sydney on 13-14 March at the Novotel Brighton Beach, and in Auckland on the 7-8 March.
Medaillenkandidaten’ (nominated award candidates).
The winners of the contest among the nominees and receivers of the coveted KWF Innovation medals will be decided on Thursday, June 14, just before the presentation of the awards in a festive ceremony at the KWF-Expo. During the ceremony, the nominated candidates will be presented to the press and general public in word and visually before the winners are announced. The competent evaluations by the expert commission provide the professional world with valuable insights into innovations and trends. To participate, interested companies must register their innovations with the KWF by April 16 at the latest. The relevant documents will be sent to all exhibitors, but can also requested from the KWF (
claudia.gabriel@
kwf-online.de).
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