Description

Forisk’s new digital platform for the Mill Capacity Database offers unparalleled access to real-time data on mill capacities, empowering industry professionals with critical insights to drive informed decision-making.

Forisk produces a robust database of forest industry mill capacity in North America. This “Mill Capacity Database” includes location, capacity, current wood use, and product data on over 2,300 wood-using mills in North America, along with announced and planned capacity changes or greenfield mill construction over the next two years by firm, mill type, and geography. The Mill Capacity Database is offered as an annual subscription or as a one-time purchase. 

Mill Database Platform Overview

Forisk’s Mill Capacity Database includes the following wood-using mill types in the United States and Canada:

1. Softwood sawmills (5 MMBF or greater)
2. Hardwood sawmills (5 MMBF or greater)
3. Plywood and veneer plants (10 MMSF or greater)
4. OSB facilities
5. Engineered wood products facilities
6. Mass timber mills
7. Wood chip mills
8. Wood-consuming pulp/paper mills
9. Wood pellet plants
10. Wood panel mills

Forisk’s Mill Capacity Database Includes the Following Information for Each Mill:

• Mill Name
• Company Name
• City, County, State/Province
• Mill Type
• Status (Open, Closed, Idle, Announced)
• Species (Softwood/Hardwood)
• End Use
• Certification Status
• Latitude and Longitude
• Current Wood Use
• Recycled % (Pulp Mills)
• Current Production Capacity and Units
• Historic Production Capacity (since 2013) [only available with Subscriptions]
• Ownership Timeline, 2013-2024 [only available with Subscriptions]
• Announced and planned capacity changes or greenfield mill construction over the next 2 years [only available with Subscriptions]
• Announced ownership changes over the next 2 years [only available with Subscriptions]

Key Features of Forisk’s Online Mill Capacity Database:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Detailed information on mill capacities across North America, including over 2,300 facilities covering a wide range of mill types including sawmills, pulp mills, OSB mills, mass timber, and more.
• Real-Time Updates: Continuous data updates ensure users have the most current information available, reflecting changes in mill capacities as they occur.
• User-Friendly Online Interface: Intuitive design allows users to easily search, filter, and analyze data to meet their specific needs. Data is viewable in a table format, or via the interactive map.
• WebGIS Mapping Interface: View the data on the built-in map, along with search and filter capabilities.
• APIs: Tabular and spatial APIs allow users to access the data via PowerBI, ESRI, and other analytics platforms.
• Excel and CSV Downloads: In addition to the online interface and the APIs, Forisk allows users to download the full dataset to an Excel file or CSV file.
• Unlimited User Accounts: Unique user accounts and APIs for anyone in your company who would benefit from accessing this data.

Purchase Options:

There are two purchase options for Forisk’s Mill Capacity Database. The data is available as an Annual Subscription with real-time data updates, or as a one-time purchase of the Mill Capacity Database “Snapshot.” Both options include tabular and spatial API keys, login accounts to interact with the database on the new online platform, and the option to download CSV or Excel files of the data.

Firms may choose to receive the Mill Capacity Database for a single region, or for the entirety of the United States and Canada.

Discounted rates are available for companies that also subscribe to the Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com) for additional information and pricing for the Mill Capacity Database or the Forisk Research Quarterly.

Option 1: Annual Subscription

A subscription to Forisk’s Mill Capacity Database runs for one year. The Mill Database Subscription provides historic capacity and ownership timelines for the past eleven years (2013-2023), as well as announced/planned capacity and ownership changes for the current year and the next two years (2024-2026). You may begin your subscription at any point in the year and gain immediate access to the most up-to-date forest industry data via Forisk’s online platform. Subscribers receive real-time data updates that capture mill announcements and capacity/ownership changes. Data on the online system is updated daily as Forisk’s team gets new information. The annual subscription comes with unlimited on-call client support from Forisk’s team of researchers.

Firms that receive a Mill Database Subscription also have the opportunity to utilize Forisk’s Mill Database on the Acres Platform. Read more about this partnership here.

Option 2: Database “Snapshot” (One-Time Subset of Database)

Forisk offers one-time purchases of the Mill Capacity Database outside of the annual subscription format. The Mill Database “Snapshots” provide the current production capacity data for all mills in the database, but do not include historic timelines or announced/planned capacity or ownership changes. Access to Forisk’s online Mill Capacity Database platform is granted for a short period of time, during which users may interact with the data online or download the data as Excel or CSV files.

Regional Breakdown:

The states/provinces included in Forisk’s regions are as follows:

Contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com) for additional information and pricing.