SESSIONS 2010

INDUSTRY MEETINGS: (Closed) -   Mill Managers / Sr. Executives - PAPTAC Councillors -  Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulp Research Program

ROUNDTABLE:  Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping  (PM - open to delegates)

8:45am - Noon  Session 1 - Conference Forum 

~ Partnering for Transformation ~

Panellists:

Glenn Hargrove, Director, Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program

National Resources Canada

"An update on the Government of Canada's Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program, and how the Program is working with industry to promote transformation in Canada's pulp and paper industry."

Levi Sampson, Director & President

Harmac Pulp Operations

Paul Lansbergen, Association Secretary

Director, Energy, Economics and Climate Change

Forest Products Association of Canada

“Charting the Forest Industry Future: The Biopathways Project”

John Allan, President & CEO

C O F I

"Canada/US Forestry Issues"

Hannu Melarti, Regional President - North America

Kemira

"You ain't seen nothing yet - the new age of partnering”

Moderator:      Ralph Lunn - Zellstoff Celgar

1:30-4:30 pm  Technical Session 2A ~ Production, Process and Quality

Session Chair:  John Ignac, Metso

1. Seven Decades of Development in Continuous Cooking  - Tom Boughner, Senior Consultant, Forest Industries, Ausenco Sandwell, Vancouver
2. Measuring Uniformity in Kraft Digesters Using Flow-following Sensors  -  E. Albadvi, T.C.M. Graham, E. Lui, C.P.J. Bennington, R.J. Kerekes, M. Martinez & S. Mirabbasi, UBC
3. Mitigating the Impact of Beetle-killed Whole Log Chips on Kraft Pulping and Pulp Quality  -  Ranbir Heer, Tim Sutton, Sandra Morrison & Paul Watson, Canfor Pulp LP
4. Detailed Investigation of Lime Kiln Mud Ring Formation -  Kevin Taylor, Taylor Industrial Research
5. Is there a Relationship between Viscosity and Tensile Strength? -  Alice Obermajer, Canfor Pulp LP
6. Mechanical and Kraft Pulping of Brown Rot Decayed Lodgepole Pine  -  Paul Bicho & Rod Stirling, FPInnnovations

1:30-4:30 pm  Technical Session 2B ~ New Technology and Opportunities

Session Chair:  Kerry Penner, Allnorth

1. Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credits (SR&ED) in the Pulp and Paper Industry: How to Strategically Apply for Available Credit for the Mill Challenges you Face and the Developments you Initiate.  -  Ted Bell, Ernst & Young
2. Near Infrared Process Analyzers for Rapid Determination of Pulp Mill Process Variables  -  Brian Curtiss, Don Campbell, ASDI; Thang Trung, FPInnovations
3. Low Consistency Refining of Oxalic Acid Pretreated Wood Shavings  -  George Soong, Taegeun Kang, Harry Chang, Rodger Beatson, James A. Olson and D. Mark Martinez, UBC & BCIT
4. Low Consistency Refining of Mechanical Pulp: A Methodology to Relate Operating Conditions to Paper Properties -  Antti Luukkonen, James Olson & Mark Martinez, UBC
5. Ozonation of TMP – Part II – Interstage Treatment of  Primary Pulp in a Dedicated Reactor  -  Jean-Noel Cloutier, Robert Lanuette & Michel Epiney, Hydro Quebec & UQTR
6. Utilizing BC Feedstocks in Lignol's Biorefining Platform for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals  -  Gurminder Minhas,  Lignol

1:30-4:30 pm  ROUNDTABLE:  Pulp Machine Superintendents

1:30-4:30 pm  ROUNDTABLE:  Maintenance Superintendents

4:30-5:30pm  Session 2C ~ Exhibitor New Technologies Presentations

Session Chair:  Ken Wiltshire, Innovative Technologies & Solutions

1. Wood Pitch Analyzer for Optimization of Pitch Control  - Ted Garver, Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures (AITC)
2. Supervisory Advanced Controls: New Controls Technology to Legacy DCS - Dave Lang, Metso Automation
3. ITT - Prosmart - Condition Monitoring - Austin & Denholm Industrial Sales / ITT

