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As of January 30, 2011, Wood Bioenergy US counted 445 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects in the continental US, up from 441 in December 2010. In total, these projects – which include wood pellet, wood-to-electricity, and cellulosic ethanol projects – represent potential, more…
Forisk Equity Research completed a comparative analysis of timber REIT forest harvesting activities to address the question, “who wins as housing markets return?” The Executive Summary is below. The complete Technical Note (January 2011) is available here. Executive Summary While more…
Forisk Consulting was named to the “Bulldog 100 Fastest Growing Businesses” by the University of Georgia Alumni Association at an awards banquet in Atlanta on January 22, 2011. In total, the “Bulldog 100”, based on revenue growth over the past more…
REIT investors specify the relatively high and stable dividends as a key benefit of investing in real estate investment trusts. Timberland-owning REITs (timber REITs) offer additional tax benefits. Most timber REIT distributions (related to income from the sale of timber) more…
From the desk of Amanda Lang, Managing Editor, Wood Bioenergy US: On January 12, 2011 the EPA announced that it will defer greenhouse-gas permitting requirements for facilities using biomass to make electricity (see “EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption”, wsj.com, 1/13/11). more…
On January 7, 2011, Rayonier (RYN) announced the potential conversion of the existing fluff pulp fiber line at its Jesup, Georgia facility to produce cellulose specialties pulps. The company expects to complete its analysis by mid-year, when the board will more…
Timberland and timber REIT investors continue to wade through erroneous and underreported analysis in financial outlets. For example, a December 31, 2010 article, “Worst Performers in S&P Led by Weyerhaeuser, Dean Foods & H&R Block,” from Barron’s claims Weyerhaeuser (WY) more…
Weyerhaeuser’s (WY) December 2009 announcement regarding its board’s approval for conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT) drew attention to the timber REIT sector, its financial performance through the economic cycle and its investment potential moving forward. We published more…
According to Wood Bioenergy US, the number of announced and operating wood-consuming bioenergy projects in the continental US increased to 441 as of December 30, 2010 from 434 in October 2010. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of more…
Last week, Forisk completed a study titled “Economic and Regional Impact Analysis of the Treatment of Biomass Energy Under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.” Commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), the research identified 130 publicly-known and more…