BIOMASS Solid Volume 1 Editor/Group Publisher - Scott Jamieson (514) 457-2211 ext 24 [email protected] Western Editor - Jean Sorensen Market Production Manager Josée Crevier (514) 457-2211 ext 21 [email protected] National Sales Managers Tim Tolton - [email protected] 450-458-4341 Guy Fortin - [email protected] 90 Morgan Rd, Unit 14 Baie d’Urfé, Que H9X 3A8 Ph: (514) 457-2211 Fax: (514) 457-2558 Western Sales Manager Tim Shaddick - [email protected] 1660 West 75th Ave Vancouver, B.C. V6P 6G2 Ph: (604) 264-1158 Fax: (604) 264-1367 Production Artist - Brooke Shaw CIRCULATON DEPARTMENT 90 MORGAN RD, UNIT 14 BAIE D’URFE, QC H9X 3A8 e-mail: [email protected] Canadian Biomass is published four times a year; March, June, September, and December. Published and printed by Annex Publishing & Printing Inc., and distributed as a supplement to Canadian Forest Industries and Canadian Wood Products magazines. Printed in Canada ISSN 0318-4277 Circulation e-mail: [email protected] Tel: (514) 457-2211 Fax: (514) 457-2558 Mail: 90 Morgan Rd, Unit 14 Baie d’Urfé, Que H9X 3A8 Subscription Rates: Canada - 1 Yr $48; 2 Yr $85; 3 Yr $115 Single Copy - $6.00 (Canadian prices do not include applicable taxes) USA – 1 Yr $44 US; 2 Yr $75 US Foreign – 1 Yr $75 US From time to time, we at Canadian Forest Industries make our subscription list available to reputable companies and organizations whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not want your name to be made available, contact our circulation department in any of the four ways listed above. No part of the editorial content of this publication may be reprinted without the publisher’s written permission ©2008 Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. No liability is assumed for errors or omissions. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products or services advertised. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising that does not meet the standards of the publication. www.canadianforestindustries.ca CanadianBIOMASS 7 W elcome to the fi rst issue of Canadian Biomass, a forest sector supplement distributed as part of both Canadian Forest Industries and Canadian Wood Products magazines. There are two ba- sic reasons for launching this supplement now – Time and space. It’s defi nitely the right time. Biomass, bioenergy, biorefin- ing – you name it and people want to know about it in Can- ada’s forestry sector and relat- ed government departments. With the industry in tough times and energy costs soaring, it makes sense. That’s why we kept running into Canadians (and Americans) on our trip to Sweden’s World Bioenergy 2008 in late May, and why these two groups made up the largest foreign contingent at the international show. We’re on the verge of a bio- mass explosion on this continent – mark my words. You can read more about this fantastic event starting on page 24. As for space, we just don’t have enough space in our regular forestry magazines to do this emerging fi eld justice, and maintain the industry coverage our readers expect. So con- sider this a bonus for our 20,000 plus industry readers. Also in this fi rst issue, you’ll read an in- terview with both Wood Pellet Association of Canada president John Swann and Can- Bio President Doug Bradley on the future for pellets in Canada (page 14). Not just making them, although we do a lot of that already, and will do a lot more in the near future. We also talk about domestic pellet markets, here and in the US. What strikes visitors to Scandinavia are the well-established biomass community heat- ing plants, great ideas ahead of their time, but also expen- sive to duplicate here. Pel- lets, on the other hand, can be moved where the markets are, can be delivered and used just like home heating oil with refined technology already in use in Europe (see our World Bioenergy show review on page 28), and re- quire no massive infrastruc- ture investment. Only wood and marketing are required. Or if you want, they can be used to fuel local or remote community heating systems, as a uniform, for- giving fuel source. Finally, a little home-grown innovation in the form of Cyclofor. This Quebec biomass harvesting and processing company has de- veloped its own equipment to do the job, and is looking at franchises across North America to spread the concept. We introduce them on page 18. Enjoy this premier issue. We’ll do four a year, starting with another in December 2008. So let us know what you’d like us to cover, and pass this issue on to folks who may be inter- ested. Scott Jamieson, Editor/Group Publisher Canadian Biomass [email protected] Solutions Forest biomass and pellets may not be a match made in heaven, but they do look pretty good together.
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