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Utilization is the act of making practical use of something. For industrial purposes, utilization is the percent of name plate capacity used to produce a product; it is calculated as production divided by capacity for a set time period. Forisk more…
Pulp and paper mill closures garner headlines as they represent massive facilities employing hundreds and contributing millions of dollars to local economies. They also provide an important market for wood fiber for forest landowners and sawmills. Mill closures hamper landowners’ more…
Firms continue to invest in forest industry manufacturing facilities in the U.S. South. The region features abundant timber supplies and an established supply chain with favorable business operating conditions. Lumber manufacturers evaluate timber markets for future capital expansion, and the more…
We have been getting questions from clients about pulp markets as pulpmills across the country cut back production and wood purchases. Stephen Wright, the Product Manager of Forisk’s Wood Fiber Review, discussed market trends with procurement managers and timberland owners more…
Last week, Forisk published the June 2021 edition of the Forisk Market Bulletin in which our team communicated with over 170 forest industry professionals in the U.S., Canada, and Europe on topics including break-even analysis for forest carbon markets and more…
This post is the sixth in a series related to the Q2 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts and featured research on forest carbon. North America’s forest industry is closing in on two more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q3 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The post includes excerpts from our pulp and paper research. Our 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…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q3 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Pulp and paper products literally touch our lives’ every moment and movement. From the boardroom to the more…