They found that the impact of export wood pellet mills on forest inventory and wood fibre prices in the south of the US was minimal and that wood pellet mills exporting to the Union, by themselves, do not drive price changes or changes to forest inventory and management.
Dès lors, il n'existe aucun élément convaincant permettant d'étayer l'argument selon lequel le marché de l'exportation des granulés de bois aurait entraîné la fermeture d'usines de papeterie ou de fabrication d'emballage [30].