FRA RELEASES LATEST PULPWOOD STATISTICS SUMMARY

RELEASE: October 28, 2005

CONTACT: Neil Ward (301/838-9385)
nward@forestresources.org

Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has published its updated Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report: 2000-2004, a compilation of reports submitted to FRA’s annual pulpwood statistic program from the nation’s 156 wood-using pulp mills for the calendar year 2004. The Report summarizes the pulpwood receipt and inventory data, wood fiber burned for energy production, and wood supplied to 31 oriented strand-board mills.

The Report, including 14 tables and 7 charts, presents breakdowns of the following data:

  • U.S. Pulpwood Receipts

  • U.S. Pulpwood End-of-Year Inventory

  • Energy Chip Receipts and End-of-Year Inventory

  • U.S. OSB Receipts

It also includes an up-to-date list of U.S. wood-using pulp mills and recently closed mills.


Sample graph from FRA’s updated Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report.

FRA’s Director of Forestry Programs, Steve Jarvis, who compiled the Report, noted that 2004 U.S. pulpwood receipts had risen by 2.7% over 2003 levels, for a total of 232,414,847 green tons. OSB receipts totaled an additional 19,002,365 green tons, for the 31 mills reporting.

FRA members may purchase the Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report: 2000-2004 (05-A-07) @ $100.00. The Report is available to non-members for $200.00. Please enclose payment with order, checks payable to “FRA”; charge orders may be faxed to 301/838-9481. Direct orders to Forest Resources Association Inc., 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 350, Rockville, MD 20852, and refer to stock number 05-A-7.

The Forest Resources Association Inc. is a nonprofit trade association concerned with the safe, efficient, and sustainable harvest of forest products and their transport from woods to mill. FRA represents wood consumers, independent logging contractors, and wood dealers, as well as businesses providing products and services to the forest resource-based industries.

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Caption for photo: “Sample graph from FRA’s updated Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report.”

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