CelluForce, a company focusing on developing nanocrystalline cellulose on a commercial scale, has announced its participation in the 2012 TAPPI Nanotechnology Conference being conducted from June 4 to 7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Montreal, Québec.
Celluforce’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Jean Moreau and its Vice President Manufacturing, René Goguen will deliver presentations on advancements, safety practices and environmental health.
At the 2012 TAPPI Nanotechnology Conference, Moreau will deliver a presentation on the subject ‘From Innovations to Market: Our Business Model’ on June 6, 2012 and Goguen will deliver a presentation on the subject ‘Environmental Health and Safety Practices for Safe Production of NanoCrystalline Cellulose’ on June 7, 2012.
TAPPI is a key association for the global packaging, pulp, paper and converting industries. The 2012 TAPPI International Conference being held in Montreal focuses on nanotechnology for renewable materials, demonstrating the latest research, commercial development and applications.
CelluForce is a joint venture between FPInnovations and Domtar. The company produces nanocrystalline cellulose in the first-of-its-kind demonstration plant situated in Windsor, Québec, and creates and markets new applications for nanocrystalline cellulose. The Montreal-headquartered company has 30 workers. FPInnovations is a non-profit forest sector research and development institute and Domtar is an international supplier of paper products.
Source: http://www.celluforce.com