South American Tree Farm Update

RISI's South American Tree Farm Update describes in detail how the convergence of the timberland, bioenergy, and carbon markets is creating a flood of new investment opportunities in South America's plantation forest industry. The report analyzes the structure of the plantation forest industry, provides an outlook on future fiber supplies, and includes RISI's database of 130 ownerships in 8 countries, totaling 6.2 million hectares.

The South American Tree Farm Update provides:

• A comprehensive outlook on the current status of South America's Tree Farm Industry, including species planted, ownership, and investment trends.
• Overview of South America's plantation forest-based wood products and pulp and paper industries, including industry structure, demand trends, importance in global markets, etc.
• Insight into potential investment and timberland acquisition opportunities for North American and European organizations.
• Dedicated woody biomass energy plantations in South America: importance within the region, potential fiber source for bioenergy demand in Europe, and avenues for new investment.

The data and analysis in the South American Tree Farm Update can help you answer the following strategic questions:

• Who have been the major foreign investors in South American plantation forestry, and which countries/industry sectors have they focused on?
• What is the current and expected role of biomass energy markets in plantation development, and which regions/countries offer the best opportunities for new project?
• What impact has the current financial crisis had on forest industry development, product markets and plantation log prices in South America?
• What are the primary drivers of plantation development in the region, and what are the most challenging stumbling blocks?

Investing in South American tree farms:

A key focus of the report is to provide information for potential investors in South American forest plantations. The report will include a complete description of foreign investment in South America's tree farm industry, by company. In addition, the report looks in detail at the rapidly expanding demand for woody biomass fiber, and explores the different avenues for investment in dedicated wood energy plantations in South America, where investors have already established the largest area of this type of plantations in the world.

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