The Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform (FTP)

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The Forest-Based Sector

Technology Platform (FTP)

(Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, CRA, Italy)

Europe’s forest-based sector – a global

leader

Forests as resource base

• 1/3 of Europe’s surface

• Only 5% of global forest area, but 25-30% of world’s

forest-based products

8% of manufacturing added value in the EU Between three and four million industrial jobs About 16 million private forest owners

Global technological leadership

Leading research and business position at international

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Europe’s forest-based sector – strengths

and challenges

Unique strengths:

• Sustainability - providing multiple socio-cultural, economic and environmental benefits

• Role in mitigating climate change – potential for being carbon neutral

Challenges:

• Securing availability of raw materials for products and bioenergy while respecting varied forest uses

• Pursuing development and design of products and

services that meet present and future consumer needs

• Securing innovative lead - continuously expanding knowledge and competence base

Foreste e cambiamenti climatici

(le foreste italiane stanno contribuendo per oltre il 20% all’impegno nazionale per Kyoto – 200 M€ all’anno)

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Applicazioni forestali della Information

Technology

A 1 m resolution picture is created using satellite picture and GPS

Prodotti forestali innovativi: packaging

intelligente

Printed sensor Image Conductive pattern

AddMarkable principle with interactive prints used in displays used to make packages react to touch

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Europa Brasile

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Domsjö biorefinery

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APRE, ROMA 13.11.2006

Consistent colour through the piece

Reduced equilibrium moisture content Improved durability against decay Reduced thermal conductivity Improved dimensional stability Resin removed Slightly reduced bending strength Reduced splitting strength

ThermoWood

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FTP lavora sulle

più importanti componenti della filiera foresta-legno-ambiente Foreste e selvicoltura Cellulosa e carta Legno Bio-energia Innovazioni

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Forest-Based Sector Technology

Platform (FTP)

One of 35 European Technology Platforms Set up in 2004 by European confederations

• CEI-Bois, CEPI, CEPF (in 2007 EUSTAFOR joined)

Promotes research and innovation in the sector

Assembles the entire sector: industry (including SMEs),

forest owners, research community – but industry driven!

Partnership approach, both within and across borders

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Vision 2030

The European forest-based sector plays a key role in a sustainable society.

It comprises a competitive, knowledge-based industry that fosters the extended use of renewable resources. It strives to ensure its societal contribution in the context of a bio-based, customer-driven and globally competitive European economy.

The Eu ropean Strateg ic Rese arch Ag enda

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1. Prodotti innovativi per nuovi mercati e nuove richieste dei consumatori

2. Nuovi processi produttivi, intelligenti ed efficienti (anche per l’energia)

3. Maggiori disponibilità (quantità e qualità) di biomassa forestale per prodotti

industriali e energia

4. Multifunzionalità delle risorse forestali e gestione sostenibile

5. Filiera forestale per i cittadini europei

Strategic Research Agenda (1)

Five Value Chains are included:

1. Forestry

2. Wood Products 3. Pulp & Paper 4. Bio-energy

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Strategic Research Agenda (3)

These 5 Strategic Objectives span from customer needs back to sustainable forest resources

26 Research Areas (RAs) were identified:

• 10 RAs on novel products

• 6 RAs on efficient manufacturing

• 4 RAs on advanced logistics

• 3 RAs on sustainably managed resources

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High-Level Group

FTP’s decision-making body, steering its activities Composition:

Observers:

Luis F. Girao, DG Enterprise

Christos Tokamanis, DG Research

Hilkka Summa, EC interservice group for forest-related issues

FTP Management:

Wilhelm Vorher

Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld

Magnus Hall (chairman), Holmen

Mikael Eliasson, CEI-Bois Filip De Jaeger, CEI-Bois Paolo Mattei, CEPI

Teresa Presas, CEPI Stefan Schenker, CEPF Birte Schmetjen, CEPF

Erik Kosenkranius, EUSTAFOR Robert Motala, new Member States

Lars Gädda, Advisory Committee chair (NSG‘s) Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, Scientific Council chair

Magnus Hall

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National Support Groups (NSGs)

Implement the FTP’s ambitions and activities at country

level

Bring together the forest-based sector in a specific country

• industry, SMEs, forest owners

• research community

• policy-makers and funding agencies

Develop and use National Research Agendas (NRAs) as

Status of NSGs

Established NSGs:

• Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,

Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia

Under establishment:

• Bulgaria, Romania

Contacts:

• East-Balkan countries, Greece, as well as China, Oceania, North and Central America

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National Support Groups

Established

FTP Project Management

FTP Management

• Project Director: Wilhelm Vorher

• Project Secretary: Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld

• Runs daily activities within FTP

FTP Management Core Team

• Support FTP Management

• Selected experts from:

· value chains

· active task forces · commission contacts · communication group

· other fields, if issue at hand calls for this

Wilhelm Vorher and Andreas Kleinschmit v. Lengefeld

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Forum for exchanging information with National Support

Groups

Improve stakeholders representation in the FTP Secure links between National Support Groups Support to FTP Management

