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Forest Products

 
The Forest Products Industries include paper mills,saw mills, cardboard mills, technical paper manufacturers, and secondary wood

products. These industries employ 24,500 workers in Massachusetts and generate more than 1.7 billion dollars in gross sales.

The Forest Products Industry National Roadmap considered 6 high-priority areas: 1) Sustainable Forest Management, 2) Environmental Performance, 3) Energy Performance, 4) Improved Capital Effectiveness, 5) Recycling, and 6) Sensors and Control. The Office of Industrial Technologies invested more than 5 million dollars in 2000 to fund technology partnerships, educational programs, showcases, and technology outreach and technology transfer.

Events and Meetings

April 1, 2003.
Optimizing Steam System Performance Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

Introduction to Best Practices Steam: An overview of BestPractices Steam reference documents and software. Management guides for conducting self-led steam optimization programs.
Contacts for technical and financial assistance. Contact: Eric Winkler 413-545-2853 winkler@ecs.umass.edu

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