2015

1. Just in case you were considering building a pellet mill.   19 December 2015 
2. November Housing Notes.   23 November 2015 
3. New Study Results-LA Primary and Secondary Wood Products Sectors.   18 November 2015 
4. Louisiana Forest Industry website gets update.  16 November 2016 
5. Wood to Biofuels | Webinar Series. 16 November 2015 
6. September Housing Report.  12 November 2015 
7. Landowners may benefit by growing crops among trees.   12 November 2015 
8. Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek to Merge, Creating the World's Premier Timber, Land and Forest Products Company.   9 November 2015 
9. Here’s How We Can Stop Illegal Logging and Poaching on the Spot.  3 November 2015 
10. £100m Port of Liverpool biomass handling facility enters service.  30 October 2015 
11. Producer Prices in September – More Energy Declines.  29 October 2015 
12. Laboratory Tests Evaluate Design Values of Thermo-Ply® Red, Form SP-1172.  29 October 2015 
13. European Price Development of Industrial Pellets. 29 October 2015  
14. As part of the October 21st National Bioenergy Day, a bioenergy conference was held by the LSU AgCenter.  29 October 2015  
15. Additional U.S. housing market commentaries for August.  29 October 2015 
16. White Castle biomass plant on schedule to begin turning sugar cane waste into fuel in July.  23 October 2015 
17. October Housing Report from Al Schuler.  23 October 2015 
18. Louisiana SAF Issues Recommendations for Sustainable Management of Cypress Forests in State's Coastal Areas.  23 October 2015 
19. Join the LFPDC Interest group.  23 October 2015  
20. Turning wood and orange peels into car parts stronger than steel.  20 October 2015 
21. Presidential Proclamation -- National Forest Products Week, 2015.  18 October 2015 
22. Highest Global Sawmilling Earnings Achieved by U.S. South and Russian Mills.  29 September 2015 
23. September Housing Report from Al Schuler.  21 September 2015 
24. LSU AgCenter announces bioenergy conference.  21 September 2015 
25. Plum Creek joins with institutional investors to form timberland joint venture dubbed Twin Creeks Timber, with objective of growing $1 billion portfolio.   18 September 2015 
26. Oregon Lumber Mill Becomes First in U.S. Certified to Produce New Wood Building Material.  15 September 2015 
27. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update.  15 September 2015 
28. FutureMetrics releases dashboard on pellet demand for cofiring.  15 September 2015 
29. Arauco Invests $325 Million to Build Largest Particleboard Mill in North America.  15 September 2015 
30. US pallet stock to reach 2.6 billion units by 2019.  8 September 2015 
31. In the last 25 years, the world lost a forested area the size of South Africa.  8 September 2015 
32. The Gas Rush: Could the US switch fuels over to 51% renewable natural gas?  3 September 2015 
33. Tall Wood Buildings Not So Great, says Concrete Industry  3 September 2015 
34. Past interest group posts are now available.  3 September 2015
35. Wood Markets Monthly International Report Highlights.  31 August 2015 
36. India Joins PEFC’s Alliance.  31 August 2015 
37. EPA slashes biofuels targets for 2014, 2015, 2016 under Renewable Fuel Standard.  31 August 2015 
38. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update.  25 August 2015 
39. Latest Housing Information - August.   24 August 2015 
40. Biomass plant on hold.  24 August 2015 
41. Recommendations for Growing the Forest Industry in the Northeast.  20 August 2015 
42. Will Changes in UK Renewable Energy Incentives Affect Pellet Demand?  19 August 2015 
43. Builder Confidence, Single-Family Starts Rising.  19 August 2015 
44. NEW Publication: Business Management Practices for Small to Medium Sized Forest Products Firms.  17 August 2015 
45. The UK plans to build the world’s largest wood-burning power plant.  16 August 2015 
46. New Set of Residential Construction and Remodeling Indices.  12 August 2015 
47. FSC certification provides profit incentive for sustainable forestry-says WWF.  12 August 2015 
48. Bipartisan Effort Urges EPA to Stop Penalizing Sustainable Forest Management.  12 August 2015 
49. EIA short-term outlook highlights bioenergy production forecasts.  11 August 2015 
50. Drax starts strategic review after UK green policy changes.  31 July 2015 
51. Invest with confidence: Are planted forests in Latin America a good deal?   30 July 2015 
52. Biofuels Mandate Around the World - 2015.  27 July 2015 
53. Housing Note - July 2015.   23 July 2015 
54. German Pellets proceeds with plan to double production at LA wood pellet mill to approx. 1.2 million tonnes/yr.  23 July 2015 
55. Ethiopia: The Biofuel Myth.  23 July 2015 
56. Defiant Drax in move to bring on third unit.   23 July 2015 
57. World's Smallest Biomass Plant Reaches Operational Landmark.  22 July 2015 
58. Pine-Derived Chemicals Market Worth $4.8 Billion by 2020.  22 July 2015 
59. FedEx Taps Biofuel Supplier for Jet Fleet.  22 July 2015 
60. Advanced Biofuels USA: Time for a Non-Renewable Carbon Fuel User Fee.  21 July 2015 
61. Tackling Illegal Logging and the Related Trade: What Progress and Where Next?  20 July 2015 
62. Growing the market for softwood lumber.  20 July 2015 
63. Don't Write Off Paper Just Yet.  20 July 2015 
64. Debunking two so-called facts about wood pellets.  9 July 2015 
65. Housing Report - May 2015.  6 July 2015 
66. Converting the Drax Power Station to burn biomass fuel involved the creation of an entirely new supply chain.   26 June 2015 
67. Chinese Demand for US Hardwood Soars to $1.53b.  26 June 2015 
68. Regulation of Europe-Bound US Wood Pellets.  24 June 2015 
69. Columbia Forest Products Introduces New Formaldehyde-Free Plywood.  24 June 2015 
70. U.S. Supplies Biomass for £100 Million Port Terminal.  23 June 2015 
71. Timber buildings – evidence of lower costs emerge.  17 June 2015 
72. May Housing Notes.  17 June 2015 
73. Lumber Imports to China Were Close to Record High in April; Russia, Sweden and Finland Increased Shipments the most.  15 June 2015 
