Wood Resources International

What Wood Resources International does

Wood Resources International (WRI), founded in 1987 and headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is a forest industry consulting firm that has built its position on proprietary global wood pricing and trade data. Its core product is the WoodMarket Prices subscription platform, which provides comprehensive global price reporting for wood chips, pulp logs, sawlogs, lumber, and wood pellets, with 35 years of pricing data and 15 years of trade data organized through four proprietary volume-weighted indices: the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI, established 1995), the European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI, established 1999), the Global Softwood Fiber Index (SFPI), and the Global Hardwood Fiber Index (HFPI), the latter two covering 85-90% of the world's wood-based pulp production capacity. The platform offers interactive trade-flow visualizations, country and regional segmentation (covering 21 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and Russia), customizable currency display in USD or local currency, and data export in XLSX, CSV, or PDF formats.

The platform is designed for three primary buyer personas: analysts using the data for strategic planning, semi-annual and annual analysis, and investment strategies; procurement professionals leveraging it for price and contract negotiations; and operational teams accessing detailed data for in-depth operational decision-making. Distribution is executed through a direct, demo-based enterprise sales motion — pricing is opaque and quote-based, with a "Schedule your free demo today" call-to-action and no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. The go-to-market is consultative, supported by content marketing across forest products, sustainability, and chemicals blog channels, a resource center, and industry event presence.

In March 2022, WRI was acquired by ResourceWise, a commodity price reporting agency, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary alongside Forest2Market, Fisher International, Tecnon OrbiChem, Chemical Intelligence, and Prima Markets. Under ResourceWise, WRI's offerings now sit within an integrated market intelligence portfolio spanning forest products, biofuels, biomaterials, chemicals, petrochemicals, carbon markets, and EUDR compliance — though pricing for sawlog costs is shown to account for 65-70% of softwood lumber manufacturing cost, and pulpwood prices 45-72% of pulp production cost, underscoring the genuine economic weight of the underlying data WRI sells.

Name

Wood Resources International

Legal name

Wood Resources International LLC

Website

https://woodprices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wood Resources International, founded 1987, is a forest industry consulting firm delivering global wood pricing and trade data intelligence through its WoodMarket Prices subscription platform. Now a subsidiary of ResourceWise, it serves analysts, procurement professionals, and operational teams across 21 countries via proprietary indices covering sawlogs, pulpwood, lumber, and pellets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Products Market Intelligence

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (11311)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Valuation, Appraisal & Timber Inventory (AFAMAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Grading, Testing & Certification Services (IMAMABAK), Timber Procurement & Wood Dealer/Timber Buying Services (IMAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Forest products data
• Wood pricing analytics
• Global timber intelligence
• Sawlog price indices
• Commodity market research

Headquarters

HQ city

Bothell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Market Intelligence Platform Subscription: WoodMarket Prices platform provides subscription-based access to global wood pricing, trade data, and market analytics. Platform offers data exports in XLSX, CSV, or PDF formats for seamless analysis and reporting. Target customers include analysts, procurement professionals, and operational teams requiring detailed data for strategic planning and price negotiations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wood Resources International, operating through its WoodMarket Prices platform, provides subscription-based global wood pricing, trade data, and market analytics for the forest products industry. The platform delivers the only global price reporting for wood chips, pulp logs, sawlogs, lumber, and wood pellets, with proprietary indices (GSPI, ESPI, SFPI, HFPI) and more than 35 years of historical pricing data. It also supports strategic consulting engagements and expert commentary for analysts, procurement professionals, and operational teams.

Product overview

Wood Resources International (WRI), founded in 1987, is a forest industry consulting firm that transitioned to the WoodMarket Prices platform in March 2022 when it joined ResourceWise. WoodMarket Prices is a unified platform offering global price reporting for wood chips, pulp logs, sawlogs, lumber, and wood pellets, featuring unique indices including the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI), European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI), Global Softwood Fiber Index (SFPI), and Global Hardwood Fiber Index (HFPI). The platform integrates with other ResourceWise group platforms (ChemEdge360, FisherSolve, Forestat Global, Forest Trackt, OrbiChem360, Prima CarbonZero, Recycled Fiber 360, SilvaStat360) under the parent company ResourceWise, which also encompasses Forest2Market, Fisher International, and Tecnon OrbiChem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WoodMarket Prices: Global wood price and trade data platform offering extensive repository of price and trade data, coupled with trending market commentary on critical industry developments. The only source for global price reporting for wood chips, pulp logs, sawlogs, lumber, and wood pellets.

