Forestry Products

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The forestry products industry is at the crossroads of a transition since the last disruption happened years back with the advent of digital printing. On one hand, the industry faces internal challenges of competition intensity and slow technological advancements. At the other end of the spectrum lies opportunities for diversification driven by strong needs for sustainable solutions across end-user markets.

Forestry product players are constantly looking to accelerate innovation, venture into new application areas, and adopt new business models to redefine their value proposition.

At FutureBridge, we enable forestry products organizations to identify and weigh-in their options for growth and diversification, leading to purposeful decisions for the future

Strategic Growth Fields

A convergence of industry transformations and exponential technologies creates a pool of opportunities

Replacing Carbon-intensive Materials

  • Wood products
  • Pulp innovation
  • Fibre-based solutions
  • Integrated forest biorefinery

Circularity

  • Waste and residue as raw material
  • Side stream utilization
  • Recycled waste wood and fibre

Forestry 4.0 and
Future of Mills

  • Digitalization
  • Automation and robotics
  • Real-time data and analytics
  • Future of mills
Exponential Digital Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence 85% 85%
  • Immersive Technologies 94% 94%
  • Drones & Robotics 87% 87%
  • Autonomous Vehicles 92% 92%
  • 3D Printing 85% 85%

Perspectives

5 Emerging Non-wood Forestry-based Feedstocks

Chemicals & Materials

This Infographic gives a quick glance at the 5 emerging non-wood forestry-based feedstocks, their top supplier regions, applications,...
Sustainability

Sustainability Linked Regulations – Driving Innovations within C&M industry

Chemicals & Materials

Sustainability has played a key role in how chemical and materials companies develop their products. Chemical and material companies...
5 Emerging Non-wood Forestry based Feedstocks: Time to Diversify

5 Emerging Non-wood Forestry based Feedstocks: Time to Diversify

Chemicals & Materials

Wood has been an essential part of our lives for many generations gone by and will still hold an important place in the times to come. On...

Business Objectives

Some examples of diverse business objectives we have worked with our clients

Strategic

  • How to formulate a suitable circular strategy for the forest value chain?
  • How to best valorize waste streams and side streams from forest products?

Tactical

  • What are various technology options for converting wood waste to fuel and chemicals?
  • What are the emerging technology trends in construction materials (focus on wood-based products vis-à-vis concrete)?
  • What are the novel business opportunities for waste wood?

Operational

  • Who are the most promising potential customers in the recyclable lumber wrap market?
  • What is the best route to market for cellulose-reinforcing agents in the cosmetics industry?
  • How to improve the traceability of post-consumer particle boards?

Our Clients

Our long-standing clients include some of the worlds leading brands and forward-thinking corporations.