Composition

• Lars Gädda, Forest Cluster Ltd. (current chairman)

• One seat for each National Support Group

• One seat for each FTP related confederation

• FTP Management

• Invited guests (European Commission, other federations, NGOs, ERA-Nets, Wood Wisdom etc.) for special issues

Advisory Committee

Lars Gädda

Scientific Council

Expert forum for dialogue of FTP core sciences & emerging sciences

Deliverables:

• trans-disciplinary workshops

• initiation of consortia relevant to FTP (e.g., COST-Actions) • innovation opportunities

• “foresighting”

Chairman: Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza

New areas:

Climate change / Environment Speciality products

Forestry

Wood products

Pulp & paper products Material science

Bioenergy/Bioscience Innovation

Information science

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Value-chain representation

(Extended Management Group)

Contact group between FTP Management and Value

Chains

Chairman: _{Wilhelm Vorher (FTP Project Director)} Forestry - _{Clotilde Giry (CEPF), Risto Päivinen (EFI)}

Wood Products - _{Pekka Peura (CEI-Bois, UPM), Daniel Guinard} (FCBA, Innovawood)

Pulp & Paper - _{Arie Hooimeijer (CEPI), Werner Förster (PTS, EFPRO)} Bio-energy – _{to be named; Marco Mensink (CEPI) for Bio-refinery}

Communication Group

Promotes involvement and awareness

Runs day-to-day communication activities (internal and

external)

Composition:

• Teresa Presas, chair

• Cecil Konijnendijk, communication officer

• Communication officers from all National Support Groups

• Communication officers of CEI-Bois, CEPF, CEPI, EFI, EFPRO, Innovawood, EUSTAFOR and others

Teresa Presas

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NSG communication activities

Communicate in order to:

• Strengthen national network

• Disseminate ‘European’ information

Tools include:

• NSG website

• Electronic newsletter

• Publication of National Research Agenda (and launching event)

• Articles in various professional and news media

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Education and Training Group

Set up in 2007

Representatives of all value chains:

• Pulp and Paper (working group since autumn 2006) • Wood products

• Forestry

• Bioenergy and specialities

Identify education and training needs in forest-based sector Promote education and training that looks at the sector as a

Biorefinery Taskforce

Focus on biorefinery processes

and issues of relevance to the sector

Prepared report “A Bio-solution

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Taskforce on FP7 Work Programmes

Set up in September 2007

7th Framework Programme in focus

Cooperate and improve contacts with national Programme

Committee members

Improve quality of FP7 proposals from National Support

Groups

Terms of reference:

• analyse early information on FTP related Work Programmes (WPs) • contribute in WP development

• no direct contact towards EC (task of FTP Management) • one representative per NSG

FTP research facilitation

Includes work of FP7 Taskforce

Distributing information about various funding opportunities Gap analysis (7th Framework Programme)

Prioritisation of SRA Research Areas for future WPs/Calls Making forest-based sector visible in funding programmes Assisting with development of good proposals

Compiling of information about relevant projects

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For example through FTP Project Database

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FTP Project Database

www.ftpdatabase.org

Tool for monitoring SRA implementation

Projects under development and ongoing projects Keep track of European FTP projects

Keep track of national FTP projects as an option Facilitates exchange of ideas and information

The database is to become a European ‘Information Pool’ on

research and development, with your help!

National Research Agendas

Follow the overall frame (and style) of the

European Strategic Research Agenda

Specify objectives and research needs at

national level

Developed by National Support Groups Developed in a participatory process,

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National Research Agendas

Ready

Ready by early 2008 NRA under development

Unknown Uses SRA

FTP conferences and events

2005: Research Forum, Stockholm,

Sweden

• Innovative & sustainable use of forest resources

2006: Conference, Admont, Austria

• Implementing the SRA

2006: Conference, Lahti, Finland

• Speed-up innovations in sector

2007: Conference, Hannover, Germany

• Lead markets for forest-based sector

20-21 May 2008: Conference in

Slovenia

• Focus forest-based business, new member states

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Mobilising the entire forest-based sector

All major value chains are represented in the FTP

The FTP involves industry (including forest owners) as well

as the research community

Strategic Research Agenda was truly cross-sectoral effort During SRA preparation > 700 ideas from 1,000 experts

across Europe were received

Conferences and events at European and national level

FTP success so far

Mobilising the entire forest-based sector Enhanced visibility of the sector

Coordination at European and national level More resources for R&D

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Enhanced visibility of the sector

FTP has become well-known, also in Brussels Communication activities have come into focus

• Website, newsletter, Communication Group etc.

European Commission participates in all

meetings/events

FTP Conference in Slovenia: European

Commissioners amongst speakers

Launching of National Research Agendas has

raised awareness about sector and its innovative character

Coordination at European and national level

Partnership approach – industry driven

Very active and comprehensive network of

National Support Groups – probably the best of all 35 European Technology Platforms

SRA ‘translated’ into National Research

Agendas for national action – 11 NRAs ready, 8 more in near future

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Thank you!

Follow FTP at www.forestplatform.org