Proceedings - Biomass South 2008

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Charlie Pringle, Business Development Leader, Eastern Forest Resources, Rayonier, Inc.

Charlie Pringle is the Business Development Leader, Eastern Forest Resources, for Rayonier. Charlie Pringle leads the business growth efforts for Rayonier’s timber business in Georgia and Florida. Prior to joining Rayonier in 2006, Charlie worked as an Associate Economist for RTI International’s Environmental and Natural Resource Economics group. He also worked to develop small businesses for Asociación ANAI, a Costa Rican non-profit that focuses on economic development and forest conservation. Charlie earned his BS at the University of the South, where he was a double major in Natural Resources and Economics. He has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Charles C. Pringle
Business Development Leader
Atlantic Area
Eastern Forest Resources
Rayonier
Office: 904-321-5582
Cell: 904-468-0357

Biomass: Strategic Implecations for Rayonier

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Notes:

• Rayonier is a global company, based in FL: timber, real estate, and "performance fibers" (specialty cellulose pulp products)
  • 2 pulp mills in GA and FL (Jessup Mill = Hardwood & Pine), three saw mills in GA
  • committed to sustainability, 3rd part audits
• Biomass market: wood pellet, utility electricity
• Timber industry is concerned about competition for raw materials, epecially if energy is subsidized (legislated through RPS)
• Landowners are excited about new markets
• Industry has long history of utilizing biomass for energy
• Strategic implication for Rayonier
  • Performance fibers: increase cost in raw material utilization of logistical infrastructure
  • Real estate: demand for industrial site locations
  • Timber (large new market for timber on Rayonier land)
• Biomass value proposition
  • Uncommitted fiber resource
  • Transfer infrastructure (rail access, port access)
  • Procurement services
  • Site selection capabilities

Thanks to Sarah Ashton, Rachel Cook, Lindsey Hannum, James Jeuck, Liwei Lin, James McCarter, Susan McIntyre, and Mark Megalos for providing notes and summaries for presentations.