Consulting

Expert consulting services

We provide expert consulting services across the forest industry value chain — from strategic advice and tailored market reports to hands-on support for policy development and international aid projects. Our work ranges from rapid expert input via phone or video call to in-depth analysis for investors, manufacturers, governments, and development partners.

Below are some examples of our recent projects. References are available on request.

Wood fiber supply assessments

Assessments of supply, competing demand, and price outlook for pulplogs and chips, for due diligence of pulp mill acquisition.
Stress testing of planned investments in pulp mill expansion.
Outlook for regional pulpwood markets, for reviewing and adapting sourcing strategy and organization for a pulp mill.
Location selection for biographite manufacture based on local wood markets, electricity costs and carbon footprint.

Wood fiber supply assessments

Assessments of supply, competing demand, and price outlook for pulplogs and chips, for due diligence of pulp mill acquisition.
Stress testing of planned investments in pulp mill expansion.
Outlook for regional pulpwood markets, for reviewing and adapting sourcing strategy and organization for a pulp mill.
Location selection for biographite manufacture based on local wood markets, electricity costs and carbon footprint.

Bioenergy markets

European wood pellets market outlook, including demand forecasts, import needs, and raw material supply potential.
Outlook for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) markets (with Fastmarkets) including demand, technology and cost, raw materials and supply projections.
European biomass outlook (with RISI) including 10-year forecasts for demand, supply potential and cost curves.

Government industrial policy

Review of forest industry performance and success factors, including R&D / innovation, education, taxation and support, to inform policy development for the Canada BC forest products sector.

Foreign aid design

Design of a development support system (matching grants) for the forestry and wood products industry in southeastern Europe.

Digital forestry opportunities

Opportunity sizing and market entry strategy for a digital solutions provider, including forest protection, forest inventory and operations planning.
Overview of precision forestry solutions globally, their full value potential and state of implementation.

Pulp and recycled paper markets

Impact of China’s restrictions on recovered paper imports on pulp demand.
Outlook for global pulp markets, including demand, supply and pricing.

Graphic paper

Development of an algorithm to predict likely graphic paper mill conversions to pulp and paperboard, analysis of impact on pulp/paperboard markets.
Bottom-up modelling of COVID-19 impact on US graphic paper demand.