The introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022 has ushered in a wave of initiatives aimed at accelerating the adoption of clean energy in the United States. Rural America, in particular, has become a focal point for these efforts ..read more

SYP lumber prices have held somewhat steady across 2023 thus far. Price variance is far below the meteoric rises and falls of 2022 and 2021. Some slowing down of contraction within housing and manufacturing has likely played a role in this steadier-paced pricing ..read more

Latvian forests are facing a grave crisis as they are being plagued by an infestation of eight-toothed spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus). The scale of destruction has skyrocketed, with an estimated 2,300 hectares (more than 5,600 acres) of spruce forest affected in 2022 alone. In response to this escalating threat, the Latvian government declared a state of emergency in 32 regions effective from April 1st to June 30th ..read more

What do recent pulp and paper investments in the PNW tell us about the region’s future ..read more

Asia has increased its share of global wood pellet imports to a record 32%. Worldwide trade of wood pellets was practically unchanged year-over-year compared to 2022. This was the first-time shipments failed to rise since 2017 when wood pellets became a globally traded commodity ..read more

As a result of late-March revisions modifying the entire historical sweep of affected data series, total industrial production (IP) was reported as unchanged in February (+0.3% YoY; see table).  ..read more

Prima Markets, a ResourceWise company, continually monitors all major areas within the global biofuels and feedstocks market. We’ve collected some of the most critical news and updates available from our online low-carbon fuels and feedstocks platform, Prima CarbonZero ..read more

The forestry industry has seen some major changes in recent years. This holds especially true as we all work toward collective solutions that directly respond to the growing call for decarbonization ..read more

Wood costs for pulpmills in Brazil have steadily increased throughout 2021 and 2022. In fact, these numbers have risen considerably faster than other global regions ..read more

The road to decarbonization is paved with earnest intentions. Policies like the 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target aim to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 50-52% of what the economy was producing in 2005 ..read more