PWC- MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Detailed program

Session Chair:  Jacques Perrault, Cascades CS+

• 10:00 “Improving Strength and Speed through Enzymatic Fiber Modification”, Maurice Rizcallah, Buckman
• 10:30 “Mastering Retention Chemical Injection and Control on a Modern Board Machine”, David Paque & Peter Jelinek, Kemira
• 11:00 “Strategic Approach to Dry Strength Market Needs”, Pascal Rivard, Solenis

Session Chair: Kerry Figiel, International Paper

• 10:00 “Aliasing performance of variable-speed scanning in cross-direction control of paper web”, Seyhan Nuyan & Calvin Fu, Valmet
• 10:30 “A different approach to understanding, when it comes to dirt spots in paper”, Anders Nilsson, FrontWay AB & Lars Eriksson, Mare Nordic AB
• 11:00 “Improving Operating Margins of Pulp Mills with Advanced Process Control”, Bill Poe, AVEVA & Alec Rancourt, Schneider Electric

Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs, Canada

13:00 – 14:00

• 13:00 Welcome address by Mr. Greg Hay, Executive Director, PAPTAC and Dr. Marzouk Benali, Natural Resources Canada/CanmetENERGY, BIOFOR Conference Chair
• 13:10 Address by Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs, Canada
• 13:25 Address by Pierre Dufour, Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Government of Quebec
• 13:40 Overview of RYAM and update on projects at Temiscaming, Vito Consiglio, CEO, Rayonier AM

Vito Consiglio, CEO, Rayonier AM

Pierre Dufour, Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Government of Quebec

12:30 – 14:00

Session Chair: Serge Bédard,  Natural Resources Canada

• 12:30 “Advanced Asset Performance Management Tool for Energy Efficiency Improvement in P&P Mills”, Hakim Ghezzaz, CanmetENERGY
• 13:00 “How to enable the transformation of energy use in paper industry needed for the future”, Esa Vakkilainen, LUT University
• 13:30 “Optimizing Biomass Boiler Combustion and Maximizing Heat Capture for Increased Thermal Efficiency”, Samit Pethe, Jansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies Inc.

Implementing Reliable Manufacturing

10 Questions Leaders, Advocates and Managers need to ask (and get answers) – Tim Dunton, Director, Reliability Solutions

This presentation will present and discuss 10 Key questions that should be asked of any organization that is trying to implement Reliable Manufacturing. We will discuss what the answers should be and what good looks like. For each of the Big 10 there will be a series of observations and challenges that participants can take back to their facilities and assess their current state.

Tim is an astute teacher with over 30 years experience and extensive qualifications in machinery troubleshooting and problem-solving, condition monitoring program design, implementation and operation.

Tim Dunton, Director, Reliability Solutions

14:30 – 16:00

Session Chair: Martin Desrosiers, Kruger Products

• 14:30 “Artificial intelligence and machine learning enable major savings in the tissue, pulp and paper industry”, Timo Arra, TietoEVRY, Pulp, Paper and Fibre Industries – Industry Software
  
• 15:00 “AI in the pulp & paper industry: what’s at stake and how to succeed”, Tristan Mallet, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  
• 15:30  “Benefits of AI-Driven Autonomous Chemistry Control for Papermaking”, Matthew Callicott, Solenis

Session Chair: Mona Henderson, Valmet

• 14:30 “Using Bleaching Stage Models for Benchmarking Softwood ECF Bleach Plants”, Brian Brogdon, Future Bridge Consulting Services, LLC
• 15:00 “Improving Washer Performance with Chemical Cleaning”, Michael Pinard, Kelly Dufour, and Nick Sirois, Domtar Inc
• 15:30 “Z-ECF and Z-TCF Bleachings of Softwood Kraft Pulp”, Alexis Metais, Xylem

Fanny Monteil-Rivera, National Research Council of Canada

Session Chair: Dr Marzouk Benali, Natural Resources Canada/CanmetENERGY, BIOFOR Conference Chair

• 14:30 Keynote:  “The Lignin Bioeconomy: Canadian Standards to Reach New Markets“, Fanny Monteil-Rivera, National Research Council of Canada and Melanie Pinatton, CSA Group
• 15:30 “Impacts of low carbon policies and renewable fuels opportunities for the forestry sector”, Jawad Jeaidi, Natural Resources Canada /CanmetENERGY

Melanie Pinatton, CSA Group