Wednesday February 12, 2025 / Detailed program

PaperWeek Detailed Program

(On-site + On-Line)

08:30 – 10:00

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Room: Sherbrooke

Session Chair:  Chad Gionet, Irving Pulp & Paper

CLICK HERE FOR ECBLRBAC MEETING AGENDA 

 

The Eastern Canada Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (ECBLRBAC) focuses on ensuring the safe operation of black liquor recovery boilers.  It comprises of industry professionals who gather annually to exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss advancements in the field.

 

 

This is an in-person meeting. While the meeting is intended primarily for ECBLRBAC members, new members among the PaperWeek on-site registrants interested in joining the community are welcome also.  The Committee looks forward to a focused and productive session. 

Environment

Room: Crescent

Session Chair: Louis Morimanno, LRM Enviro-solutions

08:30 “Missing Links: Improving community affairs through meaningful online and grassroots engagement”, Matthew Segal, StrategyCorp.
08:50 “How Bathymetric Sludge Surveys Reduce Environmental Risk and Cut Costs”, Andrew Ambrocichuk, Hydrasurvey Ltd
09:10 “CO2 Impact of Paper Industry Automation”, Patrick Dixon, DPAS Inc.
09:30 “EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) – obligations for the North American Pulp & Paper Industry”, Stephen Cloughley,  osapiens USA

Management

Room: Mansfield

Session Chair: TBC

08:30 “The Impact of Safety Practices on Equipment Downtime”, Ludovic Tremblay, CONFORMiT
08:50 “Enhancing Workplace Safety through Innovative Anti-Collision Solutions: A Comprehensive Analysis of Amesphere”, John Feola, Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME)
09:10 “How Kruger Optimized its Recruitment Strategy with Cutting-edge Technology”, Sylvain Brodeur, Talentest and Jonathan Charlebois, Kruger
09:30 “New Approach to Operational Excellence”, Guillaume Bouvier, Kruger

10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Mill Managers Roundtable
(Closed Session – by invitation only)

Session Chair: TBC

Papermaking – Advances in Papermaking I

Room: Crescent

Session Chair: Fréderic Parent, FPInnovations

10:30 “The Influence of Press Felt Seams on Paper Strength”, Omid Mohammadi, UBC
11:00 “Steam System Optimization”, Mike Soucy, Kadant
11:30 “Roll Beta Covers”, Bill Bork, Valmet

Energy & Decarbonization – Energy Efficiency & Recovery

Room: Mansfield

Session Chair: Serge Bédard, Natural Resources Canada

10:30 “Stack Heat Recovery System: lessons learned”, Burck Hantel, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries
11:00 “Enhancing Energy Efficiency through AI-Powered Supervisory Control: application to a heat recovery system”, Karim Nadim, CanmetENERGY-Varennes
11:30 “Implementing and Financing Successful Energy Efficiency Projects”, Marc-Olivier Guérin, Enero Solutions

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Room: Sherbrooke

Session Chair: Chad Gionet, Irving Pulp & Paper

CLICK HERE FOR ECBLRBAC MEETING AGENDA 

 

The Eastern Canada Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (ECBLRBAC) focuses on ensuring the safe operation of black liquor recovery boilers.  It comprises of industry professionals who gather annually to exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss advancements in the field.

 

 

This is an in-person meeting. While the meeting is intended primarily for ECBLRBAC members, new members among the PaperWeek on-site registrants interested in joining the community are welcome also.  The Committee looks forward to a focused and productive session. 

12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Tissue – Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – II

Room: Crescent

Session Chair: Jessica Carette, Cascades

13:30 “Valmet Tissue Converting Innovation”, Melanie Roy, Valmet
14:00 “Decarbonization of the Drying Process in Tissue Making”, Stefano Pecchia, Toscotec
14:30 “Combined System for Energy Reduction: roadmap to fossil free”, Luca Linari, Andritz

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Room: Sherbrooke

Session Chair: Chad Gionet, Irving Pulp & Paper

CLICK HERE FOR ECBLRBAC MEETING AGENDA 


The Eastern Canada Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (ECBLRBAC) focuses on ensuring the safe operation of black liquor recovery boilers.  It comprises of industry professionals who gather annually to exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss advancements in the field.

 

 

This is an in-person meeting. While the meeting is intended primarily for ECBLRBAC members, new members among the PaperWeek on-site registrants interested in joining the community are welcome also.  The Committee looks forward to a focused and productive session. 

