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Forisk tracks wood-using facilities in North America’s forest products industry to study capital allocation, wood demand, and forest technology trends. Demand for logs from sawmills drives timber prices in most local markets and affects timberland values. Over the past 20 more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2017 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. The fact that the forest industry has changed structurally over the past 10 years is more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research authored by Amanda Lang and Andrew Copley published in the Q4 2016 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. Forisk analysis suggests wood use for viable bioenergy projects in the U.S. will be more…
By Brooks Mendell and Amanda Lang This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2016 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. In October 2015, the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research and featured research authored by Amanda Lang and Andrew Copley published in the Q3 2016 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. Forisk analysis suggests wood use for viable bioenergy projects in the more…
The average square footage of a completed new single-family home in the U.S. continues to increase. This has potential implications for regional lumber production and timber prices as this increase translates into higher levels of wood demand. According to the more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research published in the Q2 2016 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. U.S. wood bioenergy project announcements have slowed, but the wood bioenergy outlook remains stable for the U.S. Wood bioenergy failures continue more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2016 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. This post includes an excerpt from the “Forisk Facts and Figures” from the Q2 2016 Forisk Research more…
This post summarizes research published in the Q1 2016 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication tracking investment activity and capacity reductions in the U.S. pulp/paper sector. Recent mill upgrades and closures mirror Forisk production forecasts; the pulp and paper sector is more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research published in the Q1 2016 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. U.S. wood pellet exports continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace. U.S. wood pellet exports continued to increase in 2015, more…