2017

1. FOREST SECTOR INTEREST GROUP:  ListServe reconstruction. 11 December 2017
2. Beetles are ravaging Europe’s oldest forest. Is logging the answer?  11 December 2017
3. New Study: Biomass Electricity in the US Facing Headwinds. 30 November 2017 
4. EPA One Step Closer to Repealing Clean Power Plan. 30 November 2017 
5. Rising Starts and Sales Indicate More Gains Ahead. 29 November 2017 
6. New ways with wood open up building opportunities. 28 November 2017 
7. New-house sales jump 6.2 percent as supply tightens.  28 November 2017 
8. Portland Awarded $6 Million To Construct Affordable Housing Unit. 15 November 2017 
9. Peoples Republic of China - Strong Domestic Demand and Declining Production Encourage Wood Imports in 2017. 15 November 2017 
10. N.C. forests are under assault; Gov. Cooper should help. 15 November 2017 
11. Can Japan burn flammable ice for energy? 15 November 2017 
12. Wood Council applauds House passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act. 2 November 2017 
13. Chip issues frustrating Eastern White Pine mills. 27 October 2017 
14. Q3 Market Trends. 25 October 2017 
15. Massive factory planned for CLT lumber components in Washington State. 13 October 2017 
16. International Beams Announces Innovative Wood Products Manufacturing Facility Construction in Dothan, Alabama. 13 October 2017 
17. Enviva Completes Wilmington Terminal Drop-down Acquisition. 13 October 2017 
18. Housing Note - September 2017. 11 October 2017 
19. Vancouver Island logger latest to depart an industry feeling squeeze from trying conditions. 13 September 2017 
20. THE NEXT BIG THING IN PLYWOOD. 13 September 2017 
21. Watch 747 Super TAnker Drop Payload on a CA Fire. 11 September 2017 
22. Bioenergy in NW Montana. 10 September 2017 
23. Housing Note - August 2017. 5 September 2017 
24. A total of 33 companies joining forces with VTT to develop new generation sustainable forest product. 5 September 2017 
25. Wyden Blasts Decision on Subsidized Softwood Lumber.  31 August 2017  
26. A Glimpse Into The Future: Mass Timber Projects.  31 August 2017 
27. The Job No One Wants: Why Won't young People Work in Logging?  30 August 2017 
28. Forestry Resources Post Hurrican Harvey.  30 August 2017
29. Trump's 'America First' version of the US home comes at a cost.  29 August 2017 
30. The Ethical Case for CLT.  26 August 2017 
31. International Forestry Working Group Newsletter - Society of American Foresters. 26 August 2017 
32. An Overview of Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) & Mass Plywood Panels (MPP): Mass Timber.  26 August 2017 
33. Trials and Tribulations of the Logging Industry in the U.S. South after the Great Recession. 25 July 2017 
34. Specialized wood-treatment chamber kills destructive pests with heat. 23 August 2017  
35. Burning trees for fuel may soon qualify for state subsidies in Massachusetts. 16 August 2017  
36. Swimming through wood. 14 August 2017 
37. It’s not just you — there really are fewer homes for sale with inventory at a 20-year low. 11 August 2017 
38. Vancouver architect Michael Green at centre of mass-timber moment. 10 August 2017 
39. Study finds that markets are key to retaining southern forests. 9 August 2017 
40. Fire Tests for Cross-Laminated Timber.  9 August 2017 
41. Trump Administration May Push Narrower Clean Power Plan. 4 August 2017 
42. Round Timber Trusses -- Structural components made from round, unmilled "waste" trees that are as strong as steel.  4 August 2017
43. Researcher Studies Cross-Laminated Timber As Seismic Retrofit Tool. 2 August 2017 
44. Effects of the Great Recession on the Logging Sector in the U.S. South: Where Are We Now? 2 August 2017 
45. The Relationship between Demand and Forest Productivity in the US South: Part I.  31 July 2017  
46. July-2017-Housing Note.  31 July 2017 
47. Sustainable Biomass Program responds to NRDC paper.  28 July 2017
48. Vaagen spinoff will turn scrawny trees into engineered building material. 27 July 2017 
49. Second Quarter 2017 Economic Commentary and Timber Market Conditions. 27 July 2017 
50. It’s Settled: Biomass is a Carbon-Saving Fuel. 27 July 2017 
51. First Southeast U.S. CLT Plant Announced. 27 July 2017 
52. Logging Opens Dispute Between The EU And Poland. 22 July 2017 
53. Enviva wood supply tracking system finds 23 percent of pellets made of sawdust. 21 July 2017 
54. Test to see how special wood structures fare in quakes.  17 July 2017  
55. Market Trends WillSonn Advisory Q2 2017. 17 July 2017  
