Directory Of Secondary Wood Using Industries In Manitoba 2001

This directory lists & describes the companies comprising the secondary wood-using industries in Manitoba for 2001. These include all companies principally engaged in the further processing of primary wood products, lumber, panel products, & paper. All companies are listed by their principal products categorized into one of 19 standard industrial classification industry codes. Information on firm location, employment, products, type of wood or paper materials used, and names of executive officers was obtained by a telephone survey. The main listing is alphabetical by company name, and a secondary listing arranges names of firms by product or service. The appendix lists organizations & associations relevant to the secondary wood-using industries as well as Manitoba government contacts. Information on lumber grading is also included.

The forest industry in Manitoba was surveyed in fall 1991 and spring 1992 by personal interviews with owners/managers of each operation with production exceeding 100 M fbm per year. This directory summarizes each operation and gives its location, ownership, capacity, production, employment, wood supply, products, markets, equipment, and factors limiting present operation and expansion. Sawmills, planing mills and wood treating plants, other miscellaneous wood-using industries, and pulp, paper, and fibreboard mills are grouped by industry type, size of operation, and forest region.