BIS Shrapnel

BIS Shrapnel provides independent analysis and forecasts for forest products markets in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Rim, North and South America, and Europe. The company has an extensive and thorough understanding of the driving forces underlying demand, supply and prices in the forest products industry worldwide.

BIS Shrapnel Studies

For information on recent BIS-Shrapnel studies, please visit BIS-Shrapnel’s web-site!

Composite Panel Association

Founded in 1960, the Composite Panel Association (CPA) is dedicated to advancing the North American wood–based panel and decorative surfacing industries. CPA represents both industries on technical, regulatory, quality assurance and product acceptance issues.

CPA General Members include the leading manufacturers of particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF) and hardboard, representing about 95% of North American manufacturing capacity.

CPA Associate Members include manufacturers of decorative surfaces, furniture, cabinets, mouldings, doors and equipment, along with laminators, distributors, industry media and adhesive suppliers. All are committed to product advancement and industry competitiveness.

For more information, please visit the Composite Panel Association Web Site.

View CPA’s comprehensive buyers guide to panels and surfaces.

CWI - China Wood International

Established over 15-years ago and is the leading source of information and news in wood products markets in China. CWI maintains a large in-house database on over 20,000 individuals and over 10,000 companies in China's wood markets. CWI is devoted to providing the following services for Domestic and International Customers:

Consulting Service – In-depth research into the wood products industry and providing solutions for companies;

Media Resources – CWI provides an effective way to promote your products and markets, including website, International Wood Industry magazine, newsletters, and directories;

Industry Conferences – Premier gatherings of industry management professionals and leaders.

EUWID Wood Products and Panels is published every week and provides current, comprehensive and concise reports on all important aspects of Europe's wood products and panel markets. This newsletter contains up-to-date market reports, researched and written by EUWID, for a number of roundwood, sawnwood, wood panels and other wood products, and surface materials markets. It also provides coverage of companies in the wood products and panels industry. The company reports are focused on developments such as capacity changes, takeovers, financial results and many other issues. EUWID’s focus is on Europe but coverage also includes relevant news from all over the world.

CFPA is a regular contributor to EUWID.

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)

Represents over 750 clients worldwide, providing access to experts in every field. Bernard Fuller is a GLG Leader, ranked in the top 5% of expert consultants.

International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA)

The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) was founded in 1982 as an organization for professionals within the global forest products industry. Foresters, mill managers, chemical and clay producers, traffic and logistics managers, must all talk to and work with rail and trucking representatives, marine transporters, stevedores, port and terminal operators and manufacturers of handling equipment. Currently serving more than 500 members around the world, the IFPTA enables them to learn from one another and cooperate for mutual benefit across the entire industry.

For more information, visit our web site!

LIGNUM (Chile)

The leading South American publication covering Forests, Wood Products and Technological Developments in the Forest Industry, providing news, interviews and analysis.

CFPA is a regular contributor to LIGNUM.

RISI

The premier source of information on the global forest products industry; newsletters, forecasts, commentaries, studies and an extensive web-site with forest, pulp & paper and wood products industry news and information.

STCP

STCP Engenharia de Projetos Ltda. is a pioneer in Brazil’s forestry sector, integrating consulting, engineering, business innovation and management in one center. Created in 1981, with its headquarters in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, STCP houses a multi-disciplinary team of more than 250 persons that works in support of private companies, public, non-governmental, and development agencies and organizations.

Since its foundation, STCP has provided intelligent solutions and guidance for investment and development of forest-based industries both inside and outside Brazil. STCP has completed more than 1,800 projects and studies, developed for clients in 35 countries, covering the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

STCP is nowadays the leading company in Latin America in its areas of expertise. Together with its large permanent staff, STCP has the capacity to mobilize around 50 consultants, to help meet the needs of its customers. STCP’s broad-based “one-stop shopping” structure allows clients to select just the management, consulting or engineering services they need to meet their goals.

WBPI - Wood-Based Panels International

The leading journal for the international wood based panel industry, covering developments in all continents and all types of panels.

CFPA is a regular contributor to Wood-Based Panels International (WBPI).