There has not been a new paper mill built in North America for close to 40 years and the last one built has been decommissioned.
But that doesn't scare Jeff Golfman away from his dream of building a paper mill in Manitoba that will make 100 per cent tree-free, chlorine-free, sulphur-free wheat-straw paper.
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The founder of Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc. realizes he's still "a few years" away from being able to build that mill, but he is undaunted after more than 15 years developing the product.
At the BioFibre 2013 conference in Winnipeg this week, Golfman said progress continues to be made.
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