Products and services

• WoodMarket Prices Subscription platform offering global wood pricing and trade data with 35 years of pricing history and 13+ years of trade data, including proprietary indices (GSPI, ESPI, SFPI, HFPI), interactive trade visualizations, and data exports. Designed for analysts, procurement professionals, and operational teams at forest products enterprises.
• Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) Volume-weighted sawlog price index delivering pricing for commonly used log species for manufacturing and construction, plus lumber grades for higher and lower quality wood. Used by forest industry analysts, procurement, and operations for benchmarking and contract negotiations.
• European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) Volume-weighted European sawlog price index covering the nine largest log-consuming countries in Europe. Supports benchmarking, contract negotiations, and analysis for European forest products stakeholders.
• Global Softwood Fiber Index (SFPI) Softwood fiber price index for the pulp industry covering Northern Hemisphere countries with natural conifer species; accounts for 85–90% of the world's wood-based pulp production capacity. Used by pulp manufacturers for cost benchmarking and strategic planning.
• Global Hardwood Fiber Index (HFPI) Hardwood fiber price index for the pulp industry covering non-conifer plantation forests (mainly Eucalyptus and Acacia); accounts for 85–90% of the world's wood-based pulp production capacity. Used by pulp manufacturers for cost analysis and competitive benchmarking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sawlog costs account for 65-70% of softwood lumber manufacturing cost
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Forest2MarketcoreOthersForest2Market is a sister company under ResourceWise parent company, integrated into the unified platform ecosystem alongside Wood Resources International since March 2022. Both companies now operate under ResourceWise with combined market intelligence capabilities.
• Fisher InternationalcoreOthersFisher International is a sister company under ResourceWise parent company, integrated into the unified platform ecosystem alongside Wood Resources International since March 2022. Part of combined market intelligence for forest products industry.
• Tecnon OrbiChemcoreOthersTecnon OrbiChem is a sister company under ResourceWise parent company, providing chemicals industry market intelligence integrated with Wood Resources International's forest products expertise.
• ResourceWise (Parent Company)coreOthersResourceWise is the parent company of Wood Resources International, Fisher International, Forest2Market, Tecnon OrbiChem and other legacy companies. In March 2022, WRI joined ResourceWise. ResourceWise provides commodity price reporting with proprietary datasets across forest products, biofuels, biomaterials, and petrochemicals industries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ResourceWise: Parent company of WRI providing commodity price reporting and market intelligence across forest products, biofuels, biomaterials, and petrochemicals. Comparable at the consolidated group level as a multi-commodity intelligence platform.
• Fastmarkets: Global commodity price reporting agency covering forest products, pulp, and biomass among many other commodities. Direct overlap with WRI's wood pricing indices but at much broader scale across multiple commodity verticals.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly Platts): Major commodity price reporting and analytics platform with forest products and biomass coverage. Offers similar subscription-based pricing intelligence to enterprise customers across multiple commodity classes.
• Argus Media: Global commodity price reporting and market intelligence provider covering biomass, pulp, and forest products alongside energy and petrochemicals. Comparable business model of subscription price benchmarks for enterprise buyers.
• ICIS (Independent Commodity Intelligence Services): Global commodity intelligence provider covering chemicals, fertilizers, and forest products (pulp and paper). Comparable subscription-based pricing and analytics model targeting enterprise procurement and strategy teams.

Direct peers

• Tecnon OrbiChem: Sister company under ResourceWise providing petrochemicals and chemicals market intelligence. Adjacent business model of subscription price reporting but in a different commodity vertical.
• Random Lengths: Long-standing North American publication reporting lumber and panel prices for the forest products industry. Directly comparable in tracking wood/lumber pricing benchmarks for procurement and trading professionals.
• Forest2Market: Sister company under ResourceWise providing timber and forest products market intelligence, pricing data, and consulting. Directly comparable in target market (forest products industry), data offerings, and customer base.
• Fisher International: Sister company under ResourceWise providing pulp and paper industry intelligence and analytics (FisherSolve platform). Overlapping customer base with WRI in the forest-products/pulp value chain.
• RISI (Resource Information Systems Inc.): Information provider for the pulp, paper, and forest products industries. Direct overlap in target customers (procurement, analysts, mills) and pricing data for wood fiber, pulp, and recovered paper.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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