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Following the start of the conflict, many western countries and their allies imposed strict economic sanctions on Russia and many major European utilities halted biomass purchases from Russia, as discussed in the Q2 2022 FRQ. According to data from FutureMetrics, more…
This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. In North America, there are four major exporting pellet regions: South Central, Southeast, East 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…
This excerpt from the Q1 2022 issue of the Forisk Wood Fiber Review highlights our pellet feedstock price indices. Trends in this quarter’s pellet feedstock prices track North American fiber prices generally: prices are up. For a more detailed, regional more…
North American wood pellet capacity increased 12% in 2021. This trend is led by export-oriented projects in the U.S. South, which continue to drive sector growth. Wood pellet production capacity reached 20 million metric tons in North America in 2021. more…
This is the sixth in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Forisk projects global demand for industrial wood pellets to reach 31 million metric more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q4 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Canadian wood pellet exports rose 9.6% year-over-year through August 2020. Canadian wood pellet more…
This post contains a sample from the Q2 2020 Forisk Wood Fiber Review. U.S. pellet feedstock fiber prices were stable in Q2 2020, despite the effects of the coronavirus. The U.S. Pellet Feedstock Price Index (PFPI-US)[1] increased 0.2%, reaching $60.60/odmt. more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q2 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly. Wood use for viable bioenergy projects in the U.S. could reach 79 million tons per year in 2029. Regionally, the South accounts for 56% of the more…
This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Canadian wood pellet exports declined 2.0% year-over-year through November 2019. Increased Canadian wood pellet export growth to Belgium and the UK offset a 16% year-over-year decline to Japan. more…