Fostering innovation in forestryLena Ek2018-02-27

Global challenges

• Population growth• Poverty• Climate• Micro plastic• Health

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Every minute European foresthave a net increase of 1600 cubic meters of wood

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Source: Marc Palahí, Tweet

Sweden – a forest nation

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Net export value of

SEK 130 billion(12% of Swedish exports of goods)

20%of Sweden’s combined

industrial investmentSource: The Swedish Forest Industries Federation

70,000 employees

another 30,000active in the forest industry

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Södra – 80 years of development

Everything has a beginning…

From tar factory 1940 in Lenhovda to an international forest group

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Södra CellSödra Skog Södra Wood Trivselhus

Organization

Supplies the Group’s industries with forest

products, offers forestry services

Produces sawn timber, interior

wood products and bioenergy

Produces softwood sulphate pulp and textile

pulp, supplies green energy from the mills

A leading house manufacturer

Staff units

Staff units

Three prioritised sustainability targets

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Fossil-fuel free Rate of forest growth Health and safety

Södra’s production will be fossil-free by 2020, and Södra’s transportation will be fossil-free by 2030

By 2050, the annual rate of forest growth on estates owned by Södra’s members will be 20 percent higher than in 2015

Södra has a zero accident vision and by 2020, the lost time accident rate (LTAR) will have decreased 15 percent per year

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The invaluable raw material from the forest

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Paper• Tissue• Speciality paper• Nappies and sanitary pads

Composites• Biocomposites• Hybrid composites

Textiles• Viscose• Lyocell• New processes

Bark• Specialty chemicals• Food additives

Lignin products• Carbon fibre• Vehicle fuels• Adhesives and binders

Hemi products• Oxygen barriers• Birch sugar• Plastics and chemicals

Lignin

30% Cellulose

45%Hemi

cellulose25%

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From seed to finished product, and a positive electrical energy balance

Planting/natural rejuvenation Cleaning

Thinning

Final harvesting

Land preparationWood rawmaterial

Biofuel Wood raw material

Harvesting contractedby Södra

Wood suppliesfrom members

Logistics: raw material and products

Input products

Own industry

Softwood sulphate pulp

Energy

Hardwood sulphatepulp

Dissolving pulp

Sawn and planed timber, interior wood products

Wood raw material from other suppliers

Water

BiofuelDistrict heatingGreen electricity

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A pulp mill is a biorefinery

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Pulp/dissolving District heat Green electricity Bark/bioenergy

Pellets Talloil Green chemicalsMethanol

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Källa: The Emissions Gap Report 2017

Södra’s innovation areas

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Forest Sawn timber Paper

Energy and fuelChemicals

Textiles

New areas

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Lena EkChairman of the Board, FTPEUSTAFOR

27 Feb 2018 | Perm. Rep. Thuringia|Brussels

Fostering innovation in forestry

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The role of FTP is to promote innovation and research in the forest-based sector

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o Increase funding-opportunities on a European level

o Set ambitious targets for the Forest-based Sectors R&D&I efforts

o Mobilise a critical mass of people and competence

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Vision for 2030 • 10 Vision Targets

Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda 2020 • 19 Research & Innovation Areas

• 174 R&I Actions to undertake until 2020

Speaking with one voice on R&D&I to the European Commission and in Member States

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Results of the FTP Strategy: EU-funding and EU-funded projects

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Tripling the EU-funding to the forest-based sector in less than 10 years

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• Member of several Commission Expert GroupsE03392 Commission operational expert group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw

Materials

E02859 EU Bioeconomy Stakeholders Panel

E01356 Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues

E03326 High Level expert Group on energy-intensive industries

E03391 High-level steering group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials

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Very good reputation in the Commission

• FTP recognised as one of the most successful of the 30 European Technology Platforms existing

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FP9, the next EU Research Framework Budget

1. Like Horizon 2020, FP9 will be structured into 3 budget pillars:• Scientific Excellence• European Innovation Council• Global Challenges

2. Key interest to Forest-based sector: Global Challenge Natural ResourcesII) Producing sustainably from land and agriculture and forestry V) Boosting Biobased Innovation Systems VI) Resource efficient and circular systems with zero pollution VII) Linking and mobilizing citizens, actors and territories

3. The UN SDGs will play a more developed role

4. FP9 will have a ”mission-oriented” approach

5. First FP9 proposal will be discussed as a part of MFF April-May 2018

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The future is in the forest

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Nya bilder Annica

Extra slides

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FTP structure

FTPHeadOffice

AdvisoryCommittee(Chairsofthe

NationalSupportGroups)

FTPBoard

EFI

OwnersEuropean Sector Organisations

ResearchUmbrellaOrganisations

SupportCompanies

NSGNSG NSGNSG

NSG

25NationalSupportGroups(NSG)Forest‐owners,companies,researchers,publicfunding

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Practical challenges to increasing harvest sustainably

Copyright: J. Elvnert

• Large collection areas and fragmented ownership (dispersedoperations)

• Regeneration periods measuring 50-100 years• Influence of climate and biotic disturbances (storms, drought, fire,

pests)• Need to respect additional roles of forests (biodiversity, recreation,

soil, hunting, foraging, water protection etc)• Micro-climate variations (e.g. elevation)• EU has no regulatory mandate on forests• 3D-challenge: Operations & logistics take place with spatial

restrictions• Rural business • Open skies advantage

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FTPs Strategic Research Agenda 2020 (SRA)Score-card 2006-2016

• Wood-based textiles• Building with wood – Multi-storey wooden building• Nanocellulose• Biorefineries/multi-purpose pulp mills• Renewable energy solutions

• Wood-supply and logistics – e.g. harvesting machines• Paper electronics• Resource efficency in manufacturing – e.g. paper

stratification• Building with wood – creating a growth market

Developing faster than foreseen 2006

Developing slower than foreseen 2006

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Example: FTP Vision Target #2

“…. Bearing in mind the full range of demand

and production constraints*, harvesting

possibilities in Europe have increased by 30%

(until 2030), enabling forest owners to manage

their forests more efficiently and sustainably. “

* In many regions specific forest growth is increasing and management is optimised for additional harvesting possibilities. In other regions, especially in the Mediterranean area, where the impact of climate change is predicted to be severe, creating resilient, stress-tolerant forest is particularly important. In some landscapes the main aim is nature conservation and providing ecosystem services.

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Benefits for society?

But if the timber is utilised by the forest-based industries* = +75 bn Euro in value

* These figures are calculated using theoretical values and trade statistics. Precision is not guaranteed

Some figures...+120 Million m3 timber harvested each year+ 5 bn Euro value for forest owners*

Or alternatively*:+20 days of EU’s total petroleum products consumption+ ca 20 bn Euro value

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circa650m3annualincrement below bark

Annual production of roundwood, EU28

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Practical challenges to increasing harvest sustainably

Copyright: J. Elvnert

• Large collection areas and fragmented ownership (dispersedoperations)

• Regeneration periods measuring 50-100 years• Influence of climate and biotic disturbances (storms, drought, fire,

pests)• Need to respect additional roles of forests (biodiversity, recreation,

soil, hunting, foraging, water protection etc)• Micro-climate variations (e.g. elevation)• EU has no regulatory mandate on forests• 3D-challenge: Operations & logistics take place with spatial

restrictions• Rural business • Open skies advantage

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