Global demand for wood products continues to grow alongside economic expansion and population increases. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, demand for primary forest products is expected to rise by about 37% by 2050, reflecting long-term trends in global GDP growth, urbanization and income levels.
Wood-based materials such as lumber for housing and pulp for paper and packaging remain essential to meeting global needs. As populations age, new households form and cities expand; consequently, the demand for housing, and the wood products that enable it, is expected to remain substantial.
We believe these broad structural trends help explain why timberland has been recognized as a durable real-asset allocation, rooted in steady, renewable demand tied to everyday essentials of modern life.
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