tailieunhanh - BAMBOO AS A NEW FIBER SOURCE IN THE US PAPER INDUSTRY: A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR BOOSHOOT GARDENS, LLC

Whether to co-process alternative fuels in cement kilns can be evaluated upon environmental and economic criteria. As is discussed in detail below, the potential benefits of burning alternative fuels at cement plants are numerous. However, the contrary is possible, when poor planning results in projects where cement kilns have higher emissions, or where alternative fuels are not put to their highest value use. Five guiding principles outlined by the German development agency, GTZ, and Holcim Group Support Ltd., are intended to help avoid the latter scenarios (GTZ and Holcim 2006). The principles, reproduced in Table II-1, provide a comprehensive. | BAMBOO AS A NEW FIBER SOURCE IN THE US PAPER INDUSTRY A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR BOOSHOOT GARDENS LLC BY EMMA KALLA WAY A THESIS Presented to the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business And the Robert D. Clark Honors College In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science November 16th 2010 An Abstract of the Thesis of Emma Diane Rosemary Kallaway for the degree of Bachelor of Science In the Lundquist College of Business to be taken on November 16th 2010 Title BAMBOO AS A NEW FIBER SOURCE IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY A FEASIBLITY ANALYSIS FOR BOOSHOOT GARDENS LLC. Approved ________________________________________________ Senior Instructor Anne Forrestel There is opportunity for Booshoot Gardens LLC to become a supplier in the paper industry build revenue and secure future growth. This study is a feasibility analysis seeking to answer two questions Can bamboo be used as a replacement fiber source for paper products and do market conditions offer potential for a new supplier to enter the industry Research came from working with scientists in paper engineering as well as industry research to uncover the potential for a new supplier in the paper industry. Booshoot staff agrees that in order to succeed in the paper industry the company must supply full grown chipped bamboo to manufacturers in the sanitary paper industry a small niche in the larger paper industry. Based on this research Booshoot Gardens LLC has already begun to find investors and expand the business into the Paper Industry. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My thesis for the Robert D. Clark Honors College has been the cornerstone of my education at the University of Oregon. I would first like to thank my primary advisor Anne Forrestel for giving of her time and constructive criticism which has made me a better writer a better student and a stronger woman. Anne Forrestel has been a generous advisor who helped me through a very challenging project. I would also like