8:45am - Noon  Technical Session 3A ~ Continuous Improvement

Session Chair:  Bob Mitchell, Pöyry (Vancouver)

1. Multivariable Control and Production Optimization of Paper Machines  -  Stephen Chu & Johan Backstrom, Honeywell
2. Effectively Bombing Filaments in Activated Sludge Plants-  Vince Martell, Slave Lake Pulp & Rick Marshall, METC
3. Multivariable CD Control of Paper Machine Using Multiple MPC Controllers  -  Cristian Gheorghe & Amor Lahouaoula, Honeywell
4. Continuous Inline Fiber Quality Measurement -  Fadi Nohra, Lorentzen & Wettre
5. Assessment of Mixing Quality for an Industrial Pulp Mixer using Electrical Resistance Tomography - Wisarn Yenjaichon, Manish Bhole, Chad Bennington, John Grace, Gerry Pageau, UBC & Howe Sound Pulp
6. Minimizing Final Brightness Variability while Reducing ClO2 Usage  - Alison Rowat, Metso Automation, Norcross, GA; Jessica Paul, NewPage Corporation, Rumford, ME

8:45am - Noon  -  Panel Discussion Session 3B ~ R&D - Charting the Future

“Partnerships have been the cornerstone of pulp and paper innovation in

Canada for more than 75 years:  what does the future hold?”

Moderator:       Paul Watson, Canfor Pulp Sales

Panellists:         Andrew Garner - Andrew Garner & Associates ;  Richard Kerekes - UBC Pulp & Paper Centre ;  Patrice Mangin - C I P P ;  Jean Hamel -  FPInnovations-Paprican  ;   Robert Parisotto - BCFII (Forestry Innovation Investment)  : Tom Rosser - NRCan : Markus Zeller - BC Hydro Power Smart

12:15 pm  - FEATURE LUNCHEON - Keynote Speaker -  Don Roberts

Vice-Chairman of CIBC Wholesale Banking, and

Managing Director responsible for the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Sectors

"Transforming the Canadian forest sector - taking the first steps in making it happen"

2:15 - 5:00pm  Technical Session 4A ~ Sustainability, Energy and Environment

Session Chair:  Surendra Singh, Alberta Newsprint

1. Carbon Risks and Opportunities – The Evolving Markets and Regulations Relating to Carbon Offsets, Carbon Reporting, and Other Incentives in Western Canada and How They Might Affect your Mill.   -  Ted Bell, Ernst & Young
2. 4-Way Partnering for Energy Management Success  -  Steve Kranz, Domtar, Kamloops
3. Waste Heat Recovery from Existing Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Plants: A Case Study -  Randy Bohl, Chinook Engineering
4. Managing the Profitability of Your Energy Business in Real-Time  -  Terry Chmelyk, Carl Sheehan, Norpac Controls; Devin Marshman, UBC
5. A Thermochemical Biorefinery Integration Strategy for Pulp and Paper Mills and the Status and Results of an Operating TCB Pilot Plant - Eric Connor, Dave Newport & Dan Burciaga, Thermochem Recovery International Inc.
6. High Efficiency Fan Retrofits Provide Efficiency, Performance and Reliability Improvements to Power, Recovery and Kiln ID Fans -  David Roberts, Airstream Inc

2:15 - 5:00pm   Panel Discussion Session 4B ~ The GTP Program - Mill Perspective

Moderator:   Martin Pudlas, Canfor Pulp LP

Panelists:     Bill Adams, Domtar :  Daryl Nichol, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries :  Scott Spencer, Zellstoff Celgar : Carlo Dal Monte, Catalyst Paper : John Tiggelers, Daishowa Marubeni International