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The annual IPST conference April 18-19 will consider the implications for the industry and the resulting priorities for further exploration and research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPossible multiple product streams from mill sites, different concepts about mills in the future, and the future of raw materials were among the important factors discussed,\u201d said one participant.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe industry must prepare for a future with very different assumptions about the cultural environment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;At the workshop, Sten Nilsson, CEO of Forest Sector Insights, from Sweden, delved into the need for forest industry transformation, the obstacles impeding it, and the opportunities in accomplishing it. Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance President Ron Brown presented a review of dozens of existing forest products industry and business forecasts published by governments, business organizations, and NGOs. Ted Wegner, assistant director of the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab, also presented an assessment of the future of forests and rangelands prepared under the 2010 Resource Planning Act. 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