RISI to Publish Study Detailing the Impact of Biomass Projects

This new study will forecast how new and existing biomass projects will affect the supply, demand and prices for wood fiber from all sectors of the forest products industry. The study will provide a review of current and future uses of woodfiber for energy generation and liquid biofuel production, and an outlook on how exchange rates and oil prices will potentially impact demand for energy from wood fiber. In addition the study will provide a forecast of demand for wood pellets and biomass chips from Europe and Japan, and compare the competitiveness of wood fiber against alternative feed stocks such as agriculture residues and new energy crops.

Rocky Goodnow, study co-author and Senior Timber Economist with RISI, commented, "As everyone in the forest products industry has seen, interest in and demand for information on new and existing biomass projects is at an all time high. This study will provide many of the answers that industry executives are looking for." He continued, "We will be publishing the first edition of the study this coming July, and will then follow that up with annual forecasts beginning in 2009."

The 2008 report has been co-authored by Goodnow, Robert Flynn, RISI's Director of International Timber and Paul Jannke, RISI's Senior Vice President of Wood & Timber Information -- who combined have over 40 years of experience forecasting the North American and International wood products and timber markets.

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