GUIDED TOUR: IMPLEMENTING THE FOREST BIOREFINERY (FBR) AT EXISTING PULP AND PAPER MILLS, 2008 Engineering, Pulping and Environmental Conference

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The forest biorefinery (FBR) is being considered by many forest product companies as an option for improving their business models. FBR implementation implies significant challenges for mills related to key technological, economical, financial, cultural, and operational risks – and most importantly, related to enterprise transformation (ET). Product platform definition needs to be systematically considered in order to develop sustainable biorefinery strategies, which in turn precipitates corporate transformation while increasing overall profits. Foundation concepts with regards to ET and product design are presented in this paper. A hypothetical “guided tour” is given for the biorefinery implementation for the production of ethanol, in which a phased approach is proposed, and key issues that a given mill should consider for implementing the FBR are highlighted.