Management

Room: Mansfield

Session Chair: Stéphanie Morin, Domtar Windsor

13:30 “Reducing the Turnover Rate of a Key Position in a Paper Mill”, Martin Carignan, Différence GCS & Diego Paredes, Emballages Kruger
13:50 “Developing High-Potential Talent through Effective Problem-Solving: Tackling Evaporator Fouling in a Pulp and Paper Mill”, Philip-Antoine Fournier, Félix Desmarais, Stéphanie Morin & Jean-Benoît Thibodeau, Domtar-Windsor 
14:10 “Optimizing Chip Quality Control – Insights from a Gage R&R Study on Bark Content”, Kim Therrien & Stéphanie Morin, Domtar Windsor, Pénéloppe Thériault, FBX-INNOV
14:30 “Human Performance Tool to Improve Safety”, Eric Ashby, Executive V-P and COO, Kruger inc

15:00 – 15:30
Networking Break

14:00 – 18:00

PLANT VISIT – DELOITTE (SMART FACTORY)
BY INVITATION ONLY

Smart Factory Site Visit
Art of the Possible at The Smart Factory by Deloitte
Description:  Title for the site visit:  Art of the Possible at The Smart Factory by Deloitte

 

Discover innovative use cases for the pulp & paper industry with technology demonstrations at the Smart Factory by Deloitte in Montreal. Following these demonstrations, participate in digital transformation breakout sessions of your choice and explore solutions on how to tackle your biggest challenges.

*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
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BIOFOR Detailed Program

(On-site + On-Line)

08:00 – 10:00

Biorefinery Testbeds: Critical Importance and Canadian Capabilities

Session Chair: Bruno Gagnon, CFS

Room: NotreDame / StDenis

Keynote Presentation

“RISE Bioeconomy Arena:  The role of testbeds in accelerating your biorefinery strategy”, William Mackintosh and David Blomberg Saitton, Research Institute of Sweden (RISE)

BIOFOR Session

The goal of the session is to showcase various bioeconomy-related testbeds in Canada to the forest industry, providing insights into how these resources can support their efforts in exploring and advancing innovative processes and products.

09:00 “Bridging The Gaps in Bioproducts Commercialization”, Minh-Tan Ton-That, Program Leader and Principal Research Officer at National Research Council
09:15 “Innofibre’s bio-based product “hub”:  a technology acceleration platform”, Jean-Philippe Jacques, Director at Innofibre
09:30 “CanmetENERGY-Ottawa’s Thermochemical Testbeds for Forest Biorefinery Innovations”, Jawad Jeaidi, Engineering Project Leader at CanmetENERGY
09:45 “FPInnovations’ Pilot Plants, Lessons from Benchtop to Deployment”, Kurt Woytiuk, Senior Researcher at FPInnovations
10:00 “The Verschuren Centre – Pilot to commercial scale deployment assets in biomanufacturing: smart materials & chemicals”, Beth Mason, Verschuren Centre

10:00 – 10:30

Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Advancements in Lignin

Session Chair: Sophie Langis-Barsetti, and Michael Paleologou, FPI

Room: NotreDame / StDenis

Keynote Presentation

“Lignin Valorization: Industrial Success Stories and Future Potential”, Sanna Valkonen, Senior Manager, UPM R&D & Technology

BIOFOR Session

After a challenging 2023, lignin recovery and use is showing signs of resilience following the announcement by Sӧdra that it will invest Cdn $260 million in what will be the world’s largest kraft lignin plant. This session will review the latest developments in lignin recovery, characterization and high-value applications.

 

10:50 “Latest Developments on ANDRITZ Lignin Recovery Process”, Elina Lohiniva, Andritz
11:10 Effect of Drying Method on the Characteristics of LignoForceTM Kraft and Hydrolysis Lignins”, Adil Mazar, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco & Michael Paleologou, FPInnovations, Canada

11:30 “Development of Green, Cost-Effective, Methylation Processes for Kraft Lignin”, Daniel Beaudoin, Ernest Palus & Alain Gagne, FPInnovations, Canada

12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Student Session – Sustainable products and processes from biomass

Session Chair: Ivan Kantor and Yaser Khojasteh, Concordia University

Room: NotreDame / StDenis

14:00 – 18:00

Plant visit — Deloitte (Smart Factory)
By Invitation Only

Smart Factory Site Visit
Art of the Possible at The Smart Factory by Deloitte
Description:  Title for the site visit:  Art of the Possible at The Smart Factory by Deloitte

 

Discover innovative use cases for the pulp & paper industry with technology demonstrations at the Smart Factory by Deloitte in Montreal. Following these demonstrations, participate in digital transformation breakout sessions of your choice and explore solutions on how to tackle your biggest challenges.

*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
Download BIOFOR Program