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The ForestBioFacts learning environment is gaining global attention thanks to its high-quality content, user-friendliness, and multilingual accessibility.
In recent years, ForestBioFacts has expanded into new markets including Brazil, Austria, Sweden, and Germany. “Our new customers are primarily pulp producers and manufacturers of paper and packaging. Many universities and higher education institutions have also adopted ForestBioFacts as part of their teaching materials. For example, a few universities in Sweden have made it available to their students. For companies, ForestBioFacts serves not only as educational material but also as a knowledge base and a tool for competence development and training,” says Finnish Forest Products Engineers’ Associations (PI) Development Manager Vera Hallikainen.
A year ago, the Canadian paper and forest industry company Kruger acquired the rights to ForestBioFacts. Jacques Desrochers, Head of the Optimisation Project, was searching for a reliable source to develop training materials and chose ForestBioFacts. “The technical information in ForestBioFacts is excellent – well-structured and easy to navigate. The learning environment is now used in our training sessions and is available to anyone interested in developing their skills independently.”
Versatility of Digital Learning Materials
One of the advantages of digital learning materials is their ease of updating and keeping content current. “Additional functionalities can be developed alongside them to support learning and encourage further exploration. Digitalisation makes learning materials more accessible and inclusive. It allows for individual differences to be considered and offers users various ways to engage,” says Hallikainen.
The German institute PTS – Institut für Fasern & Papier GmbH adopted ForestBioFacts last summer. Head of Division Martin Zahel notes that digital learning materials will become increasingly prevalent and available alongside traditional forms of education. “They accelerate access to information and can be shared among teams without limitations.”
He adds that one of the key reasons for choosing ForestBioFacts was its structured and reliable information on pulp, paper, packaging, and bio-based materials.
“We will use ForestBioFacts in research projects and internal training. It will also be a valuable resource when we need an overview of a specific topic or want to verify definitions and background information.”
AI translated from the original Finnish text by Minna Saano.
The article was originally published in Puunvuoro magazine 3/2025
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