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V O L . X X I X N O. V M A R C H 6 , 2 0 2 3 18 E M E R G I N G I N D U S T R I E S F O C U S "Everything is used," says LeBrun. Once Standard Biocarbon starts operations, expected later this year, the goal is to produce about 160 tons (950 cubic yards) monthly. "From what I've heard, Standard Biocarbon is at the front of a very large wave of diverse uses of wood products," said LeBrun. "It used to be lumber and paper and not much else. Now there's a whole bunch of other uses coming online." 'Carbon construction units' at large wave of diverse uses is certainly rolling along, as stakeholders of all types examine the potential of new wood products through the sustainable use of Maine's vast forest resource. e Maine Office of Business Development, led by longtime forest products advocate Charlotte Mace, has identified forest products as one of several Maine industry clusters having the highest potential for growth. Forest products have driven Maine's economy for centuries, with lumber and paper mills long provid- ing jobs to loggers, truckers and mill workers. Mills continue to be a backbone for Maine's rural economy, but markets for wood products are changing with a decline in the pulpwood and paper industry. New markets could include biochar, mass timber, packaging and biobased manufacturing, made from hardwood, sawmill byproducts and lower-quality logs. A forest-products industry coalition launched in 2018, the Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine, ยป C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D Fred Horton, center, Michael LeBrun, right and Jesse Good, inspect equipment made by German-based Pyreg that will soon be set up at Standard Biocarbon in Enfield.