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Forestry & Timberland

Emerald ash borer spreads to city of Beloit, Wisconsin, following insect's first discovery in state in 2012; 15 counties placed under quarantine

Weyerhaeuser's Q1 net earnings climb to US$144M from US$9M a year ealier on net sales up to US$2B from US$1.5B; CEO notes strongest quarterly earnings since 2005 in wood products business, 18% dividend increase

Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund commits US$100M to Global Forest Partners timber fund, enhances tactical investments in real estate

New York State closes on second phase of acquisition of former Finch Pruyn lands in Adirondacks announced last August, paying TNC US$6.3M for 9,300 acres; TNC grants US$500,000 to state to promote economic development, tourism

Deltic Timber declares quarterly dividend of US$0.10/share of common stock, payable June 17 to shareholders as of June 3, elects three company directors

Wood & Building Products

Builders FirstSource reports Q1 net loss of US$11.8M compared with US$19.2M loss a year earlier, on sales up 45.7% to US$319.7M; CEO highlights sixth consecutive quarter of topline growth of more than 30%

Vancouver Sun recognized for role in improving sawmill safety in British Columbia, for coverage of fatal explosions at Babine Forest Products, Lakeland Mills; newspaper listed as national award finalist

Potlatch Land & Lumber wins Michigan OSHA's highest workplace safety and health award for its sawmill in Gwinn, in recognition of case incidence and lost work day rates that are 'well below' state's average

Demand for North American OSB, plywood will drive 10% year-over-year production increase to 30.5 bsf in 2013, APA predicts, as US housing recovery accelerates; glulam, LVL output growth forecast at 10%, I-joist production expected to grow 17%

West Fraser reports Q1 earnings of C$67M, up from loss of C$19M a year earlier, on sales up 26.7% to C$863M; CEO cites recovering US housing market, says outlook for all building products 'cautiously optimistic'

Pulp & Paper Products

Tech vs. Trees: Samsung developing mind-controlled tablet, legislators introduce sci-fi reading bill, bestselling author calls for US book bailout

China pulp imports fall 8.8% year-over-year in March but rise 35.8% month-over-month, to 1.481 million tonnes; imports drop 9.5% year-to-date, to 3.929 million tonnes

World 20 pulp producer stocks decrease one day, to 35 days, with softwood down two days to 29 days, hardwood flat at 41 days; shipments up 0.6% year-over-year on 95% operating rate

Buckeye Technologies cancels conference call to discuss Q3 results due to pending acquisition by Georgia-Pacific

Resolute Forest Products prices US$600M senior notes due 2023 at 5.875% and 99.062% of par value; offering to close on May 8

Economy

Benchmark oil falls 64 cents to US$93/barrel; Brent drops 25 cents to US$103.16/barrel; gasoline gains 2 cents to US$2.83/gallon; natural gas loses 2 cents to US$4.15/mcf

US real GDP rises at annual rate of 2.5% in Q1, according to advance estimate, reflecting positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures, exports, investments: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Canadian real GDP grows 1.8% in 2012 following 2.6% rise in 2011; GDP increases in all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick: Statistics Canada

New Zealand's quarterly exports to China surpass exports to Australia for first time in Q1; New Zealand's exports to China rise 32% year-over-year to NZ$2.31B as exports to Australia fall 7.3% to NZ$2.17B

China's leaders say country must reduce financial risks, boost consumption amid signs its economy is losing momentum; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan have cut 2013 growth forecasts to 7.8%, matching 2012's rate, which was weakest in 13 years

Alternative Energy

US net electricity generation from wood biomass in January fell to 3.299 TWh from 3.35 TWh in February, 3.366 TWh the previous year: EIA

Nova Scotia Power expects to begin production in March at 60-MW biomass plant in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, before beginning full operations this summer; facility should consume about 500,000 tonnes of biomass fuel

Biomass plant partially fueled by wood chips, oat hulls in Shakopee, Minnesota, explodes, damaging two fuel silos, conveyor system, truck unloading facility; company unsure when operations will resume

Renewable Fuels Assn. says Florida legislature's passage of bill repealing state's RFS standard will destroy jobs and damage economic opportunities, claims vote is meaningless gesture because federal RFS is still in affect

EU biofuels industry received €9.3B-€10.7B in taxpayer/consumer-funded government subsidies in 2011, with only small gains for environment or economy, finds International Institute for Sustainable Development study

Transportation

US net heavy-truck orders have exceeded 20,000 per month since December, indicating increasing demand for trucking services as freight levels rise, say analysts

Philippines' US$6.5B investment in roads, ports, airports remaking country into region's fastest-growing economies; Fitch Ratings promoted country to investment-grade for first time in March

Northern stretch of Illinois River, a key artery for shipping bulk commodities, particularly grains, to Gulf of Mexico ports, expected to be closed for several weeks while flood-damaged lock is repaired

American Railcar's Q1 earnings rise 49.4% to US$17.9M as revenues rise 7% to US$195.1M, driven by strong shipments of tank railcars

Celedon Group's fiscal Q3 earnings fall 22.8% versus a year ago to US$4.4M as revenue declines 2.4% to US$149.6M; CEO says harsh winter weather affected results

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Industry Intelligence is the information and intelligence hub for companies and related industry players that serve this market segment. Forest products is a broad industry segment that focuses on forestry and log harvesting; timberland ownership and public policy issues; pulp, paper and packaging production; and lumber and panel manufacturing.

North American decision-makers in this industry follow the economies of both the U.S. and Canada. They watch housing starts, mortgage rates, consumer confidence, advertising and circulation trends, transportation and labor issues, import/export trends, environmental policy decisions and environmental activist groups. chart Suppliers to this sector need information about monthly changes in production, demand and shipments. They watch global capacity shifts and new project announcements.

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