56. Giant Sequoia National Monument Could Be Reduced To Allow Logging. 17 July 2017 
57. 90% of Japan’s Fukushima forest now radiation free. 17 July 2017 
58. India plants 66 million trees in 12 hours as part of record-breaking environmental campaign. 6 July 2017 
59. Tall Buildings in Numbers-Tall Timber: A Global Audit. 5 July 2017 
60. This Floating Forest Is the Only Legal Place to Forage for Food in New York City.  3 July 2017 
61. Housing Notes - June 2017.   3 July 2017 
62. Exoskeleton super suit protects loggers from falling. 3 July 2017 
63. China is building a smog-eating 'forest city' filled with tree-covered skyscrapers. 3 July j2017 
64. Duties on Lumber Now Enough to Threaten Thousands of U.S. Jobs. 1 July 2017      
65. Woody Biomass Yields BTX.  30 June 2017
66. International Beams to invest $20M in Alabama manufacturing facility. 30 June 2017
67. Conversion of loblolly pine into BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) progresses with Anellotech’s first successful performance test at pilot plant. 30 June2017
68. A mysterious underwater forest warns of Earth’s rapidly changing climate.  30 June 2017
69. Tree Law is a Gnarly, Twisted Branch of the Legal System. 23 June 2017
70. Forests Can Handle Hurricanes, Unless Humans Interfere. 23 June 2017
71. U.S. firm developing hardwood CLT product.  21 June 2017
72. US South Wood Fuel Prices: 1Q2017 Wrap-Up. 20 June 2017
73. ‘Pee Power’ to provide bioenergy at Glastonbury festival. 20 June 2017
74. PAST POSTS:  Louisiana Forest Products-Development Center - Forest Sector Interest Group. 20 June 2017
75. Japanese Renewables Poised for Growth with New, International Investment.  20 June 2017
76. The future of Canada’s forest industry hinges on innovation. 19 June 2017
77. Home Depot: Class action over size of 2x4s, other lumber, lacks foundation, should be tossed. 19 June 2017
78. Wind Wood Utilization. 9 June 2017
79. The Global Forest Industry in the 1Q/2017. 9 June 2017
80. Stimulating Sustainability Certification in North America. 9 June 2017
81. Southern Forest Products: An Economic Engine. 9 June 2017
82. Setting the record straight on the Paris Agreement.  9 June 2017
83. SmartLam is first U.S. CLT manufacturer to earn SFI certification. 8 June 2017
84. ID: Skilled-Labor Sawmill Jobs Going Unfilled; Industry Teams up with Colleges to Train Workers.  8 June 2017
85. Forest2Market Publishes First Transaction-Based Wood Price Report for Sweden, Finland, the Baltic States and Northwest Russia. 8 June 2017
86. Forensic analysis of wood's chemical signatures could curb illegal logging. 8 June 2017
87. Pulling out of Paris: The effect on the U.S. wood pellet industry. 7 June 2017
88. A couple of recent studies from WillSonn Advisory, LLC. 21 May 2017
89. SFI wood certification scheme can now be used for PEFC. 19 May 2017
90. Walk in the Woods With Us.  18 May 2017
91. Softwood lumber prices hit highest levels since 2004. 16 May 2017
92. Wood pellet fuel deemed 'carbon neutral' in U.S. spending bill. 10 May 2017
93. Restoration Mantra Has Created a Bump for Logging. 10 May 2017
94. Q1 Market Trend.  WillSonn Advisory,LLC. 10 May 2017
95. Press Release and Study: Carbon Emissions from Forest Residue-Based Power Are 115% Lower Than Natural Gas in First Year; 98% Lower Over 100 Years.  10 May 2017
96. Logger woes could topple B.C.’s softwood lumber industry. 10 May 2017
97. Can timber buildings become mainstream? 10 May 2017
98. Sawmills in Quebec and Ontario generating oversupply of wood chips. 3 May 2017
99. North America's first dowel laminated timber plant underway. 3 May 2017
100. Increased Lumber Imports to the US from Europe, New Zealand, Latin America Expected. 3 May 2017
101. Drax completes acquisition of Louisiana pellet plant. 3 May 2017
102. Wood pellet producers eye Asia’s energy market. 2 May 2017
103. Trump’s Plan for Clean Energy Will Damage Economy, National Security. 2 May 2017
104. The Global Forest Sector **Now Available in Paperback**   2 May 2017
105. Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Prices Surge to 12-Year High in April. 2 May 2017
106. How Canada Is Expanding Its Softwood Lumber Markets. 2 May 2017
107. World University Rankings by Subject: 2017. 29 April 2017
108. 5 reasons to be inspired by hardwood cross-laminated timber.  29 April 2017
109. University of Massachusetts Amherst officially opens CLT Design Building.  28 April 2017
110. KiOR – In Hindsight. 28 April 2017
111. Gov. Edwards Announces $274 Million Expansion In Northeast Louisiana. 28 April 2017
