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Back to Episodes32. New Markets, New Possibilities: The Future of Georgia Forestry with Ryan Phillips and Christopher Luettgen
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Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum!
In today's episode, Ryan Phillips with the Georgia Forestry Commission and Christopher Luettgen with Georgia Tech's Renewable Bioproducts Institute discuss the challenges facing Georgia's timber industry and how the Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative (GFII) emerged from the Governor Kemp's Forestry Task Force. GFII is a collaborative effort to develop new markets for Georgia-grown wood by taking innovative technologies already proven in the laboratory and demonstrating their potential for commercial production. From transforming sawmill wood chips into materials that could be used to make refrigerants, solvents and other everyday products to developing a pilot facility in partnership with The Langdale Company, we'll explore how this initiative could create new opportunities for forest landowners, strengthen rural economies and help shape the future of Georgia's forest products industry.
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- Website: https://gatrees.org/
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Find Georgia Tech Online:
- Georgia Tech Website: https://www.gatech.edu/
- Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI): https://renewable-bioproducts.gatech.edu/
- Christopher Luettgen's Faculty Profile: https://research.gatech.edu/rbi/luettgen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-tech-renewable-bioproducts-institute/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgiatech/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiatech/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeorgiaTech
Ryan Phillips
Associate Chief, Markets and Innovation
Georgia Forestry Commission
rphillips@gfc.state.ga.us
Christopher Luettgen, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director, Renewable Bioproducts Institute
Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Undergraduate Pulp & Paper Certificate and Endowment
Georgia Institute of Technology
CEO and Executive Director
The Alliance for Pulp and Paper Technology Innovation
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