Press Release – For Immediate Release
Wood costs were 53% of the total production costs for pulp mills worldwide in the
1Q/09, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
The largest cost component when manufacturing wood pulp is the cost of wood fiber.
In
the...
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Press Release – For Immediate Release
Wood costs were 53% of the total production costs for pulp mills worldwide in the
1Q/09, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
The largest cost component when manufacturing wood pulp is the cost of wood fiber.
In
the 1Q/09, this cost was 53% of the total production cost worldwide.
Both the relative
and nominal cost of wood have declined the past year; wood fiber costs in the 2Q/09
were at their lowest levels in over two years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA.
August 2009.
Wood cost is the factor that often determines the
competitiveness of a pulp manufacturing plant.
This cost typically varies between 4065% of the total cash cost depending on product grade and the costs of other components
such as chemicals, energy and labour.
In the 1Q/09, the worldwide average cost of wood as a percentage of total manufacturing
cost was 53%, according to Fisher International’s database.
This database includes
information about cost
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