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Consultant Michael Bilodeau has nearly 40 years of experience in the Forest Products Industry creating innovative technologies and helping countless individuals and companies around the world meet their commercial goals. Prior to founding the Papyrus Consulting Group, he was President and CEO of HS Manufacturing Group, a pioneer in bio-based barrier technology for packaging and specialty papers. Mr. Bilodeau was formerly the Director of the Process Development Center in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department and Industrial Liaison for Forest Bioproducts Research at the University of Maine for 15 years. In this position, Mr. Bilodeau significantly contributed to his field and became one of the world’s leading experts on the production of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) with his patented process. He also spent 20 years in research and development, and corporate engineering at Sappi Fine Papers North America.
Mr. Bilodeau is the author of numerous technical publications, a frequent invited speaker at international trade conferences, academic institutions, government agencies, and private company meetings. Mr. Bilodeau is a co-inventor on dozens of patents in the pulp and paper, biomaterials, and building material markets. He has also served as an advisor and on the Board of Directors for several private sector companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Bilodeau holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine.
In The News
Read about Mr. Michael Bilodeau’s work with cellulose nanofibrils at the University of Maine:
UMaine Today, Winter 2021 – 2022 article: Maine’s Strength by Ashley Forbes
