Wood Resources

International

Consulting and
Subscription Services

A Unique Combination of Value

and Perspective ...

E-mail: info@wri-ltd.com

Web site: www.wri-ltd.com

 Consulting Services

Wood Resources International (WRI), an internationally recognized forest industry consult-

ing firm established in 1987, has successfully completed more than 180 consulting assignments in
over 35 countries worldwide. The company is committed to continuing its international consulting
services to the paper and wood products industries by focusing on its area of expertise: on-site
evaluations of forest resources and forest products industries worldwide.

The company has, for 15 years, maintained its successful concept of combining forest resource cost
analysis from the company’s market reports with the information in the company’s World Fiber
Database, thus providing a unique knowledgebase, which can be utilized for consulting assignments.
This Database, one of the most extensive forest resource and wood utilization databases in the world,
includes natural and plantation forest information, forest industry parameters, and wood cost data for
the principal forest industry regions of the world, and is extensively used in support of consulting
projects.

Because of our perspective, confidentiality, and efficiency, WRI has conducted consulting projects
predominantly for clients in the private sector worldwide, but also for multiple organizations such as
World Bank, the EU Commission, FAO, WWF, AF&PA and USAID, to name a few. Wood Re-
sources International uses a flexible network of highly qualified consultants based in many countries,
which allows us to respond to clients’ information needs in a timely and cost-effective manner. Areas
of expertise include:

Forest Resource Economics:

• Wood Fiber Cost and Availability Analysis
• Resource/Forest Product Analysis
• Global Wood Fiber Economics and Trade Flows

Market Studies:
• Product or Regional Focus
• Pulpwood, Sawlogs, Residuals, Lumber, Wood-based Panels and Secondary Products
• Competitor Analysis and Product/Market Positioning

Strategic Planning and Financial Analysis:

• Wood Fiber Cost Forecasts
• Global Timber Supply and Demand Forecasts

The company also publishes multi-client studies concerning issues of importance to participants of
the increasingly global forest product industry. For example, in recent years, the following multi-client
studies have been published:
• Trade Outlook for Forest Products in the Pacific Rim to 2010
• The International Woodchip and Pulplog Trade Review, 2003 Edition
• Eucalyptus: Progress in Higher Value Utilization, A Global Review
• The Global Timber Supply/Demand Balance to 2030: Has the Equation Changed?
 Subscription Services

Wood Resources International (WRI), offers two quarterly reports tracking the development
of global wood fiber markets:

“Wood Resource Quarterly”

Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ), the source for global wood fiber price data and market information,
is now in its 17th year with significantly expanded analysis of wood price data and market trends.
The report is read by a large group of the international forest industry analysts in over 18 countries
and is the only publication which has consistently tracked delivered wood fiber prices and market
developments worldwide since 1988.

The report of approximately 40 pages in length include sawlog, pulplog and wood chip prices, as well
as market information from all major regions of the world. Reliable price information is presented on
a consistent and comparable basis in US dollars and in local currency, making it easy to track
developments in all global regions.

The report is available both as hard copy and in PDF format on our web site. If you would like more
information about the WRQ, including sample copy of the report, please go to our web site at
www.woodprices.com or feel free to contacts us at info@wri-ltd.com

“North American Wood Fiber Review”

The North American Wood Fiber Review (WFR), has been the source for North American wood
fiber price data and market information for the forest industry since 1983. The report of approxi-
mately 24-page is the only publication that consistently provides comparable updates of softwood
and hardwood prices, average and range, for all major markets in North America and the Pacific
Rim.

The report is a useful information source for anyone that needs to track wood fiber costs, chip trade
and fiber consumption by the pulp industry in the most active market in the world.

The report is available both as hard copy and in PDF format on our web site. If you would like more
information about the WFR, including sample copy of the report, please go to our web site at
www.woodprices.com or feel free to contacts us at info@wri-ltd.com

Please visit our web site:

www.woodprices.com
 Partial List of Consulting Assignments

Timber Supply and Demand

• Global Timber Supply and Demand Situation towards 2010 (numerous studies)
• Forecast of Timber Supply and Demand in US Pacific Northwest
• Profile of the Global Eucalyptus Industrial Plantation Resource and Fiber Supply Forecast

Wood Fiber Pricing

• Current and Near-term Wood Fiber Prices for Selected World Regions
• International Comparative Assessment for Wood Fiber Growing and Production Costs
• Assessment of Wood Fiber Cost and Availability for Pulp Mills (numerous studies/regions)

Market Analysis
• Markets for US Wood Products in the Caribbean Basin
• Markets for Imported Softwood Lumber in the US, Europe, and Japan
• European Market for Imported Hardwood Fiber
• Forecast of Pacific Rim Log Export Markets
• Analysis of South American Markets for Wood-based Panels
• Analysis of US Market for Imported Plywood and Veneer

Regional Industry Focus

• Profile of Chile’s Pine Plantation Industry
• Outlook for Brazil’s Timber and Softwood Lumber Production
• Markets for Russian Timber in China
• Potential Export Markets for Swedish Conifer Sawmill Residues
• Investment Promotion for the Forest Products Industries of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
• Due Diligence on Forest Products Port Project in Uruguay
• Assessment of the Pulpwood Fiber Situation in Finland

Species Supply/Market Focus

• Fiber Sourcing Analysis for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry
• Global Markets for Eucalyptus Solid Wood Products
• Forecast of Radiata and Other Southern Hemisphere Pine Lumber Trends

Contact Details:
Subscription Services Consulting Services

Mr. Håkan Ekström Mr. Robert Flynn

PO Box 1891 PMB #330, 6824 19th St. West
Bothell, Wa 98041, USA University Place, Wa 98466, USA
Phone: +1-425-402-8809 Phone: +1-253-565-4846
Fax: +1-425-402-0187 Fax: +1-253-565-5919
E-mail: hekstrom@WRI-Ltd.com E-mail: bflynn@WRI-Ltd.com

www.WRI-Ltd.com