We have the potential to transform the forestry sector into a provider of biofuels, bioenergy and a range of renewable bioproducts. This event highlights the real value of wood residues.
Running in conjunction with Bioeconomy Innovations 2025
- 21-22 October 2025, Rotorua, New Zealand
We have the potential to transform the forestry sector into a provider of biofuels, bioenergy and a range of renewable bioproducts. This event helps forest owners and managers, harvesting contractors, sawmills and wood manufacturing companies better understand the real value of wood residues and the opportunities in supplying this growing market.
Event Summary
As anticipated, the turnout to Residues2Revenues 2025 was a standout for the industry. The event, combined with our inaugural Bioeconomy Innovations 2025 Conference, saw close to 300 delegates take in the latest innovations and technologies for extracting energy and value from wood fibres. This was our largest and most comprehensive conference of 2025.
With over 32 speaker presentations from a range of local experts and overseas innovators, delegates were also full of questions during the 16 Question & Answer Panel sessions over the two days of the conference in Rotorua.
Conference delegates were also treated to the launch of a new Government “Wood Energy Strategy and Action Plan” by Hon Simon Watts, Minister for Energy.
Coinciding with the two conference was the official launch of the $63 million research factory processing biowaste into chemicals, glues and bioplastics will turbocharge the biotechnology sector when it opens in Rotorua next year. The biofactory will be a commercial-scale facility that will transform low-value wood, food waste and animal products into high-value ingredients, which its promoters say will change industries and create new ones.
The factory is to be built on the Rotorua Campus of the Bioeconomy Science Institute. The facility is charged with two main research aims – identifying opportunities in the wood fibre, pulp, biopolymer, packaging and biochemical industries and from their biomass side stream, and increasing New Zealand’s energy security through the use of forest and waste biomass for bioenergy.
Topics Covered:
- Regional matters in forest biomass supply and demand
- Biomass resource pricing: Supplier Perspectives
- Wood energy market options: Buyers Options
- Key drivers for forest resources for energy
- Wood chipping and grinding innovations
- Residues recovery and logistics issues
- New bio-products for wood energy
- Bioenergy hub developments
- Biomass boiler innovations
- EECA perspectives
Next Event
Planning for future events has already started. If you, or one of your colleagues, is interested in presenting, please forward details to events@fiea.org.nz. We would especially like to hear about recent trials and the integration of research into your operations. If you are willing to share lessons from the roll-out of new technology or smart operating practices with a wider audience, we’d like to hear from you.
Who Attended
- Forest owners and managers
- Harvesting and log cartage contractors
- Wood processing and manufacturing operations
- Wood fuel suppliers
- Regional and District Council planners
- Government policy staff
- Wood chip, biomass and wood pellet users
- Energy heat plant users and manufacturers
- Researchers
- Equipment, product and service suppliers to the industry
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
We always receive strong interest in the sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities available. For a full range of future sponsorship, exhibition and branding options, please contact our Marketing & Sponsorship Manager on (+64) 7 921 1384 or sponsorship@fiea.org.nz.
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