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Forisk Blog: June 2012

Wood Bioenergy: Which Projects Fail and Why?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber Market Analysis, Wood Bioenergy

The costs associated with citing and building wood bioenergy projects can exceed those to build and operate natural gas or coal plants (in terms of dollars per unit of electricity output).  As such, factors determining the success and failure of more…

Timber REITs and Profit-Taking: History Repeats

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs

Recent rosiness reported in US housing markets triggered interest and trading in public timber REITs.  Year-to-date, timber REITs and the Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index show positive performance (Table 1).  However, the results vary by firm and sit below 2012 more…

Forest Certification Conundrum

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber Market Analysis

From the desk of Amanda Lang, who attended and spoke at the Forest Landowner’s Association National Conference last week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “Forest certification” generated lots of questions from those attending the 2012 Forest Landowner’s Association national meeting. more…

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Wood Market Realities, Part II: Demand Trumps Utilization

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forest Finance & Economics, Stumpage Forecasting, Timber Market Analysis, Wood Demand & Procurement

This is the second in a two-part series related to the analysis of wood baskets and timber markets for investments in forest industry mills, wood-using bioenergy projects and timberland. Part I of Wood Market Realities (Stumpage Price Paranoia) addressed real more…

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