Media Releases


CRIBE INVESTS IN THE FUTURE OF ONTARIO’S SOLID WOOD INDUSTRY 2012-08-24 Sudbury – The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is partnering with the new School of Architecture at Laurentian University on a demonstration building that will showcase the use of solid wood and cross laminated timber (CLT)

CRIBE Invests In Biomass Research 2012-08-23 Thunder Bay - The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is supporting two more projects that will secure Thunder Bay and the Northwest as the epicentre of the new bio-economy in Ontario.
GREENCORE COMPOSITES TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS FROM WOOD FIBRE 2012-08-01 CRIBE is partnering with GreenCore Composites to develop a new green technology process that will allow wood fibre to be used in a number of new products for the packaging and building applications, such as pallets and various containers.
CRIBE ANNOUNCES MAJOR INVESTMENT TO ADD WOOD FIBRE INTO AUTO PARTS BOOSTING THE AUTO AND FORESTRY INDUSTRIES 2012-05-07 Concord - The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is partnering with Magna Exteriors and Interiors on a project to include wood fibre in auto parts. This initiative will help create jobs in the automotive, pulp and paper, and packaging industries.
CRIBE Invests up to $6M to Convert Wood Waste to Fuel 2012-04-10 Dryden - CRIBE is providing up to $6 Million in funding to leverage a total project value of up to $14 Million for a partnership between Domtar and Battelle to develop a new approach to converting underutilized wood to fuel.
CRIBE and NRCan invest $1.35 M in unique regional lignin extraction and evaluation facility 2011-06-24 Thunder Bay – The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE), through funding provided by the government of Ontario together with Natural Resources Canada is investing in FPInnovations to operate a new world-class lab and demonstration plant at the AbitibiBowater mill in Thunder Bay.

CRIBE funds Lakehead University and G2 BioChem Partnership 2011-06-07 Thunder Bay - CRIBE is providing $3 million for an innovative partnership between Lakehead University's Biorefining Research Initiative (LU) and G2 BioChem in Chatham.
THESIS Chemistry Receives CRIBE Funding to Convert Forest Waste Into Green Chemicals 2011-05-31 Cambridge –The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio Economy (CRIBE) is providing $180,380 to Thesis Chemistry Inc, (THESIS) to produce environment-friendly versions of chemicals from a wood waste product called lignin.
Lignin Demonstration Plant, Research Centre And Lab Facilities Producing World-Class Results: A First Of Its Kind In North America 2011-05-10 FPInnovations in partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio Economy (CRIBE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and AbitibiBowater is now producing its first batches of operational lignin for Canadian researchers.
CRIBE Supports Northern Green Economy By Funding Forest Biomass Pilot Plant In Sault Ste. Marie 2011-04-15 The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is pleased to announce a $923,261 investment to expand Elementa Group's Pre-Commercial Demonstration Plant in Sault Ste. Marie.
CRIBE and FPInnovations Partnership to Develop the Forest Bio-economy in Ontario A new partnership has been created between the Center for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) and FPInnovations, to facilitate the transformation of the Ontario forest sector through the adoption of innovative technologies related to the forest bio-economy.

Media Events

CRIBE Invests in the Future of Ontario's Solid Wood Industry News release video of CRIBE's latest partnership with the new School of Architecture at Laurentian University.
Integrating Wood Fibre in Auto Parts CRIBE is partnering with Magna Exteriors and Interiors on a project to integrate wood fibre in auto parts. This initiative will help create jobs in the automotive, pulp and paper, and packaging industries.
Cribe Invests up to $6 Million CRIBE is providing up to $6 Million in funding to leverage a total project value of up to $14 Million for a partnership between Domtar and Battelle to develop a new approach to converting underutilized wood to fuel.
Research Innovation Biorefinery processes will give Lakehead University researchers the opportunity to develop adhesives, biochemical and biopharmaceuticals from polymers and extracts in poplar.

Pathway - CRIBE Newsletter

Spring 2011 Welcome to CRIBE's inaugural newsletter. Our official quarterly publications will provide local, regional, provincial and federal partners and the general public with information on the projects that CRIBE's supporting and exciting developments in transitioning the forest products industry to the bio-economy.

Publications

Fresh Opportunities - Thunder Bay Bioeconomy Institute Looks to Lead the Wave CRIBE CEO Lorne Morrow is set to help lead the North's forestry industry into the new bioeconomy.
Thunder Bay will be Test-bed for New Forest Products Thunder Bay's push to become a leading edge bio-economy research and innovation hub in value-added forestry received an early Christmas gift from government.
Bioproduct Innovation Centre to Open in Thunder Bay 2008-12-16 Former Ministry of Natural Resources ADM Mike Willick will act as interim CEO of a new bio-economy research centre in Thunder Bay.