The Forest Industry is a big actor in the bioenergy sector. The industry is a big biofuel producer for the market and user of Bioenergy. The conference is held 28th -29th August 2008 in co-operation with FinnMETKO in Jyväskylä, Jämsänkoski and Jämsä, Finland. The conference is organised by FINBIO – The Bioenergy Association of Finland.

The Conference will focus on the factors affecting the future of the bioenergy opportunities in fuel production, handling and business in forest industry chain. The topics are purchasing of forest fuels and trade , timber felling wood residues as fuel, fuels from early thinning, machine entrepreneurship. Technical excursions will be held after the conference. The Bioenergy 2003 with over 600 participants was organised by FINBIO. The Bioenergy in Wood Industry 2005 attended with over 300 participants. The 3rd Bioenergy conference 2007 was attended over 500 participants. Bioenergy is important in the heating and CHP sector in the community. Bioenergy in pulp and paper industry has reached a high level in Scandinavia. There is also many possibilities in the wood industry. The Conference will focus on the factors affecting the future of the bioenergy opportunities in fuel production, heating and power production in forest industry and on the energy market different sectors of forest industry