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Article: Manufacturing Dubreuilville's wood wastes.(wood-plastic composite manufacturing facility plans)
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- Northern Ontario Business
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Value-added is on the lips of community leaders in many forestry-dependent towns. The town of Dubreuilville in northeastern Ontario is no different with a study underway to determine whether a wood-plastic composite manufacturing facility will work.
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Dr. Luc Duchesne says the project is do-able after his company, Forest Bioproducts Inc., a Sault Ste. Marie-based eco-forestry consulting firm, performed a pre-feasibility study for the town last year.
The next step is to examine potential markets, products and prepare a business plan.
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and Fed-Nor each chipped in $80,000 ...