Directory Of The Wood Products Industry

The directory contains information on company contacts, products manufactured, species used, and markets served for secondary manufacturing companies operating in British Columbia. Company and product information is presented in an alphabetical listing of companies, a sorting of companies by specific product, and a detailed listing by company sorted by major product category.‍?‍?The information was collected for the1999 business year by a direct survey of British Columbia secondary manufacturing. The survey identified 774 active companies involved in remanufacturing, millwork, engineered wood products, cabinets, furniture, pallets and containers, other wood products, panelboards, and shakes and shingles manufacturing. A small number of companies self-classified as roundwood mills are included due to their product mix.

The directory includes those sawmills and planing mills processing 400,000 board feet or more of wood and all other forest products plants employing four or more persons in 1970.

This report traces the flow of Californias 2000 timber harvest through the wood-using industries; provides a description of the structure, operations, and condition of Californias primary forest products industry; and briefly summarizes timber inventory and growth. Historical wood products industry changes are discussed, as well as trends in harvest, production, and sales. Employment and worker earnings in the states forest products industry also are examined, and an industry leaders assessment of past and future operating conditions is provided.