THUNDER BAY, ON, May 23, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - FPInnovations and
Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) invite the media to
attend a press conference where they will announce the
commissioning of the new TMP-Bio plant in Thunder Bay (Ontario), which produces biomass-derived
lignin and sugars for use in the development of innovative
bio-products.
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What:
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Inauguration of the
TMP-Bio plant in Thunder Bay
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When:
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May 27, 2019, at
11:30 a.m.
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Where:
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Resolute Forest
Products –Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill
2001 Neebing Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6S3
(All visitors will be required to follow safety procedures at the
venue. Only closed-toe shoes will be permitted on site.)
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Speakers:
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- Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder
Bay – Rainy River (Canada)
- Bill Mauro, Mayor of Thunder Bay
- Derek Nighbor, President and CEO, FPAC
- Stéphane Renou, President and Chief Executive
Officer, FPInnovations
- Remi Lalonde, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Resolute Forest Products
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RSVP
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Séverine Lavoie
FPInnovations
Team Leader, Communications
514 782-4507
severine.lavoie@fpinnovations.ca
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About FPInnovations
FPInnovations is a not-for-profit world leader that specializes
in the creation of scientific solutions in support of the Canadian
forest sector's global competitiveness and responds to the priority
needs of its industry members and government partners. It is
ideally positioned to perform research, innovate, and deliver
state-of-the-art solutions for every area of the sector's value
chain, from forest operations to consumer and industrial products.
Its R&D laboratories are located in Québec City, Montréal, and
Vancouver, and it has technology
transfer offices across Canada.
For more information about FPInnovations, visit
www.fpinnovations.ca.
About Resolute Forest Products
Resolute Forest Products is a global leader in the forest
products industry with a diverse range of products, including
market pulp, tissue, wood products, newsprint and specialty papers,
which are marketed in close to 70 countries. The company owns or
operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets,
in the United States and Canada. Resolute has
third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to
internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards.
The shares of Resolute Forest Products trade under the stock symbol
RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock
Exchange. Visit www.resolutefp.com for more
information.
SOURCE FPInnovations