Natural Resources committee  This is a pilot plant, so it's being built to help develop markets and products so that we can identify which ones are most profitable. For R and D, I guess there is no return. The return comes from development of those full-scale plants later on. That's why we are deeply invol

Natural Resources committee  The two base products are lignin and sugar, but the idea is to further refine the sugars into specialized chemicals and to use lignin for a wide range of products, which could be glues for panels or polymers. There is a really large range of biochemicals that can be developed fro

Natural Resources committee  In those types of products I would say one of the key barriers is access to capital, and there is also the development of new markets.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  We wish.

Natural Resources committee  The stockholders are making lots of money.

Natural Resources committee  I will begin by answering your question about first nations. In each community, we have close relationships with first nations on site. It is true that training programs can help provide a workforce in remote regions, where things are more difficult. However, those individuals a

Natural Resources committee  I would like to add something about the development of new products, such as biochemical products. It is clear that projects such as TMP-Bio help develop new markets and establish connections with related and different industries with which we usually have less contact. We may be

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Chair and members of the committee. My name is Pascale Lagacé. I'm the vice-president of Environment, Innovation and Energy at Resolute Forest Products. I'm accompanied by Alain Bourdages, the vice-president of Innovation and Energy. We are very pleased to be here tod