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Article: Wood component exporting opportunities.
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Vance Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The rationale to outsource components is hardly a North American phenomenon. Secondary wood products manufacturers throughout the world have a need to incorporate parts purchased from component specialists. And when it comes to hardwood components, North American sources reign supreme.
According to a recent Wood Component Manufacturers Association market study, U.S. exports of dimension and components products are expected to increase about 12 percent and should exceed $250 million in 1996. Dimension exports have increased by an annual rate of more than 10 percent during the past five years and are expected to continue this trend for the next several years. The major ...