SFI LAUNCHES NEW RULES The launch of the new Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) 2015-2019 Standards and Rules marks an important advancement to support better decision making all along the supply chain and to promote sustainable forest management. A major change to the structure of the SFI 2015-2019 Standards and Rules is the establish-ment of three stand-alone standards: The SFI 2015-2019 Forest Management Standard promotes sustainable forestry practices based on 13 Principles, 15 Objectives, 37 Performance Measures and 101 Indicators. These requirements include measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests with exceptional conservation value. The SFI 2015-2019 Fibre Sourcing Standard promotes responsible forestry practices based on 14 Principles, 13 Objectives, 21 Performance Measures and 55 Indicators that address the 90 percent of the world’s forests that are not certified. These fibre sourcing requirements include measures to broaden the conservation of biodiversity, use forestry best management practices to protect water quality, provide outreach to landowners and utilize the services of forest management and harvesting professionals. Because it directs how SFI Program Partic-ipants procure fibre from non-certified land, this standard encourages the use of responsible forestry practices. The SFI 2015-2019 Chain of Custody Standard tracks the percentage of fibre from certified forests, certified sourcing and recycled content through production and manufacturing to the end product. Organizations can use physical separation, average percentage or volume credit methods to track and communicate their chain of custody claims. The SFI Chain of Custody standard is applied globally. “The revised SFI standards will continue to serve as a proof point for responsible forestry in North America,” said Lawrence Selzer, Chair of the SFI Board of Directors and President and CEO of The Conservation Fund. “These standards are shaped by the people and communities who put them into practice every day.” SECOND GEN BIOFUEL MARKET GROWS A new report claims that the global second generation bio-fuels market will reach $23.9 billion by 2020. According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, “Global Second Gener-ation Biofuels -Size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Opportu-nities, Growth and Forecast, 2013 -2020”, the global second generation biofuels (Advanced Biofuels) market would reach $23.9 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 49.4% during 2014 -2020. Currently, Biodiesel garners the largest market share; however, the latest and the most com-mercially viable Cellulosic eth-anol would surpass Biodiesel and eventually lead the market by 2020. North America generated largest revenue, as it has over 50% of the globally installed capacity base. Second generation biofuel production is more energy efficient than the convention-al fossil fuels. Such biofuels minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by over 90%; thus, are more environ-ment-friendly. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN LAVINGTON Construction of the Pinnacle/ Tolko pellet plant at Tolko’s Lavington mill is underway. The decision to move forward with construction follows a significant consul-tation and review process, and permit approval from the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the District of Coldstream. The plant will employ technology, which significantly advances the manner in which pellets are produced in Can-ada. Well-known in Europe, the drying technology has a low operating temperature which translates into both a lower emission concentra-tion and minimized fire risk. This in combination with the election to proceed with the implementation of bag house filtration on both the pellet plant and Tolko fibre delivery systems will improve the overall air quality in the Lavington area. Tolko’s CEO Brad Thor-lakson said: “We want to ac-knowledge everyone for their work throughout this process. Thanks to the combined ef-forts of the MoE, the commu-nity and our planning team, we’re moving forward with an exciting project that will be good for the community and the environment.” Leroy Reitsma, president and COO of Pinnacle Re-newable Energy, said: “We’re looking forward to becoming a valued member of the local community. As we begin the next phase of this project, we look forward to hiring local service providers and keeping the local community informed about the construc-tion progress.” At Tolko’s existing Lav-ington mill, Troy Connolly, General manager, B.C. Lumber, is getting ready for construction and is positive about the impact the pellet plant will have on the Lav-ington operation. “Co-locating the plant here at Lavington will bring a num-ber of benefits. It will allow us to deal with the excess of sawdust and shavings that has been collecting, on site and at other locations in the Valley, since Domtar Kamloops reduced its operations in 2013. It will also help us to create more efficient rail and trucking logistics and improve the level of both emissions and fugitive dust control. This is a good project for the community and the mill, and one that supports the long-term viability of the Lavington sawmill.” The pellet plant is ex-pected to be operational by September of this year. FROM THE EDITORS Statistics published in the November/December issue of Canadian Biomass were inaccurate. It was stated that five large for-estry companies control 75 per cent of provincial forests, however, that number is closer to 36 per cent. We apologize for the error. Canadian BIOMASS 7
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