What we publish
FEA markets our knowledge and data through analytical products that cover the forest product industry. These include Monthly Advisors and newsletters for near-term analysis, the Quarterly Forecasting Service for a longer-term outlook and an extensive historical database, as well as the industry's only comprehensive, up-to-date, mill-level capacity reports, categorized by sector.Wood Markets News
What’s got our attention.
BC Invests in Modernization of Nine Forestry Businesses
BC will provide up to $2.5 million to nine forestry companies to modernize, innovate, and diversify their product lines and fiber sources.
Canadian Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indices for August
Canada’s IPPI rose 0.5% in August and 4.0% year-over-year, while the RMPI fell 0.6% month-over-month but gained 3.2% annually.
Greenply Industries Launches New Wood Panel Facility in Odisha, India
Greenply Industries has opened a Rs 6 billion (US$68 million) integrated wood panel facility in Odisha, set to produce plywood and MDF while creating 1,200+ jobs.Spotlights
Spotlights take a deep dive into topics important to our subscribers.
New Tariffs Will Have Massive Effects on US Economy; North American Wood Products Sector Will See Few Direct Effects
The trade restrictions announced on the Trump Administration’s “Liberation Day” mark a sea change in US trade policy. Here are a few of our initial thoughts.
Tariffs Would be a Drop in the Housing Affordability Bucket
The Trump Administration’s threat to slap a 25% tariff on most imports from Canada and Mexico starting on April 2nd will have many unhealthy effects on all three of North America’s economies. If enacted, these tariffs would increase costs and prices and lower total employment, productivity, and real wages across all three economies. However, they will not have a material effect on home affordability in the US.
A Home Design Catalog Takes Aim at a National Housing Shortage
In an effort to speed up much-needed homebuilding, Canada aims to bring back a tool that was last used in the post-war housing crisis.Conferences
Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference
With global markets again approaching record levels, a timely sharing of current industry and market information from around the world is even more important than ever. Read More