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PROJECT SUPPORT
QUALIFICATIONS
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BIOENERGY PROJECT
LIFECYCLE SUPPORT
Forest2Market offers a comprehensive
suite of services for those seeking to
understand the complexity and nuances
of the US wood supply chain.
Our customers use our services to
ensure project success
locate project sites
plan feedstock procurement strategies
manage feedstock risk over time
ensure long-term operational efficiencies
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STAGE 1- EARLY STAGE
DEVELOPMENT
The success of a wood bioenergy project hinges on business
decisions made in the critical early stages of project
development.
Macro site screening
Logistics cost analysis
Current market conditions
Supplier identification
Port comparison
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STAGE 2 - PROJECT
FINANCE
Demonstrate project quality to investors and commercial
lenders. Verify positive economic impacts to secure grants and
permits.
Existing demand
Long-term cost forecast
Risk and opportunity
Long-term sustainability
Supply infrastructure
Economic impact analysis
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STAGE 3 - PROJECT
EXECUTION
Ensure supply and mitigate price risk.
Procurement strategy
Expert witness testimony
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STAGE 4 - ONGOING
OPERATIONS
Inform strategic and operational decision making related to
feedstock procurement throughout the life of a project.
Feedstock cost indexing
Quarterly cost benchmarks
Annual sustainability review
Annual procurement strategy review
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SITE QUALIFICATION
STUDIES
Forest2Market’s early stage site qualification studies provide
project developers the tools they need to:
• educate business partners
• make sound facility location decisions
• identify necessary supply and supply chain requirements
Forest2Market’s data and neutrality ensure a thorough and
objective ranking of potential locations via a multi-layered
analysis of supply and supply chain dynamics.
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SITE SCREENING
HEAT MAPS
Forest2Market’s site qualification study ranks requirements
from high to low suitability and displays the results on site
screening heat maps that provide quantitative comparisons of
potential supply areas.
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BANKABLE WOOD
SUPPLY DUE DILIGENCE
REPORTS
Forest2Market’s reports include:
• information and analysis that characterize wood supply and
infrastructure in a facility’s procurement zone
• long-term forecasts of sustainability and wood supply costs
Forest2Market presents data along with commentary to
establish the significance and implications of the information.
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
ANALYSIS
Our reports provide insight into the economic benefits of the
project to:
• timberland owners
• wood dealers
• logging companies
• local economies
Clients have successfully used these reports to:
• secure state/local project permits
• obtain project infrastructure grants
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PROJECT
EXECUTION
Supply Chain Consulting
• Identify qualified suppliers
• Formulate contract structure strategies to ensure supply
• Develop supply and off-take agreement indexes to minimize price risk
Expert Witness Testimony
• Regulatory sessions
• Public hearings
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ONGOING
OPERATIONS
Feedstock Cost Indexing
Defensible wood feedstock price indices account for the uniqueness
of the biomass supply chain.
Quarterly Cost Benchmark
Forest2Market’s Delivered Price Benchmark provides a means for
wood-to-energy supply chain participants to compare feedstock
procurement efficiency and costs to the broader market.
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ONGOING
OPERATIONS
Annual Cost Analysis
Utilizing proprietary data, Forest2Market prepares a trend analysis of
feedstock cost to reveal the project’s net cost.
Annual Sustainability Review
Sustainability of supply needs to be reconfirmed throughout the life of
the project.
Annual Procurement Strategy Review
Forest2Market analyzes a facility’s biomass procurement
performance against the broader market and provides procurement
strategy recommendations.
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ABOUT
FOREST2MARKET
Forest2Market’s knowledge of the supply chain is informed by data.
Using our project support services throughout the life of a project
provides developers and operators with the most credible source
of feedstock supply and cost studies available in the industry.
DATA Unique, current and proprietary database of delivered wood raw material
transactions and the extensive data collection infrastructure necessary to collect
millions of market transactions every year.
STAFF Statisticians, economists and supply chain experts possess extensive
industry knowledge and experience.
NEUTRALITY As a neutral third party, Forest2Market does not buy or sell
timberland, timber or wood fiber of any kind; it does not manage timberland or
provide credit wraps. Forest2Market is an independent source of wood and fiber
supply chain expertise.
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FOREST2MARKET’S
DATA
The depth and breadth of data Forest2Market collects allows
for unparalleled insight into biomass supply chains, from the
source to final consumption. Every year, more than 30 million
tons of wood raw materials are indexed to Forest2Market. We
collect:
10 million loads of wood raw materials
Over 90% of the feedstock volume in the US South
80% of the feedstock volume in the Pacific Northwest
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Our data includes:  total delivered price per ton
 geographic origin of wood
 seller type
 freight cost and distance
 source cost
 harvest cost
 total delivered price
 allocated procurement

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CONTACT
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Forest2Market
15720 Brixham Hill Ave
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Charlotte, NC 28277