Keynote Adress Non-wood Fibre 2010 and beyond

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Hurter, MBA, P. Eng., President, HurterConsult Incorporated</div> <bR> <div> Presented at the Appita Asia Committee "Non-Wood Fibre - 2010 and beyond" Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia - May 8, 2007.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Abstract</B></div> <div> On May 8, 2007, the Appita Asia Committee held a symposium "<B>Non-Wood Fibre - 2010 and beyond: Prospects for non-wood paper production in Asia Pacific</B>" in conjunction with the 61st Appita Annual Conference and Exhibition held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia. </div> <bR> <div> Mr. Hurter presented the Keynote Address to the symposium in which he covered</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7010411111100.png" HEIGHT="17" WIDTH="36" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a brief history of papermaking</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7010411111100.png" HEIGHT="17" WIDTH="36" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">the estimated global availability of nonwood fibre raw materials</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7010411111100.png" HEIGHT="17" WIDTH="36" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">some technological advancements that could improve the economics of nonwood fibre pulp and paper production</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7010411111100.png" HEIGHT="17" WIDTH="36" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">possible threats to nonwood fibres for pulp and papermaking</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7010411111100.png" HEIGHT="17" WIDTH="36" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a few possible nonwood projects that could be developed in the Asia Pacific region</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Hurter's Keynote Address set the tone for the symposium which also included a range of international speakers presenting on the economics, markets, supply chain and business issues relating to a variety of nonwood fibres.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Hurter's PowerPoint presentation of the paper in PDF format can be downloaded at the following link:</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-1231/Appita_2007_RWH_Keynote.pdf"><img align="bottom" border="0" width="153" height="17" alt="Nonwood Fibre - 2010 and beyond" src="HTMLobj-1231/download_pdf_LG_LARGE.gif"></a>  (requires Adobe Reader).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="98%" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2 WIDTH="100%"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Incorporated">Home</A> / <A HREF="philosophy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Process Technology Design Philosoph">Process Technology & Design Philosophy</A> /<B> </B><A HREF="expertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Areas of Expertise">Areas of Expertise</A><B> </B>/<B> </B><A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Scope of Services">Scope of Services</A> / <A HREF="cellulosic_biofuels.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cellulosic Biofuel">Cellulosic Biofuel</A></div> <div> <A HREF="references.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Project References">Project References</A> / <A HREF="info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult News Info"><B>News & Info</B></A> / <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Favorite Links">Links</A> / <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact HurterConsult">Contact Us</A> / <A HREF="legal_notice.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legal Notice About This Web Site">Legal Notice</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="nonwood_biorefinery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nonwood Fiber Raw Materials and the Bior"><B>Up</B></A><B> </B><B> /  </B><A HREF="qut_developments_bagasse_processing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QUT Developments in Bagasse Fibre Proces"><B>Down</B></A><B>  /  </B><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact HurterConsult"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> <div> <B>  <center> <FORM method=GET action="http://www.google.com/search" TARGET=_blank> <input type=hidden name=ie value=UTF-8> <input type=hidden name=oe value=UTF-8> <TABLE bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr><td> <A HREF="http://www.google.com/" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC=http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_40wht.gif border="0" ALT="Google" align="middle"></A> </td> <td> <INPUT TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value=""> <INPUT type=submit name=btnG VALUE="Google Search"> <input type=hidden name=domains value="www.HurterConsult.com"><br><input type=radio name=sitesearch value=""> Search WWW <input type=radio name=sitesearch value="www.HurterConsult.com" checked> Search www.HurterConsult.com <br> </font> </td></tr></TABLE> </FORM>   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Copyright © 2000-2010 HurterConsult Incorporated.  All rights reserved.</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>