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Record Share of Lumber Production Now in US South
For years, the US South has continued gaining market share of North American lumber production. That production has now hit record highs across a sea...
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Think Carbon’s Not Important? Think Again
As ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) becomes a hotter topic in both the global finance sector and the world of consumer brands, several...
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Australia and New Zealand Wood Exports Shaky with Ups and Downs
Much like the rest of the global market, Australia New Zealand wood markets have seen their share of ups and down over the past year. This is...
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Foresters: Why Does Quality Data Matter?
At Forest2Market, a ResourceWise company, we often tell our customers to trust in our experts. Even more critically, we tell them to trust in our...
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Could the Downward Swing in Housing Finally Shift Gears?
After dismal housing market reports in December, lots of industry chatter is discussing where the market is heading. We are seeing quite a bit of...
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Lumber and Wood Price Index Dives with 26% Fall in Softwood
Continued economic downturn ripples across manufacturing. Sentiment is down somewhat, but the services sector is showing promise after an...
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Forestry, Sustainability and Climate Roundup: February 2023
ResourceWise regularly monitors the most important news across the forest supply chain. Below, we’ve compiled some critical developments on climate,...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)? SAF is a broad-based segment of biofuels used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional...
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Developing Renewable Polycarbonates: A Balancing Act
There are limited developments and commercialisation in the field of plant-based polycarbonates due to the complicated technical properties of the...
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Rising Commercialization of Specialty High-Temperature Bio-based Polymers
As of 22 April, California, USA-based biofacturing company Zymergen began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ZY” and...
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UP Resin: A Ride on the Wild Side
It has been a wild rollercoaster ride for the European and US UPR markets since September and October last year. The wheels were first set in motion...
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Pine-Based Chemicals Market Update
Kraton Corporation announced on 17 February a general price increase of 10% across its entire pine chemicals and alpha methyl styrene (AMS) resins...