BIOMASS CANADIAN 10 14 17 Advancing east SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 Past, present and future Four industry leaders share their insights in honour of Canadian Biomass ’ 10th anniversary. Hear from chair of Renewable Industries Canada and chief ex-ecutive officer of IGPC Ethanol Jim Grey, senior vice-president of government affairs and communi-cations for Enerkem Marie-Hélène Labrie, president and chief executive officer of Ecostrat Jordan Solomon, and John Swaan, the original founder of PFI Pellet Flame and co-founder of FutureMetrics. Pinnacle finds new opportunities in Alberta. This is the first time the 29-year-old company has expanded its production outside of British Columbia. 10 CHARTING GROWTH 25 Looking back at 10 years developing the Canadian bioeconomy. Canadian Biomass ’ annual Pellet Gear Buyers Guide rounds up suppliers of pellet production equipment available for the Canadian industry. Pellet Gear Buyers Guide 9 14 DEPARTMENTS 6 20 “If you define success by being safe then at the end of the day we can say ‘yes we are very successful’ and the rest will come.” 17 Read the full story on page 17 Industry news – News Equipment spotlight – Chippers and grinders COLUMNS 4 Editorial 8 30 WPAC – Stronger together Final Thoughts Our Cover Canadian Biomass is celebrating its 10th anniversary! On page 10 read our reflection on the past 10 years covering the biomass industry, and on page 14 hear from four industry leaders on what the next 10 years might bring. Canadian BIOMASS 3