Natural Resources committee  On bio-refining, I'm not an expert in bio-refining, but it's an umbrella word that describes a very big vision. And as with many big things, some things will come very quickly. I think there are two milestones, two big issues to look for. One is finding a use for lignin in wood,

Natural Resources committee  That's a hot one. I'm not sure I'd even want to comment on that. I'm not an expert in the forest business.

Natural Resources committee  I will answer. Biofibre is a new one. I haven't heard of that. I know that FPInnovations, who I believe you've heard from already, are doing some really interesting things in nanofibres that look very promising. I think, at this level, it's very hard to predict what are going

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, honourable members. Thank you for giving me a chance to come and speak with you today. My name is Robert Pelton, and I am a professor of chemical engineering at McMaster University. I've brought along with me Dr. George Rosenberg, who works