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Forisk Blog: June 2019

Three Lessons from Structural Panels on Strategy and Substitution

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Strategy, Structural Panels

The structural panel industry is heavily consolidated with a small number of key firms in each sector and geographic region. Adding capacity requires significant capital investments and the adoption of new technologies. What do we observe from firms seeking to more…

Tags OSB, plywood

Growing and Harvesting Dividends from Timber REITs

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

In a previous post about timber REITs, I quoted Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and investor on Shark Tank, on stocks and dividends: I believe non dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what more…

Substitution in the Forest Industry: Lessons from Plywood and OSB, Part III

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Strategy, Forest Technology, Structural Panels

This is the third in a series related to the threat of substitutes based on from research in the structural panels industry. Part I introduced the sector and core themes, and Part II described the power of effective cost controls more…

Substitution in the Forest Industry: Lessons from Plywood and OSB, Part II

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Operations, Forest Strategy, Structural Panels, Wood Demand & Procurement

This is the second in a series related to the threat of substitutes based on research in the structural panels industry. Part I introduced core themes and the sector. Why Substitute? A consumer considers substituting one product or service for more…

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