Economy
Sharply declining wood costs
HAKAN EKSTROM
Sharply declining wood costs for pulpmills worldwide in the 1Q 2009, according to Wood Resource Quarterly.
Wood costs, the largest cost component when producing wood pulp, have fallen substantially in all regions of the world the past nine months. The biggest reductions have occurred in western North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Nordic countries, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.