UNITED STATES WOOD-BASED INDUSTRY: A REVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION by Paul V. Ellefson and Michael A. Kilgore January 2010 STAFF PAPER SERIES NUMBER 206 Department of Forest Resources College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 For more information about the Department of Forest Resources and its teaching, research, and outreach programs, contact the Department at: Department of Forest Resources University of Minnesota 115 Green Hall 1530 N. Cleveland Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55108-6112 Ph: 612-624-3400 Fax: 612-625-5212 Email:
[email protected] http://forestry.umn.edu/publications/staffpapers/index.html The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, martial status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation UNITED STATES WOOD-BASED INDUSTRY: A REVIEW OF STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION by Paul V. Ellefson and Michael A. Kilgorea January 2010 a Professors, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Research supported by Minnesota Agricultural Experim ent Station; Research and Developm ent-RPA Assessment Program, Forest Service, U.S. Departm ent of Agriculture, Washington, DC; and the Southern Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agricultural, New Orleans, LA. Contents Page INTRODUCTION 1 TIMBER GROWING INDUSTRY 1 General Character