Mill Investments and Closures in the U.S. South

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Firms continue to invest in forest industry manufacturing facilities in the U.S. South. The region features abundant timber supplies and an established supply chain with favorable business operating conditions. Lumber manufacturers evaluate timber markets for future capital expansion, and the more…

Q2 2023 Forisk Wood Fiber Review: Paper and Packaging’s Slowdown Is Starting to Impact U.S. Wood Prices

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This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. The paper and packaging slowdown has reached into a third consecutive quarter and has more…

Forest Products and the Economics of Timber Markets, Part II

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This post, the second of a two-part series, includes topics covered in the (virtual) Timber Market Analysis course on October 11th and 12th, 2023 and in the Forisk Research Quarterly. Also, for those interested in this type of research, please more…

Pulpmill Slowdown: What is Going On?

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We have been getting questions from clients about pulp markets as pulpmills across the country cut back production and wood purchases. Stephen Wright, the Product Manager of Forisk’s Wood Fiber Review, discussed market trends with procurement managers and timberland owners more…

Top 10 North American and U.S. Lumber Producers, 2022

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After reaching unprecedented highs the past two years, softwood lumber prices have corrected. Lumber producers shifted and expanded capacity to deploy capital and position themselves for future growth. Forisk tracks over 2,100 forest industry mills, including planned capacity changes, to more…

Maximizing Value from Timberlands and Wood Baskets: What is Our Current Paradigm?

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When it comes to managing a forest or procuring wood or running a mill or analyzing a market, the “safest” and most productive posture for any professional is to understand what you’re looking at (transparency) and to know what to more…

U.S. South Sawmill Expansion Update and Curtailments in Western Canada

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Sawmill expansions continue amid supply chain constraints. Stoltze completed an automated grading line at their lumber facility in Columbia Falls, MT. West Fraser in Henderson, TX announced a $255 million investment to build a new sawmill complex around the existing more…