Researching the economics of Forest markets
Let’s imagine a world where the correlation between the health of a
forest landscape and the health of a forest industry is not so
conflicted. Let’s dream that our ecosystem’s will one day no longer
endure an industrial era that directly correlates it’s success to the
maximization of the denudation of the land. And with this in mind,
consider how the industry data systems / investments systems are
organized. –Editor, Forest Policy Research
Forestweb, the leading independent provider of intelligence for the
forest products industry, today launched its new iiStock Index of U.
S. Forest Products, a real-time index that tracks the financial pulse
of the 27 largest stocks in the forest products market sector.
The
trading data for Forestweb’s indices is on a continual feed and
updated every 10 minutes to reflect the price movement of significant
sector participants, including established leaders as well as those
poised for future leadership. The Forestweb iiStock Index is
free-of-charge and available to the public. The Forestweb U.S. Forest
Products stock index is a comprehensive index containing the stocks of
all publicly-held forest products-related companies headquartered in
the United States that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Such
companies include forestry, packaging and paper. The index is
calculated using a market capitalization approach similar to the S&P
500. The five biggest companies in the Forestweb Stock Index by annual
revenue, based on 3rd quarter earnings 2008, are: International Paper
($6.8B), Kimberly-Clark ($5.0B), Weyerhaeuser ($2.6B), Smurfit-Stone
($1.9B) and MeadWestvaco ($1.8B). “This Stock Index provides yet
another value differentiator for our clients,” said Rami Ghandour,
founder and CEO of Forestweb, and sister company Industry
Intelligence, Inc. “Given current economic times, it’s pertinent that
businesses keep a handle on the financial performance on the forest
products industry.” “By combining this stock intelligence with
integrated news and economic data available to them as users of our
iiHub service, our clients receive the most comprehensive view of the
sector’s performance,” adds Ghandour. Forestweb’s iiHub is an
enterprise-wide, web-based platform that gives each user access to
real-time, specific business requirements — earnings announcements,
stock performance, and related competitive analysis – efficiently.
Forestweb’s iiStock Index can be emailed each day at the close of the
market by registering online at the company’s website. About Forestweb
Forestweb (forestweb.com) offers clients web-based suite of
information management solutions and delivers an industry information
timeline that covers historical data & information, present data as
well as competitive analysis intelligence. All this information is
interconnected to give the user the meaning behind the news: who,
what, when, where and why. http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/44952/
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