Articles from ChemrecNews

June 2009

Interview with Sveaskog, Sweden's largest forest owner
More biomass is needed - forest industry adapts

The market for forest fuels is changing shape. This year, the prices for wood fuel and wood pulp met for the first time ever. Sveaskog, the largest forest owner in Sweden, is discussing a reconsideration of the 100-year-old forest care strategy "To extract as much timber as possible from the forest", in order to focus more on biomass.
> Full interview with Sveaskog

Interview with new CEO Rick LeBlanc
"This clever Swedish Technology - it is time to go global!"

With a mature and scaleable technology that can resurrect a challenged industry and make a difference to global warming the new CEO of Chemrec, Rick LeBlanc is confidently sharing his visions.

Future biofuels from algae and bacteria
The new really hot area in biofuels is algal biomass, taking advantage of the high photosynthesis capacity of algae to produce biofuel raw materials. Others try to convert cellulose directly to ethanol with genetically modified bacteria.
> A "What & Who" of technology development

A day at Chemrec's development plant in north Sweden

Engineers, researchers and operators, young and old - Chemrec is a vivid mix of dedicated professionals sharing the same goal: To take Chemrec's technology from test to commercial reality within the near future.
> Follow me through the doors into Chemrec's development plant in Piteå

NewsClips from ChemrecNews

> The BioDME project on track!
Ground-breaking ceremony on September 18

> Black liquor tax credit gets attention

Pulp industry can claim refunds