International Marketing Centre in Munich, Germany. She pointed to two projects in development that show the strength of the investment opportunities that the province possesses: the Olympiad Renewable Energy Centre in White River and the conversion of the Atikokan coal plant to pellets and biofuel. Quebec’s bioenergy sector continues to see solid growth through innovation ac-cording to France Bourdon, the director of business development Europe, at In-vestissement Québec. One of the projects showcasing growth is the NCC Celluforce plant developed in Windsor through a partnership between FPInnovations and Domtar. Members of the corporate bioenergy community in Québec who had come to World Bioenergy looking to expand their business interests also spoke to opportuni-ties for foreign investment. For example, Airex Energi of Drummondville plans to break ground later this year on a tor-refaction demonstration plant. With an estimated capacity of two tonnes per hour, the plant will be a stepping-stone towards a larger plant by the end of 2013. Also looking for investment in the pellet production in-dustry was Atlantic Fibre Resources, which has plans to expand its facility in Chandler to support production of 250,000 tonnes of pellets per year. Both companies spoke about the strategic value of investing in the Quebec bioenergy industry, a province that has both the resources and innovation to sustain industry growth. PROMOTING CANADIAN PRODUCTS ergy looking to expand its current clientele. The other Canadian company on the show floor was Vancouver-based InterWrap Papers Ltd., the manufacturer of BioBlan-ket, which covers wood products in the forest before collection, helping to dry the product and prevent additional moisture from getting to the wood. With the majority of its customer base in Finland and Sweden, the company took World Bioenergy as an opportunity to both meet with current cus-tomers and look for additional customers. LOOKING AHEAD TO WBE 2014 Atlantic Fibre Resources was one of three Canadian companies that had a booth on the trade show floor in an attempt to in-crease its business. The Anderson Group of Chesterville, Quebec, is the company behind the Bio-Baler. One of the few companies to have its equipment as part of the outdoor demon-stration area, the company pushes the prod-uct as a solution to clean up wood residue, vegetation and invasive plant species and turn it into bales for use as a fuel source. The units have already sold on three conti-nents, and company president Patrice Des-rochers came with his team to World Bioen-As the global push for the development of sustainable energy continues to grow in both developed and Third World coun-tries, the resources and expertise presented at World Bioenergy will become even more valuable to the international community. With Canada being one of the most prominent areas of potential growth in the bioenergy industry, World Bioen-ergy will continue to be one of the best places to gain knowledge, expertise, and business connections that will help drive business forward.• KAHL Wood Pelleting Plants Quality worldwide. AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG, SARJ Equipment Corp., Mr. Rick B. MacArthur, 29 Golfview Blvd., Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A6 Phone: 001-905-778-0073, Fax: 001-905-778-9613, [email protected] www.akahl.de 18 Canadian BIOMASS JULY/AUGUST 2012
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