Bioproducts
We are continually innovating to develop new renewable wood-based products to help reduce global emissions, such as biocomposites and bioenergy.
- We make it in
- Grande Prairie, BC
- Hestra, Sweden
Description
Our bioproducts, developed through our own operations, subsidiaries and joint ventures, reflect our commitment to sustainability and innovation. By using sawmill by-products, we produce wood pellets, renewable energy, biofuels and other eco-friendly materials.
At Canfor Green Energy, we generate heat and electricity from biomass to help power our operations and support local energy grids.
In Houston, BC, our pellet facility—operated in partnership with Pinnacle Pellet Inc. and the Moricetown Indian Band—produces industrial-grade pellets which provide clean biomass fule to customers across Europe, North America and Asia.
Vida Energy converts by-products into wood pellets, chips and biofuels for heating systems in Sweden and also supplies 100% wood shavings for agricultural use.
Through our joint venture Arbios Biotech, we’re advancing the transformation of biomass into renewable bio-oil for low-carbon industrial solutions.
Product Info
Arbios Biotech, a Canfor joint venture, converts low-value biomass and waste into renewable bio-oil, advancing a circular, low-carbon economy. Using advanced hydrothermal liquefaction, Arbios transforms forest residues, agricultural waste, and biogenic municipal waste into sustainable fuels for aviation and marine industries. By repurposing materials often discarded or burned, Arbios drives decarbonization in hard-to-abate sectors and fosters a carbon-neutral future.
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The 18MW Canfor Green Energy biomass cogeneration facility in Grande Prairie generates renewable heat and electricity for our sawmill while supplying surplus power to the Alberta grid.
*Alberta annual household average 7.2MW electricity.
- Total Electricity Produced (MW)100,000
- Electricity Sent to Grid (MW)55,000
- Equivalent Homes Powered7,500
- Total Heat Produced (GJ)225,000
Our industrial-grade pellets provide clean biomass fuel to customers across Europe, North America and Asia by transforming sawmill residues—helping to reduce waste and support renewable energy solutions.
- Annual Production217,000 tonnes
Vida Energy, one of Sweden’s largest biofuel producers, transforms sawmill by-products like chips, bark, and wood shavings into renewable energy solutions, including whole tree chips, stemwood chips, and pellets. With 65,000 tonnes of annual pellet production and operations across twelve sawmills, Vida supplies heating, drying, and sustainable energy products to thermal power stations and the pulp and paper industry, driving innovation in renewable fuel and greener energy systems.
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- Bales of Agricultural Bedding2.5M
- Forest Residuals Processed2M m³
- Tonnes of Pellets65000
Product Documentation
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Vida Energy
Hestra, SWE
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Canfor Green Energy
Grande Prairie, AB
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