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Israel-Iran Conflict: Highlighting the Need for Energy Security
Note: This analysis reflects the Israel-Iran ceasefire announced on June 23, 2025. While the immediate crisis has eased, the insights highlight...
Market Disruptions
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European Waste Feedstock Markets Stabilize as Trade Woes Persist
After some recent ups and downs, waste feedstock prices in Europe have begun to stabilize. This comes on the back of a modest recovery in the UCOME...
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North American Biofuels Market Contracts Amid Tariffs, Policy Shifts
The North American biofuels industry has seen its share of uncertainty thus far in 2025. Trump’s past stance on green energy policy has offered...
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How a US Gulf Coast Snow Flurry Roused Quiet Markets
Not enough years have passed for the Texas Big Freeze shockwaves to have fully exited the chemicals sector consciousness just yet. So severe was its...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?
Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...
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Canada’s Dwindling Lumber Supply Can't Cover US Demand
The global wood market has seen its share of shifts in recent years. Factors like the pandemic supply chain disruption, Russia’s wood export ban, and...
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Canadian Lumber Market Shrinking, Could Europe Fill the Gap?
Major downsizing in British Columbia has left a sizeable gap within the North American lumber market. Over the long-term, this could yield strategic...
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Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk
As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America....
6 min read
Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk
As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America....