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Forisk Blog: October 2018

Southern Tree Planting Trends

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Amanda Lang | no comments in Timberlands

There has been some concern in the forest industry that the slump in pine harvesting following the Great Recession – combined with excessive inventory accumulation and poor stumpage pricing – may have contributed to a severe decline in tree planting more…

Tags forest industry, forestry, silviculture, timberland investments, timberlands

US Housing Starts Outlook, Q4 2018 Update: Same As It Ever Was

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Despite September housing starts declining 5.3% on a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) from August’s downwardly revised more…

Tags forest economics, Housing

Market Concentration of Structural Panels

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Amanda Lang | no comments in Structural Panels, Wood Demand & Procurement

Structural panel production is highly consolidated amongst few firms in North America. There are only ten OSB producers and the ten largest plywood producers represent 73% of North American capacity in 2018. The ten largest plywood producers in North America more…

Tags mill capacity, mills, OSB, plywood, wood demand, wood markets

Wood Pellet Production Capacity in Western Canada

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

Wood pellet production capacity in North America increased 170% over the past decade. Growing to meet European demand for renewable energy—and more recently demand from Asia—wood pellet manufacturing capacity has consolidated and shifted across regions. Today, Western Canada is the more…

Tags bioenergy, Canada, timber market analysis, Wood Bioenergy, wood pellets

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