Torgny Persson

Director Research and Innovation

Swedish Forest Industries Federation

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Our vision:

The Swedish

forest sector

will promote

growth in the

world’s bioeconomy

€ 12,000,000,000

70% / 90%

€ 420,000,000

70 %

80 %

Sweden = forest

cultivated

forest

forest

The forest is

Sweden’s

most important raw material

The Swedish Forest Sector

Research Agenda

1. Improve competitiveness in existing

production units

2. Increase access to the forest raw material

3. Develop (new) bio-based products

4. Stimulate growth for industrial timber

constructions

The Research Agenda

- in 4 points -

Research Infrastructure needs -

competitiveness in existing production units

Picture: RISE

• Research infrastructure,

where mill conditions can be

simulted,

• e.g. Pilot paper and board

machines, pilot boilers, pilot

coating eguipment etc.

• High cost infrastructure: the

costs need to be shared.

• Field trials for forest

cultivation, growth &

environmental studies.

• Field trials to continue for very

long periods.

• Data-based modelling in use

today.

Picture: Skogforsk

Research Infrastructure needs –

increased access to the forest raw

material

Research Infrastructure needs –

develop (new) bio-based products

• New equipment for testing on a

laboratory scale.

• Pilot facilities for upscaling.

• Tests on a large scale.

Picture: Chalmers University of Technology

Research Infrastructure needs -

growth for industrial timber constructions

• Large scale bulidings that

show the posibilities

Picture: Bergen Norway

• Today’s products need to be developed in order to remain

competitive.

• New products are needed for new markets.

• New products must be less expensive than those they replace.

• In a lot of cases, research infrastructures are necessary for

achieving innovation.

Conclusions