Forest Products Industry Guide
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This guide contains resources that are useful when researching the forest products industry. For the purpose of this guide, the forest products industry includes sawmills, pulp and paper, and lumber products. The guide will include reference books, databases, periodicals, and websites about the industry.
Overviews
Encyclopedia of American Industries
- Online Reference Book
- Once you arrive at the front page of the encyclopedia, select "etable of Contents," then make sure the volume reads Manufacturing Industries. Browse to the Lumber & Wood Products section where you will find a number of articles beginning with SIC code 24.
Standard & Poor's Industry Survey
- Online Database
- Accessible through Market Insight
- Select Industry, and then choose either "Forest Products" from the drop-down menu. Covers United States industries only and is updated bi-annually.
Statistics
American Forest & Paper Association
- Format: Website
- "The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the forest, pulp, paper, paperboard, and wood products industry. We represent member companies engaged in growing, harvesting, and processing wood and wood fiber, manufacturing pulp, paper, and paperboard products from both virgin and recycled fiber, and producing engineered and traditional wood products. AF&PA's mission is to influence successfully public policy to benefit the U.S paper and forest products industry."
- Contains facts and figures for different sectors of the industry.
Products Industry of the Future
- Format: Website
- "The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) seeks to improve the overall energy efficiency of the U.S. forest products industry. Through the Forest Products Industry of the Future (IOF) strategy, ITP partners with industry to effectively plan and implement a comprehensive energy agenda to reduce energy intensity and help ensure the industry's vitality well into the future."
- Of particular note is the Energy Analysis section of the site, which links to other government reports.
Forest Products Industry Analysis Briefs
- Format: Website
- Includes Economic Profile and Trends, Energy Consumption, Technologies and Equipment, and additional Sources.
The 2000-2005 world outlook for forestry and woodworking
- Format: Electronic Book
- Link to the The 2000-2005 world outlook for forestry and woodworking in the ALICE Online Catalog.
Periodicals
Pulp & paper
- Link to Pulp & Paper in the ALICE Online Catalog
- "Serves the interests of pulp, paper & paperboard manufacturing industry outside N. America. Includes news, interpretation of trends, semitechnical & technical info. on the industry for executives, management & technical personnel on international scale." (EBSCO description)
Wood & Wood Products
- Link to Wood & Wood Products in the ALICE Online Catalog
- "Feature articles, design, finishing, trends and news, production, new products and coming events aimed at executives, managers, engineers and designers in the furniture, cabinet and wood products industries." (EBSCO description)
Suggested Searches
Business Source Complete
- Search for "forest products industry" as a subject search
- Search for "world outlook" as a title, and combine this with the product (e.g. sawmills)
