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The Relationship between Demand and Forest Productivity in the US South

By Hannah Jefferies
In this five-part series, we explore results from Forest2Market’s  recently-published report on forests in the US South. Parts 1-3 cover the first four key findings.





New Hampshire Biomass Gets a Temporary Lifeline, But What’s Next?

By Eric Kingsley
Biomass markets in New England are having a tough time surviving. Low wholesale power prices, combined with flagging incentives for renewable biomass from states in Southern New England, have left biomass plants throughout the region struggling to continue operations.

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South Korea's Largest Wood Pellet Plant to Launch in September

By John Greene
Per a recent article published by Argus Media, a global provider of energy price assessments and analysis of international energy markets, the South Korean wood pellet market is expanding with the addition of a new biomass manufacturing facility.

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EPA Publishes Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes for 2018

By John Greene
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel for calendar year 2018. EPA also proposed biomass-based diesel (BBD) volume standards for calendar year 2019, and all of the proposed volume requirements are listed in the table below.


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Accurate Forecasting: There Is No Substitute for a Precise Starting Point

By Pete Coutu
How much does the changing price of oil affect raw material cost? What impact will the changing value of the US dollar have on the future business environment? When the Federal Reserve changes interest rates, what effect will it have on business?
 
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Forests and Urban Development Part I: US Land Use Change

By Hannah Jefferies
Working forests play an important role in keeping forested land forested, as our previous analyses have demonstrated. Working forests store carbon, provide recreational opportunities and support the economic vitality of many rural communities. However, working forests face competing land use pressures that place them at risk of conversion to other uses.

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Wood Pellets
Forest2Market Cited in IEA Bioenergy Report on Global Wood Pellet Trade

By John Greene
IEA Bioenergy Task 40 (which operates within the IEA energy technology and R&D collaboration programme of the International Energy Agency) recently published a comprehensive report on the status of the global wood pellet trade. The report provides a detailed analysis that includes data from a number of different export and import countries and the regulatory, price, capacity, consumption and logistics trends that drive the global wood pellet market.
 
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FSC and PEFC Publish Data on Double Forest Certification

By John Greene

Per a recent announcement from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)—two of the most prominent forest certification systems with a global reach—the two organizations have agreed to jointly collect and publish data on double certification beginning with 2016 data.


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