74. The Global Forest Industry in the 1Q/2015.  5 June 2015. 
75. A new kind of wood chip: collaboration could lead to biodegradable computer chips.  28 May 2015 
76. Outlook for Mid-South Forests: The Next 50 Years. Subregional report from the Southern Forest Futures Project.  26 May 2015 
77. April Housing Notes.  21 May 2015 
78. March Housing report.  19 May 2015 
79. Webinar: Achieving Sustainability Goals with Biomass.  8 May 2015 
80. RFS Policy Instability Chilling Advanced Biofuel Investments, Study Says.  8 May 2015 
81. FSC introduces new consumer brand identity.  8 May 2015 
82. Sustane Technologies to produce MSW-derived pellets in Canada.  7 May 2015 
83. Study investigates impacts of the material and energetic utilization of wood: Build or burn? Competition for wood on the rise Wood.   7 May 2015 
84. Recyclable Wood Foam Provides Better Insulation than Conventional Foam.  6 May 2015 
85. Concrete interests ensure code provisions for taller wood buildings hit brick wall.  6 May 2015 
86. BERC launches updated community-scale wood heating database.  28 April 2015 
87. "Wood Fiber Costs for US Pulp Mills Up.  24 April 2015 
88. The Housing Market: Myth Vs. Reality.  22 April 2015. 
89. Pine Straw Harvesting in Longleaf Pine Forests: Best Management Guidelines to Sustain Wildlife Resources.  22 April 2015 
90. April Housing notes.   22 April 2015 
91. Lumber Prices Fall Sharply: Implications For Bonds And Different Stock Market Sectors.   15 April 2015 
92. Work progressing on port improvements for Cool Planet.   14 April 2015 
93. Woods of Louisiana:  LFPDC ebook link.   14 April 2015 
94. Louisiana Forest Products Development Center on Facebook.  14 April 2015 
95. Construction starts on Raceland sugar cane conversion plant.   14 April 2015 
96. Boise Cascade Announces $43 Million Expansion In Sabine Parish, Louisiana.  9 April 2015. 
97. Eye on the Economy: Weak Employment Gains in March.  8 April 2015 
98. U.S. Hardwood Exports Slow; World Markets Oversupplied.  7 April 2015 
99. February Monthly Housing Report.  4 April 2015 
100. Drax Biomass appoints Peter Madden as U.S. CEO.   2 April 2015 
101. Massive reforms to China’s forestry industry put in motion.   30 March 2015 
102. SCS Global Services Certifies One of the Largest Forest Areas in South Asia Under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Standard.  27 March 2015 
103. Canada & U.S. "Top 20" Lumber Producers' Annual Ranking: 2014.   27 March 2015 
104. How much do you know about the awesomeness of forests?   25 March 2015 
105. From skyscraper to 'plyscraper': The tower blocks made from wood.   25 March 2015 
106. South leads U.S. timber industry.   20 March 2015 
107. Housing Starts Plunge by the Most in Four Years.  18 March 2015 
108. March Housing Note - 2015.  17 March 2015  
109. Wood pellet heating a growing sector.  13 March 2015 
110. Housing Report: January 2015.  10 March 2015 
111. Furnishings Digest Newsletter: February-March 2015.  10 March 2015 
112. Five tips to avoid “greenwashing” when marketing paper products.  10 March 2015 
113. Ancient Trees: Portraits Of Time.  Woman spends 14 years photographing World's Oldest Trees.  27 February 2015 
114. Once ‘invisible,’ Africa’s domestic loggers come into the light.  26 February 2015 
115. Biomass Plants Gaining Steam, But Do They Result in Less Carbon?   26 February 2015 
116. Woody Biomass-Something old, something new...  12 February 2015 
117. Lesser Known Species.  11 February 2015 
118. Why Wood Waste to Energy Is a No-Brainer.  10 February 2015 
119. December 2014 Housing Report.  10 February 2015 
120. Wood Pellet Exports from North America Reach New Record High.  3 February 2015