Home Blog Careers Media Contact us Français Member Access Who we are Forest operations Pulp and paper Wood products Bio-sourced products Services Developing new products for existing facilities Home Pulp and paper Developing new products for existing facilities Challenges What are the problems faced by the industry in this area?   Repurposing existing assets during the transition to manufacturing new pulp and paper grades   Make fibre-based packaging that is competitive in costs and performance to plastic Actions What does FPInnovations do to address the challenges?   Develop fibre attributes and papermaking strategies for next-generation paper products   Investigate fibre modifications to provide competitive edge to Canadian fibres   Improve tissue converting efficiency, confirm synergies for hardwood furnishes, and develop innovative product performance testing   Develop a fully recyclable and compostable paper packaging and specialty material to replace targeted single-use plastic products Goals & Impacts What are the goals to reach and what are the impacts on members?   Assist the industry in manufacturing new grades with existing assets   Increase the capacity of mills to use a variety of available fibre baskets   Utilize new methods for evaluating tissue performance and for developing and improving products   Identify a new product with required properties tested at technology readiness level 4 Pulp and paper Overview Developing new products for existing facilities Implementing new technologies Improving competitiveness FPInnovations.ca Home Blog Careers Media Contact us Français Menu Who we are Forest operations Pulp and paper Overview Developing new products for existing facilities Implementing new technologies Improving competitiveness Wood products Bio-sourced products Services Related websites Wildfire Operations Research Canadian Wood Council Canadian Wood Fibre Centre Naturally Wood Partenariat innovation forêt PIT Group FPInnovations privacy policy 2021 © FPInnovations