The figure below summarizes pricing data gathered for Forest2Market's weekly lumber market report, Mill2Market. For this market report, Forest2Market aggregates sales order data submitted directly by report subscribers. This figure charts weekly sales order prices from January 2010 through year ...
After reviewing feedback it received from the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) withdrew the visually graded southern pine design values it submitted to the American Lumber Standards Committee's (ALSC) for review. The ALSC's Board of Review ...
The good news for the housing sector in September was headlined by the new residential construction numbers. Housing starts increased by 15 percent, from an annualized rate of 758,0000 in August to 872,000. This is 34.8 percent above the September 2011 annualized rate ...
From Forest2Market's Economic Outlook: Manufacturing moved back into expansion territory during September, with the PMI jumping up to 51.5 percent, from 49.6 in August. After reciting some report details, Bradley Holcomb, chair of ISM's Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, concluded with, "Comments ...
On October 15, Forest2Market's President and CEO Pete Stewart spoke to the recovered fiber industry about the crippling effects of survey data on the effective operation of the industry. Click on image to view. »» Recycling Today Media Group Editor Kristin ...
