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JonathanLevesque

VicepresidentDevelopment,GroupeSavoie

Director,WoodPelletAssocia=onofCanada

May25,2011

NewBrunswickPelletWorkshop

Outline•  WPAC’spurpose•  Woodpelletoverview

•  Produc=on,consump=on,andmarkets

•  WPAC’spriori=es

•  NewBrunswickopportunity•  Torrefac=onproject

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WPAC’sPurpose

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•  Advocacy–markets,government,public•  Researchandtechnicaldevelopment

Globalpelletproduc=onin2009:11.7milliontonnes

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Source:PoyryForestIndustryConsul=ng

Globalpelletproduc=ongrowthsince2000

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Source:FAO&UNECE

Globalpelletconsump=on:2009

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Source:PoyryForestIndustryConsul=ng

Canadianannualpelletproduc=oncapacityasofJanuary1,2011–tonnes

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Plants Average Largest Total %

WesternCanada

16 118,000 400,000 1889,000 71%

EasternCanada

18 43,000 120,000 774,000 29%

AllofCanada

34 78,000 400,000 2663,000 100%

Canadianpelletshipments–tonnes

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2010 2011F

Europe 1,350,000 1,750,000

NorthAmerica 90,000 90,000

Japan 60,000 100,000

1,500,000 1,990,000

*es=matesonly–Sta=s=csCanadadoesnottrackwoodpelletsasaseparateproductandproducersarereluctanttosharedata

NBPelletProducers

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Name Loca8onCapacity(tonne/

yr)

1 CrabbeLumber Bristol 40,000

2 GroupeSavoie St‐Quen=n 55,000

3 Marwood Tracyville 12,000

4 NashwaakValleyWoodEnergy SouthPortage 17,500

5 ShawResources Belledune 75,000

6 TPDowney Hillsborough 40,000

239,500

EuropeanmarketsforCanadianpellets

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•  Belgium–powergenera=on

•  TheNetherlands–powergenera=on•  UnitedKingdom–powergenera=on•  Denmark–power/districthea=ng

•  Italy–residen=alhea=ng•  CanadianmarketshareinEurope~15%

Canadianpelletshippingroutes

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NorthAmericanMarketSitua=on

•  GHGreduc=onisnotatoppoli=calpriority•  LimitedsupportforbiomassenergyuseinNorthAmerica

•  Pelletscan’tcompetewithlownaturalgasandcoalprices

•  Pelletsarecheaperandenvironmentallysuperiortooilandelectricheat

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WPACPriori=es•  Marketdevelopment•  Standardsandproductcer=fica=on•  Insuranceandsafecer=fica=on•  Torrefac=on•  Researchandtechnicaldevelopment

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MarketFocus

•  Canada•  Europe•  Korea

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MarketProjects

•  Researchandreporttomembers•  Developpromo=onalmaterials

•  Tradeshows•  Missions

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NewBrunswickOpportunity

•  CooperatewithEfficiencyNewBrunswickonamarke=ngini=a=veforresiden=alandcommercialheat

•  Promotepelletstoreplaceoilandelectricheat•  Educa=onalprogram–efficientpelletappliances•  Financialsupport–homeownerloans

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WPACtorrefac=onproject•  2010–reviewof50+technologyproviders

•  Rankingandtechnologyselec=on•  2011–capitalraisingandplantconstruc=oninBri=shColumbia

•  Target5tonnes/hour–30,000tonnes/year

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Thankyou!

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