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Nanocellulose: Technology, Applications and Markets

PRESENTED BY:Jack Miller Principal Consultant, Market-Intell LLCConsulting Manager Global Nanocellulose Sales, American Process Inc.

From the lab to the market

Thank you

Mike Bilodeau, Director, Process Development Center, University of MaineWadood Hamad, Principal Scientist, FPInnovations; Adjunct Professor, Depts. Of Chemistry and Chemical BioEngineering, University of British ColumbiaRobert J Moon, U.S. Forest ServiceJeff Youngblood, Associate Professor, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University

From the lab to the market

Source: GAO

From the lab to the market

What is nanocellulose?

Many things are referred to as nanocelluloseAlphabet soup: NCC, CNC, MFC, CNF, NFC, CF, CMC, TEMPOCellulose nanocrystalsCellulose nanofibrilsCellulose filamentsSome are not nano!

What is CNC?

Cellulose nanocrystals, also called nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) or cellulose whiskersRice-like shapeLess than 100 nm in at least one dimensionCan have surface charge and chiral nematic propertiesDiscrete nanoparticles with high crystallinityGood for strength, reinforcement, rheology, optical, electrical, chemical properties

Types of CNCAcid hydrolysis

Sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acidAVAPBiorefinery: sulfur dioxide, ethanol Catalytic biomass conversionLignin coated hydrophobic

What is CNF?

Cellulose nanofibrils, also called nanofibrillated celluloseLess than 100 nm in at least one dimensionSpaghetti-like shapeGood for strength, reinforcement, rheology

Types of CNFC

NF is essentially a mechanical process, can be aided by enzymatic or chemical process TEMPOAVAPLignin coatedFiberlean MFCCellulose Filaments

Why nanocellulose?

Abundant, sustainable renewable resource with price stabilityReduced carbon footprint (carbon neutral)RecyclableReusableCompostableBiocompatibleNon-toxic

High strength and modulus

Light weight

Dimensional stability

Thermal stability

Thixotropic

High optical transparency

High thermal conductivityLow oxygen permeability

Why now?

Cellulose Mega Trends:Declining demand for paperPaper companies seek new value from treesBiorefinery: lignin, sugars, energy, celluloseNanocelluloseEmergence of nanotechnologyGrowing

interest in

sustainability > growing interest from industry

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Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC)

Capacity 2015(kg per day)

Source

: RISI,

Nanocellulose: Technology Applications, and

Markets,

Market-Intell LLC

CelluForce

1,000

American Process

500

Melodea

100

Alberta Innovates

20

US Forest Products Lab

10

Blue Goose Biorefineries

10

FPInnovations

3

Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF)

Capacity 2015(kg/day)

Source: RISI,

Nanocellulose: Technology Applications, and

Markets,

Market-

Intell

LLC

Paperlogic, USA

2,000

University of Maine, USA

1,000

Borregaard, Norway

1,000

American Process

500

Nippon Paper, Japan

150

Innventia, Sweden

100

NamiCell, France

100

Oji Paper, Japan

100

Stora Enso, Finland

Pre-commercial

UPM, Finland

Pre-commercial

FPInnovations, Canada

Pilot

Norske Skog

Pilot

Daicel, Japan

Lab

Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Lab

US Forest Products Laboratory, USA

Lab

And…

FPInnovations/Kruger Trois Rivieres: Cellulose Filaments 5 tpdPerformance BioFilaments Inc: Cellulose Filaments, Mercer/Resolute J/V announced June 23, 2014. Future: 50,000 to 100,000 tpyImerys: FiberLeanTM Trebal (Cornwall UK)1 500 tpy MFC. 6,000 tpy in progress at other sites globally. Projected > 12,000 tpy early 2017.CelluComp: Curran® “cellulose nanofibres” from food waste materials Engineered Fibers Technology: “nanofibrillated fibers” from Lyocell

Commercial D

evelopments: North AmericaAmerican ProcessStartup 100 tpy demonstration plantFirst shipments April 2015CNC, CNF and blends; hydrophobic and hydrophilic varietiesPaperlogicStart up Q2 , 2015, Turners Falls, MACNF 2 tonnes per day

CelluForce

New shareholder: Schlumberger

Commercial Development: Europe

Innventia, June 2014. Announced plans to develop mobile facilities for nanocellulose production with Billerud Korsnäs, for papermaking.CelluTech AB, Sweden. Spin-off of Wallenberg Wood Science Center: cellulose foams, spheres and magnetic celluloseBorregaard, Norway. Exilva cellulose microfibrils 150 tpy

. Commercial

scale

1000

tpy

Q3

2016.Stora Enso. New board grades containing MFC are reaching the stage of packaging market entry. Holmen/Melodea announced pilot plant to produce CNC from paper mill sludge. Startup first half 2016. SAPPI announced new process for dry redisersible CNF with Edinburg Napier University. Pilot plant late 2015.

Commercial Development: Japan

Nippon Paper: 30 tpy TEMPO, CMC, carboxylated CNFDaicel: CMC, Celish MFCAugust 2014: consortium of 100 companies: “The Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry contacted manufacturers that may use nanocellulose in the future, and established a study group for the public and private sectors. It will comprise major paper manufacturers, such as Nippon Paper Industries and Oji Holdings Corp.; Toyota Auto Body Co.; Mitsubishi Motors Corp.; Mitsui Chemicals Inc.; Denso Corp.; Kao Corp. and other interested companies.” - the Japan News, August 8, 2014

Forecasts

Tonnes (000)YearVireo Advisors, high56,481

potential

USDA

34,000

~2045

RISI, potential

23,551

potential

Vireo Advisors, low

18,283

potential

RISI, forecast

450

2025

Arbora Nano

145

NA

CelluForce

15

2017

Future Markets

0.8

2017

250 million by 2019 –

marketsandmarkets

$250 million in 2014

RnR

Markets

$ 8 billion by 2030 – Japanese government

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.”

  --Bill Gates

Thank

youPRESENTED BY:Jack Miller Principal Consultant, Market-Intell LLCConsulting Manager Global Nanocellulose Sales, American Process Inc

jack.miller@market-intell.com

www.risi.com/nanocellulose