Research
When CINTRAFOR was established by the Washington State Legislature in 1985, the Center’s duties were defined first and foremost as conducting research and analysis and communicating the resulting information:
- The development of research and analysis for developing policies and strategies which will expand forest-based international trade, including a major focus on secondary manufacturing;
- The development of technology or commercialization support for manufactured products that will meet the evolving needs of international customers;
- The development of research and analysis on other factors critical to forest-based trade, including the quality and availability of raw wood resources; and
- The coordination, development, and dissemination of market and technical information relevant to international trade in forest products.
For more than 30 years CINTRAFOR has passionately endeavored to meet our responsibility, conducting international marketing, economic, commercialization and policy research to facilitate the expansion of sustainable forest-based international trade and increase the global use of the amazing renewable resource that is wood. Each quarter we feature 3-6 current research projects with a short summary and a link to the full published research (if it has been published). Prior “research briefs” can be accessed in the table below. In addition, thirty years of CINTRAFOR working papers are available here.
Research Briefs
Combating Climate Change
Research conducted by CINTRAFOR unveils compelling evidence that Washington state’s managed forests play a significant role in mitigating global warming.
Increasing Demand for Wood Pellets in Japan and South Korea
The need for wood pellets is increasing in both Japan and South Korea with the two countries set to become the largest wood pellet consumers in the world.
Global warming mitigating role of working forests in Washington State
This study sets out to understand the role of Washington’s working forests in mitigating global warming.
Cintrafor Archives
From 1984 through 2016 CINTRAFOR researchers produced over 125 working papers on forestry, forest products trade, forest economics and policy impacts, international marketing, technology developments, and value-added forest products. All of those working papers are available here, at no cost.
