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January 19, 2023
6 Predictions for 2023 Global Forest Industry
The global forest industry has experienced some serious changes across the past year. As we saw in our 2022 global...
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December 29, 2022
Steady Pace in Forest Industry Manufacturing with Only Slight Decline
US forest industry performance in October and November 2022 was recently reported by both the US government and the...
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January 19, 2023
6 Predictions for 2023 Global Forest Industry
The global forest industry has experienced some serious changes across the past year. As we saw in our 2022 global forest industry predictions post,...
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December 29, 2022
Steady Pace in Forest Industry Manufacturing with Only Slight Decline
US forest industry performance in October and November 2022 was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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October 26, 2022
Australian Wood Imports From Russia Collapsed in August
Australia’s imports of wood products from Russia fell to its lowest monthly level in 28 months, valued at AUDFob1.185 million. The value of imports...
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December 27, 2021
Supply Chain Issues Facing the Forest Products Industry
The following information was recently published by our friends at Forest Resources Association (FRA) and written by Tim O'Hara, Vice President,...
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December 21, 2021
Forest2Market’s Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021
Much like 2020, the global forest products industry has undergone significant changes this year – some expected, and some unexpected. However, the...
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November 29, 2021
Renewable Materials and the Future of Plastics
As COP26 delegates dissected the detail on decarbonizing our world, chemical innovators ushered in sustainable solutions of their own. Late 2021 saw...
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November 18, 2021
Supply Chain Woes Begin to Pinch US Manufacturing Performance
Following a -0.5PP revision to August’s data (to -0.1 percent MoM), total industrial production (IP) fell another 1.3 percent in September (but +4.6...
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October 28, 2021
US Forest Industry & Manufacturing Sector Continue to Expand
US forest industry performance in August and September was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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October 19, 2021
Celebrating the Circular Economy: National Forest Products Week 2021
In 1960, the US Congress issued the first joint proclamation designating the third Sunday in October as the beginning of National Forest Products Week
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September 23, 2021
US Forest Industry & Manufacturing Performance Steady in 3Q
US forest industry performance in July and August was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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July 22, 2021
US Forest Industry, Manufacturing Growth Show Signs of Slowdown
US forest industry performance in May and June was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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June 28, 2021
US Forest Industry Performance Remains Strong, but Capacity Worries Persist
US forest industry performance in April and May was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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June 16, 2021
Labor Shortages Continue to Confound Economy
"Strong demand is a good problem to have, but that demand is increasingly straining manufacturers' ability to keep pace," said Jim Baird, chief...
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May 27, 2021
FRA Elects Pete Stewart as Chairman
During the May 17-19, 2021 FRA Annual Meeting, the Forest Resources Association’s Board of Directors elected Pete Stewart, President/CEO of...
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May 24, 2021
US Forest Industry, Manufacturing Sector Expand in Early 2Q
US forest industry performance in March and April was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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April 21, 2021
US Forest Industry, Manufacturing Show Strength in 1Q
US forest industry performance in February and March was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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March 25, 2021
US Forest Industry & Manufacturing Continue to Expand
US forest industry performance in January and February was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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February 24, 2021
US Forest Industry, Manufacturing off to Strong Start in 2021
US forest industry performance in December and January was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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January 29, 2021
US Forest Industry, Manufacturing Performance Steady Despite Volatile 2020
US forest industry performance in November and December was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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December 30, 2020
New COVID and Economic Stimulus Package Has a Lot for Forest Products Industry
Congress has passed and the President has signed a COVID relief and economic stimulus package. This is large and complex legislation, with provisions...
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November 19, 2020
US Forest Industry Performance for November: P&P Remains Strong
US forest industry performance in September and October was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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November 17, 2020
Chinese Chip Imports Lift: Australian Supply Declines
Latest data shows Chinese woodchip imports lifted to a seven-month high in September, hitting 1.302 million bone dried metric tons (bdmt) at an...
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October 20, 2020
US Forest Industry Performance for September: P&P Gaining, Lumber Hot
US forest industry performance in August and September was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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October 19, 2020
Exemplifying the Circular Economy: National Forest Products Week 2020
October 18-24, 2020 is National Forest Products Week! To recognize the importance of products derived from America’s forests, the Congress, by Public...
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October 07, 2020
Tools for Tracking Global Woodchip Exports, Shipping and Imports
Through IndustryEdge’s innovative online platform, Wood Market Edge, woodchip exporters, pulp producers, traders, port authorities and others are...
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September 22, 2020
US Forest Industry Continued Recovery in July, but is Growth Slowing?
US forest industry performance in July and August was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management.
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September 02, 2020
BREAKING: Impact of COVID-19 on America's Forest Supply Chain
The global forest products industry has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck at the beginning of 2020. First, the pulp & paper...
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August 17, 2020
AF&PA Highlights Remarkable Sustainability Progress of US Paper & Wood Products
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recently released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting the paper and wood products industry’s...
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August 13, 2020
International Paper, Stora Enso Among Sustainability Newsmakers in August
The forest products industry continued it's push for a more sustainable planet over the last several weeks.
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August 12, 2020
Pulp & Paper Products Consume 50% of Harvested Timber in US
This post originally appeared onForest2Market's Market Watch blog. When it comes to the issue of managing America’s forests, environmental and...
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July 07, 2020
Climate Change, CO2 and the Unique Benefits of Cutting Trees
This post originally appeared onForest2Market's Market Watch blog. There is growing sentiment that in order to combat climate change, we need more...
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