Green Gold: Wood Residuals Summit 2025

Purpose

To build global commercialization bridges across sectors to realize the value of wood residuals for a profitable and sustainable economy.

Objectives

• Demonstrate the value proposition for wood residuals
• Identify challenges facing wood residual market development
• Build a global network to accelerate development, tech transfer and commercialization of wood residuals.

Additional Information

• Agenda
• Travel Information
• Sponsorship

Who Should Attend

• Forest industry mills and manufacturers that generate mill residuals (wood chips, sawdust, and its derivatives) 

• Companies that use (or could use) these materials in higher value products include chemicals, packaging, cosmetic & personal care products, building products, and more.

• Innovators with scalable technologies utilizing wood residuals.

• Essential supporters including government entities, research, development and innovation organizations, financing sector including venture capital, trade organizations, non-profit organizations, consultants, etc.

Advisory Committee

• Brian Craig, Board Chair Emeritus, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (US)
• Brenda Haskill, Manager of State Timber Sales, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (US)
• Hannu Ilvesniemi, Research Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (Finland)
• Antti Kamarainen, Market Development Director, Boreal Bioproducts (Finland)
• John Kettle, Director, Commercial Operations and International Relations,Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (Finland)
• Jim Malloy, Raw Materials Manager, Weyerhaeuser, Grayling OSB (US)
• Julie Manley, Board Chair, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (US)
• Duncan Mayes, Founder and Principal, Lignutech Oy (Finland)
• Raju Pokharel, Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University (US)
• Katariina Torvinen, Research Manager, VTT (Finland)
• Ossi Turunen, Professor, University of Eastern Finland (Finland)
• Xinfeng Xie, Associate Professor, Michigan Technological University (US)

About the Host

Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (MIFBI) is a non-profit organization focused on catalyzing innovation and use of materials from forests for a healthy economy and environment. MIFBI convenes stakeholders and incubates collaboration across sectors including academia, government, non-profits and across industries to address complex issues expanding applications and markets for forest materials.