Bioproducts development survey : Enquête sur le développement des bioproduits : analyse des résultats sommaires

With the lowest percentage of firms entering the sector in the last five years and the highest percentage of public companies, Manitoba gives the impression of an older sector more focused on production than on generating new products and firms. [...] Next, the main body of the report begins with an examination of the structure of the Canadian bioproducts sector and the firms in the sector. [...] The second section examines the products being developed and the use of biomass by firms in the sector. [...] Bioproducts Development Survey: Analysis of the Summary Results xix Overview of the Bioproducts Development Survey Results The survey studied bioproducts use and development in Canada. [...] Some of the key characteristics of Canadian bioproduct firms are identified by region in Summary Table 1, and by firm size in Summary Table 2. Common Themes in the Canadian Bioproducts Sector, 2003 Bioproducts are just one part of firm business activities and the proportion decreases with firm size - The first observation is that, in general, bioproducts was just one part of the business activ- it