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Type of bioproduct by stage of development or production, bioproduct firms, Canada, 2009

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Type of bioproduct by stage of development or production, bioproduct firms, Canada, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of type of bioproduct by stage of development or production total number of firms, research and development, proof of concept/product development, in production/on the market and bioproduct revenue, calculated using number and thousands of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Total number of firms Research
and development
Proof of concept/product development In production/on the market Bioproduct revenue
  number thousands of dollars
Fuels and Energy  
Ethanol (for fuel) 29C 10D 11D 20C 909,530D
Biodiesel (for fuel) 40B 23C 21C 29C Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other liquid fuels (e.g., methanol,
butanol, etc.)
18C 10D 13D 14D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Gaseous Fuels (e.g., bio-gas,
syngas, hydrogen, etc.)
14C 10D 10D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Solid Fuels (e.g., agri-straw
pellets, agri-wood pellets, etc.)
16D 7D 11D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 779Note E: Use with caution
Bioenergy (e.g., electricity,
heat, co-generation, etc.)
42B 27C 29C 21C 46,643D
Organic Chemicals  
Lubricants and greases 13D 9D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Polymers 16C 12D 10D 10D 28,166D
Adhesives Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0
Fine chemicals 12D 7D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Solvents 6D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other organic chemicals 31B 16C 17C 20C 155,497Note E: Use with caution
Bio-pesticides and Bio-catalysts  
Bio-pesticides (e.g., insecticides,
fungicides, herbicides)
19C 14D 8D 18C 1,052Note E: Use with caution
Bio-catalysts and Bio-enzymes 10D 10D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Materials and Composites  
Composites 12D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Fibreboard/agri-fibre panels 7D 5D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0
Materials (e.g., foam, insulation,
masonry, road materials, cement, geofibres, geotextiles, etc.)
13C 7D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9D Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Other Bioproducts  
Other Bioproducts 57B 23C 26C 43B Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note(s):
Due to rounding, components may not add to totals
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Bioproducts production and development survey 2009.
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