Fisher offers a range of mill, company, industry data, market intelligence and market forecasting that allows producers to gain a sustainable competitive advantage in the following areas:


Asset Position and Competitiveness
FisherSolve™ has the depth and accuracy of information to help analyze the fundamental competitive position of machines, mills, and companies. Using Fisher's tool set, producers of paper can analyze asset performance and utilization to deliver the highest return on capital.

  • Distinguish between non-performing assets that can be fixed and those that can’t


  • Quantify the impact of capital investment on asset competitiveness


  • Understand competitive behavior with asset/ cost benchmarking


  • Understand the impact of potential and actual M&A activity


  • Compare technical characteristics of your assets to your competitors



Capital Allocation and Cash Flow Planning
FisherSolve™ tools help clients make fact-based decisions on issues and foresee their impact. Producers can plan multiple scenarios to determine what assets to invest in better allocate capital for the highest returns.

  • Find the investments that will have the greatest impact on your machine, mill, or company’s competitiveness


  • Understand the impact of production and grade mix decisions


  • Foresee how the value of an investment will change over time


  • Optimize capital spending based on the effect that each investment will have on ROI



Price Realization


FisherSolve™ and Fisher-STE Forecasts help producers maximize price realization and offer a better understanding of current and future commodity and grade markets.

  • Understand how sensitive competitors’ machines are to energy, fiber, and other cost inputs


  • Better understand where the Negotiated Price Zone (NPZ) will be at any point in time


  • Foresee market price swings in time to adjust production, inventory, and contract terms


  • Gain insight into the drivers of product differentiation in a given market segment



Production and Inventory


Fisher-STE Forecasts has the sophistication and technology necessary to predict prices, operating rates, shipments, imports, exports, etc. Using Fisher's suite of solutions, pulp and paper producers are better able to plan their production strategies and manage inventory for optimal gains.

  • Add, idle, or remove capacity for the maximum effect on the marketplace and profits


  • Determine the amount of swing capacity and when to use it for maximum effect on prices and profit


  • Build and draw down inventory in synch with price cycles



M&A Scenarios


FisherSolve™ has the technology to model the impact of M&A activity on your company’s financial statements and to optimize the use of your capital for both before and after acquisitions.

  • Decide which acquisitions to make and at what price


  • Understand the value of each asset in a merger or acquisition


  • Identify cost savings and potential efficiency gain between the merged entities



Supply Chain and Operations


FisherSolve™ allows you to analyze operations and logistics at many levels to help you manage real-world complexities in the value chain.

  • Optimize production and asset utilization strategies


  • Assess how to take cost out of your supply chain


  • Decide which assets to shutdown and when

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