112. B.C. softwood lumber envoy blasts Trump's 'shakedown' trade tariffs. 28 April 2017
113. April Housing comments.  28 April 2017
114. Paper examines small-scale, pellet-fueled CHP potential in US. 26 April 2017
115. How is wood-based pellet productions affecting forest condttions in the SE U.S. 26 April 2017
116.  US South Biomass Feedstock Supply for Asian Biopower Producers.  22 April 2017
117. No more Mr. Nice Trump: ‘The Donald’ puts Canada on blast. 22 April 2017
118. Caveat Emptor: Sustainability, Wood, and the Environment. 21 April 2017
119. Recipient of 2017 Brady M. Deaton Fellow in International Agriculture.  20 April 2017
120. Housing Note: March 2017. 7 April 2017
121. Drax Biomass to acquire central Louisiana pellet company. 7 April 2017
122. Canada, U.S. pellets using more residues, byproducts. 30 March 2017
123. February Market Report: Downward Trends Ease as Freres Lumber Company Gets Ready to Launch A New Wood Product--Mass Plywood Panel. 22 March 2017
124. Pine Beetles could devastate Alabama’s $11B forest industry this year. 20 March 2017
125. Northwest Lumber Producers Watching Canada Closely.  20 March 2017
126. Housing Report: January 2017.  20 March 2017
127. Engineered wood products output, prices on the rise.  17 March 2017 
128. China imposes total ban on commercial logging, eyes forest reserves.  17 March 2017
129. 2017: Good Signs in Wood Products. 17 March 2017
130. IEA Bioenergy Response to Chatham House report “Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate.  14 March 2017
131. Senate, House Introduce Timber Innovation Act. 13 March 2017
132. Global Trade of Softwood Lumber has Gone up 66 Percent in Seven Years, While Lumber Prices Have Fallen Substantially Over the Same Time-Period. 13 March 2017
133. The Ugly Truths of a Volatile Lumber Market. 10 March 2017
134. Japan prepares for biomass power plant surge and increases imports of wood chips. 8 March 2017
135. Greenpeace admits its attacks on forest products giant were ‘non-verifiable statements of subjective opinion’. 8 March 2017
136. New forest conservation program in north Louisiana said to benefit both industry and environment. 7 March 2017
137. February Housing Comments. 7 March 2017
138. Drax eyes two US pellet plants. 7 March 2017
139. Poplar Trees Being Used in Biofuel Study. 23 February 2017
140. Uncertainty over softwood lumber weighs on B.C.   22 February 2017
141. Sustainable Energy in America Factbook: 2016 Marked 'Monumental' Year. 22 February 2017
142. Prisma-tech-finds-applications-for-biomass-waste-lignin. 22 February 2017
143. Mexico to Revise Christmas Tree Requirements as 2016 Imports Fall. USDA Report.  18 February 2017
144. Housing Report: December 2016. 18 February 2017
145. Global Biofuels to Hit 67 Bi. Gals.in 2022 as Next-Gen Tech Takes Over. 18 February 2017
146. Evolution Markets brokers residential wood pellet futures trade. 18 February 2017
147. Biofuels Demand Expands, Supply Uncertain. USDA Biofuels Annual Report, Peoples Republic of China. 14 February 2017 
148. Locating hotspot biomass could accelerate sector growth. 9 February 2017
149. Strong demand for wood in China in the second half of 2016 resulted in both record high imports of softwood lumber and logs. 1 February 2017 
150. Logging Photo: circa 1900. 1 Februrary 2017
151. China Wood Demand-Past & Forecast.  1 February 2017
152. 2017 Outlook: Spotlight on torrefied biomass. 1 February 2017
153. Ag World Cautiously Optimistic on Perdue Pick.  30 January 2017
154. Top Challenge for Builders is Labor Cost/Availability. 27 January 2017
155. Housing Report: November 2016. 25 January 2017
156. Largest cargo of wood pellets for Drax Biomass. 17 Janurary 2017
157. Biomass and the US EPA Under Trump. 13 January 2017
158. Link: Forest Products Society 71st International Convention. 11 January 2017
159. US Lumber imports forecast to touch eight-year highs in 2016. 9 January 2017
160. UK wind power overtakes coal for first time. 9 January 2017
161. Q4 Market Trends.  9 January 2017
162. Ore. university tests new green wood's seismic strength. 9 January 2017
163. OSB Update. 6 January 2017
164. ArborGen and International Paper Brazil Expand Eucalyptus Sales and Development Agreement. 6 January 2017
165. Weyerhaeuser donates $50,000 to Clemson wood product institute. 5 January 2017
166. Drax Jumps to 5-Month High After EU Approves Biomass Subsidy. 5 January 2017
167. Carbon Negative Impacts from Biomass Conversion.  5 January 2017
168. Economics of forest biomass raise hurdles for rural development, new study finds. 5 January 2017