Pete Stewart Presents at 2017 USIPA Conference

Forest2Market’s President and CEO Pete Stewart recently presented at the U.S. Industrial Pellet Association’s (USIPA) Exporting Pellets Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Content and material centered around the key theme of this year’s conference: “A Global Discussion on Sustainable Growth, Diversification and Expansion of the Wood Pellet Export Market.”

Pete’s presentation included lots of high-quality visual elements designed to illustrate the four primary subjects of his material:

1. Overview of US Forests

• Inventory Changes
• Forest Certifications

2. Demand Grows Trees

• More Demand, More Trees
• Inputs Necessary

3. Global Fiber Competitiveness

• Low Cost Fiber at What Risk?

4. Economic Sustainability

• Is Timberland Ownership Profitable and Therefore Sustainable?

The presentation also includes information on current forest inventory and removals, regional PEFC and FSC certification data, global pricing and competition and planted timberland profitability over time.

Click this link to view Stewart's wood pellet export market presentation from USIPA’s 2017 conference.