Markets
Markets
From traditional wood markets to new and emerging markets, FLA focuses on what matters to private forest landowners.
Strong markets are vital to the economic success of private forest landowners
Keeping an eye on the various market opportunities for private forest landowners is essential to FLA’s mission: To ensure an expanding economic climate that enables America’s forest landowners to prosper from their timber resources. Four major market categories have been identified as current focus areas: existing markets, emerging markets, carbon/climate and ecosystem markets.
Existing Markets
Existing markets include traditional wood markets such as lumber, pulp and paper, OSB/MDF, and panel products
Emerging Markets
Emerging markets include mass timber/CLT, Cellulose/Nanocellulose, Liquid Biofuels, Chemicals and byproducts, and Engineered wood products.
Carbon/Climate
Carbon/Climate markets include carbon offset credits, carbon inset accounting, carbon in the built environment, carbon capture and storage, and the public perception of carbon. Learn more through our Forest Carbon University.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem markets include wildlife habitat, native species restoration, forest restoration, water capture/storage, and the water cycle.
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