CANFOR ANNOUNCES GREEN LIGHT FOR INNOVATIVE BIOMASS PROJECT By Melanie Franner
C
anfor Corporation made
environmental and social impact
President and CEO of Arbios Biotech.
headlines in the resource
a priority when making buying
“We have recently moved from a
industry by announcing
decisions, and employees want to
feasibility, planning, and design stage
its “bold ambition to
work for a company that’s protecting
of the project, and are now in the
become a leader in sustainability”.
and nurturing their environment and
preparation stage. Construction is
This ambition took the form of
communities. Together we will frame
being planned so that we can start
a comprehensive sustainability
the future.”
producing in the first half of 2023.”
decision to support the construction
A GREEN PARTNERSHIP
According to Nicholl, the single
of the first phase of Arbios Biotech’s
Arbios Biotech is a joint venture
biomass to low-carbon biofuel plant
between Canfor and Licella
in Prince George.
Holdings Ltd. The new plant will
strategy that includes an investment
“Today, we begin an ambitious sustainability journey that will change how we work and the impact we have on our communities and the planet,” says Don Kayne, President and CEO, Canfor. “We imagine a future as sustainable as our forests,
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use the latter’s pioneering Cat-HTR hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL)
processing line will allow for the commission of the HTL technology and will demonstrate its commercial viability. Subsequent lines are anticipated to occur at a later date.
technology to convert forestry
“The first processing line will be built
residues and wastes into high-value
to process 25,000 dry tonnes of wood
renewable biocrude, which can be
residue a year, producing 50,000
further refined to produce low-
barrels of sustainable bio-oil per year,
carbon transportation fuels.
a direct substitute for fossil crude,” says Nicholl. “The subsequent trains
and this is an opportunity as much
“Phase 1 will be a single processing
as it is our responsibility. Sustainable
line designed and built to convert
solutions are in demand around
sawmill residues into high-value
The new biofuel plant will be located
the world. Customers consider
renewable bio-oil,” says Alan Nicholl,
in a small corner of Canfor Pulp’s
Resource Connector North 2022
would be similarly sized.”
