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This post includes data from the August/September edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS). In June 2012, Forisk posted data related to the rate of and reasons for bioenergy project failures since 2010. At the time, more projects in the U.S. had more…
This post includes an excerpt from the feature article in the August/September edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) about how wood demand from bioenergy is expected to affect state-by-state pine pulpwood stumpage prices. Wood bioenergy markets continue to impact timberland investments more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 mid-year forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. Question What is the status of the Panama Canal expansion and its implications for the U.S. forest industry? Short more…
This post includes an excerpt of the feature article in the May/June/July edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) written by Brooks Mendell, Ashley Barfield, and Amanda Lang. It is the second part of a two part series on liquid biofuels. Investors more…
In evaluating timber markets and wood baskets for forest industry and bioenergy investments, a key concern is the “riskiness”, health and competitiveness of wood-using manufacturing facilities in and near the market. Timberland investors want to confirm that the mills will more…
While the general public’s understanding of wood bioenergy remains incomplete, recent reporting on the issue fails to meaningfully inform readers on the status of woody biomass supplies and the actual development of wood bioenergy markets in the U.S. In fact, more…
This is the second in a two-part series related to wood supply agreements and their relevance to analyzing timber markets. Part I of this series on wood supply agreements introduced basic pricing mechanisms often used in supply agreements and associated more…
This is the first in a two-part series related to wood supply agreements and their relevance to analyzing timber markets. In his 1989 book Liar’s Poker, Michael Lewis wrote, “Risk, I learned, was a commodity. Risk could be canned and more…
This post includes an excerpt of the research in the February/March/April edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) and is the first part of a two part series on liquid biofuels. In May 2011, Forisk and the Schiamberg Group evaluated the viability more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. One of the best books I read in 2012 was David McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas about the building more…