Cross laminated timber: costs and economics?

Economic costs of producing cross laminated timber to decarbonize construction

Cross laminated timber costs $1,200/ton, or $500/m3 pa, in order to derive 10-20% IRRs at a production facility costing $2,000/Tpa in capex. Cost lines include input costs of timber, polyurethane…

Wood products: typical pricing?

pricing of different wood products

…the prices of timber at the immediate point of harvesting in a forest. We think stumpage prices are typically around $40/m3, ranging from $20-80/m3, depending on the timber type and…

Wooden wind turbines?

wooden wind turbines

…the technology leader in onshore wind (below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/vestas-wheres-the-ip/ Elsewhere, Stora Enso, a large-cap materials company featured in our CLT screen (here) has supplied cross-laminated timber to Timber Tower GMBH, in…

Nature based solutions to climate change?

…from timber products. Cross laminated timber can be used for large construction projects, lowering CO2 by 15-80% compared to steel and cement. Tricoya is a listed mid-cap making a long-lasting…

Sitka spruce: our top ten facts?

sitka spruce benefits

…Laminated Timber, where spruce is the most commonly used input material… https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/01/21/carbon-negative-construction-the-case-for-mass-timber/ (10) Biodiversity Drawbacks. Biodiversity versus CO2 removal is always going to require trade-offs. A mono-culture Sitka spruce plantation…

Reforestation: costs of CO2 removals?

Reforestation costs

…$50/m3 timber, and 3% pa land appreciation will unlock an 8% unlevered IRR at Yield Class 16 (5 tons of CO2 per acre per year). CO2 price sensitivities range from…

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