Author: kkosman

  • Wood Pellet Production and Demand Globally

    Recent reports from the US Energy Information Administration and the World Bioenergy Association show bioenergy production and wood pellet demand in Europe are rising sharply. As well, this week the USDA bioenergy program announced US$14.5 million in funding available through the 2014 Farm Bill. Also, an international bioenergy conference in Prince George, BC, last week…

  • US Housing Starts

    Housing starts in the US fell 6.5 per cent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.001 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That marked the first decline in four months. The decline was broad-based across regions and type of construction. Single-family housing starts fell 5.9 per cent, while multifamily fell 7.6 per…

  • China Purchasing Managers Index

    In May 2014, China’s purchasing managers index (PMI) for the manufacturing was released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The May PMI for the sector stood at 50.8, 0.4 points higher than in April. The May figure consolidated the growth trend for three consecutive months. In terms of size of enterprises, the PMI for large-sized…

  • Focus on lumber: Norbord (T.NBD) named as a top 25 dividend stock

    June 20, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com Near-panic among North America’s lumber and panel traders was narrowly averted this week as customers came in heavily to buy solid volumes of wood and the previously-tanking futures board reversed direction absolutely, wrote Keta Kosman in Madison’s Lumber Reporter…

  • Focus on lumber: Norbord (T.NBD) named as a top 25 dividend stock

    June 20, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com Near-panic among North America’s lumber and panel traders was narrowly averted this week as customers came in heavily to buy solid volumes of wood and the previously-tanking futures board reversed direction absolutely, wrote Keta Kosman in Madison’s Lumber Reporter…