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We do not have a toilet paper problem. As a forest industry analyst, I say this for three reasons. Many firms in this industry are Forisk clients or customers of clients and we can confirm that trees continue to grow, more…
Forisk has acquired the North American Wood Fiber Review from Wood Resources International of Bothell, Washington. The Review, which tracks wood fiber markets in all major regions of the U.S. and Canada, will be published as the Forisk Wood Fiber more…
This is not your Grandma’s pulp mill. Within the forest products industry, the ability to use and leverage technology can distinguish firms within a sector, while clearly separating the ability to generate wealth across sectors. For example, the pulp paper more…
Where on the map should investors put capital to work in the U.S. forest industry? New research shows how the answer differs for timberland investors, sawtimber consumers, and users of pulpwood. Forisk’s 2019 North American Forest Market & Industry Rankings scores local more…
This post includes data from the Q2 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly and the 2019 Multi-Client Study: North American Forest Market & Industry Rankings. Despite recent declines in production, several pulp and paper producers announced investments and conversions to expand containerboard capacity. Firms more…
Forisk has acquired the Wood Demand Research Program (WDRP) from the Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business at the University of Georgia. The WDRP includes the Wood Demand Report and the Forest Industry Shapefiles of mill capacities and wood use more…
This post contains an excerpt from the Q1 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly. This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Jack Lutz, Justin Tyson, and Shawn more…
In reading about the pulp and paper industry, so much news focuses on the declines in printing and writing paper and newsprint. True, North American paper and paperboard production declined 25% since the start of the 2000’s, but the industry more…