# FPInnovations

a non-profit forest-products research institute that developed a hydrothermal-carbonization process converting black liquor — kraft pulping's lignin-rich chemical-recovery byproduct — directly into a solid carbonaceous rubber filler,…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/fpinnovations/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: Canada

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Private not-for-profit R&D organization formed by the amalgamation of Forintek Canada Corp., the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC), and the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican) | https://grokipedia.com/page/fpinnovations, https://web.fpinnovations.ca/ |
| Research focus | Forest sector innovation including pulp and paper, forest operations, wood products, biorefinery processes, bioproducts (such as lignin, nanocellulose, and renewable rubber fillers), decarbonization, and digital transformation | https://web.fpinnovations.ca/, https://web.fpinnovations.ca/lignin-building-block-of-a-low-carbon-economy/, https://web.fpinnovations.ca/ps-bioproducts/, https://www.pulpandpapercanada.com/rubber-filler-development-from-black-liquor-through-hydrothermal-carbonization-process/ |
| Facility | Lignin demonstration plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Lignin characterization lab in Thunder Bay; R&D laboratories in Québec City, Montréal, and Vancouver; technology transfer offices across Canada | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lignin-demonstration-plant-research-centre-and-lab-facilities-producing-world-class-results-a-first-of-its-kind-in-north-america-121588233.html |
| Grant | Federal investments including >$2.8 million for sustainable wood construction and zero-emissions vehicles (2024); $90 million earmarked for bioeconomy R&D (2019 budget); funding from Ontario government via CRIBE for lignin demonstration plant | https://aijourn.com/nearly-3-million-in-federal-investments-to-support-sustainable-wood-construction-technologies-in-montreal-region/, https://paper360.tappi.org/2018/04/20/creating-a-lignin-culture/, https://web.fpinnovations.ca/lignin-building-block-of-a-low-carbon-economy/ |
| Publications | Digital collection of over 10,000 documents including research library archives and public content | https://web.fpinnovations.ca/ |
| Principal staff | Stéphane Renou (President and CEO), Kevin Edgson (Chair of the Board), Denis Cormier (Vice-President, Research Operations), Terry Knee (Corporate Secretary) | https://grokipedia.com/page/fpinnovations, https://web.fpinnovations.ca/wp-content/uploads/Annual-Report-2024-2025-EN-2.pdf |

Independent sources: aijourn.com, grokipedia.com, paper360.tappi.org, prnewswire.com, pulpandpapercanada.com

## Technologies

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