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Forisk Blog: August 2010

Wood Demand in US Rising for Bioenergy; Still Modest Relative to Expectations

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

According to Wood Bioenergy US, wood pellet and wood-to-electricity plants in the continental US will consume over 30 million green tons in 2010.  This is based on screening the 376 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects in the Wood Bioenergy US database more…

Weyerhaeuser’s Special Dividend: Shareholders Vote Their Preferences

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs

With the payment of a $5.6 billion special dividend on September 1, 2010, Weyerhaeuser (WY) will have satisfied all of the requirements for its conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT). We described the tax implications of the dividend more…

Weyerhaeuser REIT Conversion on Track; Revisiting Tax Implications

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs

As a major final step in its long road to converting to a real estate investment trust (REIT), Weyerhaeuser (WY) announced a special dividend of $5.6 billion on July 11, 2010.  Previously, we detailed Weyerhaeuser’s (WY) REIT conversion timeline, which more…

Three Realities of Wood Bioenergy and Forest Owners

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

Recent articles and media coverage of wood bioenergy projects and policies raised questions about carbon accounting, the role of subsidies and biomass definitions.  However, policy-makers and forest owners can benefit from a rooted understanding of what we know versus technologies more…

Timber REITs Make it a Clean Sweep with Q2 2010 Earnings Results

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs

Days after Plum Creek (PCL) posted second quarter earnings on July 26th (see “Plum Creek Beats the Street“), the balance of the timber REITs – Potlatch (PCH), Rayonier (RYN) and soon-to-be-REIT Weyerhaeuser (WY) – reported their results.  Neena Mishra, Forisk’s more…

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