When the term inflation is in the news, panic, confusion and speculation tend to fill the air. While most people understand that inflation means rising prices, they tend to stop there and assume they need to cut costs immediately. However, according to Fritz Nelson at Oracle NetSuite, “The way inflation affects an individual business depends on its unique economic circumstances: what industry it’s in, how its particular costs are rising (or falling), the productivity of its workforce, the nature of its supply, etc.”
Knowing how to prepare and adapt your business to inflationary trends can help you not only weather inflation but come out the other end stronger. That being said, the only way to hedge against uncertainty with any degree of confidence is with reliable historical data, transaction-based raw material price forecasts, and the industry experience to connect the relevant dots and provide meaningful insights.
With the Pulp and Paper industry already being an incredibly volatile industry, it’s imperative now more than ever to assess where your business stands and make a strategic, actionable plan as we enter another year that is bound to bring more unexpected turbulence.
Producing valuable, bankable resource assessments and forecasts requires a deep understanding of the Pulp and Paper industry. Therefore, the onus is on project developers to achieve a comprehensive knowledge of supply chain and other operational issues that affect project viability and, ultimately, project success.
Whether you are financing a project or acquisition, constructing a new facility or expanding an existing one, or transitioning lines, a long-term cost and sustainability resource assessment from Fisher International can help you answer these critical business questions:
Fisher International regularly performs due diligence assignments and custom resource assessments on behalf of producers, suppliers and investors operating within the global Pulp and Paper industry. We use our powerful proprietary database, FisherSolve, combined with the considerable industry experience of our consulting team to bring pulp and paper professionals worldwide the ability to make informed and precise decisions faster, broadly and more efficiently.
Fisher International is an independent third-party source of assessments and advice. We do not buy, sell, manufacture or manage pulp, paper, energy or carbon. As a result, our advice is objective and free from conflicts of interest.
Our industry leading FisherSolve platform, integrated services, and focused, personalized solutions can help customers uncover untapped opportunities and mitigate vulnerabilities, while revealing the best path for sustainable, profitable growth. Some of our business intelligence tools we offer include:
Sustainable profits come from the value gained through constant refinement of utilized assets. In commodity businesses like pulp and paper, that effectiveness is driven by a wide range of decisions which, when made marginally better, result in higher prices, higher operating rates, lower costs, and lower volatility than in less well-run firms.
These custom studies enable participants in the P&P industry to respond confidently to market changes while assuming a comfortable level of risk. Using a forecast model that can maximize return and minimize risk is simply smart business, especially during times of market stress and uncertainty. Before you move forward with a new facility, expansion or purchase, talk to us about custom resource assessment options that will inform the kind of confident decision-making needed to ensure your next project is a success.