For U.S. And Canadian Forest Products Companies, A Stable Outlook In 2011 Takes Root (S&P)

For U.S. And Canadian Forest Products Companies, A Stable Outlook In 2011 Takes Root (00:06:25 min)

As companies in the U.S. and Canadian forest products sector shift cash from operations from debt reduction to capital investment, acquisitions, or shareholder payments, we expect positive credit actions to slow. Nevertheless, we believe most of the forest products companies that we rate will improve operating performance in the first half of 2011, reflecting an almost universal rise in average paper prices. In this podcast, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Tobias Crabtree discusses the sector outlook for the coming year.

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