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This blog includes data from Forisk’s North American Mill Capacity Database, a database of over 2,350 wood-using mills in North America. For more information on the mill database or Forisk’s other products, please visit forisk.com or contact Nick DiLuzio at ndiluzio@forisk.com. Introduction There were more…
This post is an excerpt from the Q1 2026 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Introduction 2025 was a tough year for lumber manufacturers. Lumber prices dropped 8% and housing starts more…
This post includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review. To learn more about the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). In nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation), delivered softwood residual chip prices increased by $1.50 per green more…
The Forisk Research Quarterly publishes analysis of the softwood lumber sector in North America and capital investment trends. To produce custom reports and maps, check out Forisk’s North American Forest Industry Capacity Database. Discounted rates available for companies that also subscribe to more…
This post includes data from the Q3 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and Forisk’s new digital platform for the North American Mill Capacity Database. Over the past 50 years, major shifts in the regional distribution of lumber capacity across North more…
Authored by Pat Jolley Forest products manufacturers continue to complete capital projects and plan new investments, while some firms are closing lower performing mills. Most of the added capacity is in the U.S. South with only a few exceptions. Western more…
By Pat Jolley Mill news is mixed for the North American forest products industry as firms continue to complete mill investments and announce mill closings. In the first quarter of 2024, firms advanced sawmill expansions in the U.S. South while more…
After peaking the past three years, softwood lumber prices finally returned to break-even levels in 2023. Poorly positioned lumber producers closed, reducing North American lumber capacity by 2% after gains in 2022 and 2021. Closures included 9 sawmills with capacities more…
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…
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…