past client projects

We have conducted market studies on:

We have conducted fiber supply studies for a range of clients in the Northeast, for paper as well as board plants.

We recently provided planning support and a major presentation for a workshop addressing issues in the retention of a major pulp and paper mill that had been slated for closure.

We have been actively involved in certification auditing under the FSC system through SCS Inc, of Oakland California. We also have served as peer reviewers and have conducted readiness reviews and delivered updates on the certified wood markets at a number of venues.

We have conducted stumpage and delivered wood price forecasts; analyzed investment proposals for mills and timberland, and conducted several assessments of trends in forest land ownership, their causes, and the outlook.

In past years, The Irland Group published Eastern Quotes and Comments, a lumber newsletter, and Engineered Lumber Trends, a newsletter devoted to the emerging field of structural products including glulam, LVL, I-joists, and related products.

We recently completed an assessment of a timberland investment proposal for a private investor on the West Coast.