The pallet industry in the southern United States

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2000

Abstract

Pallet manufacturers in the southern United States were surveyed to study the overall structure of the industry in this region. A number of issues were studied, including production, raw materials, marketing, and training needs. A majority of respondents were located in four states: Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. Labor and resource procurement were of greatest concern regarding future expansion. Two-thirds of respondents planned on increasing their workforce in 1999 and 45 percent planned to do so in the period 2000 to 2005. Generally, respondents' sales are intrastate; however, respondents most often cited diversity of markets as the reason for sales outside the company's home state. Oak was the most used species, followed by other hardwoods and southern pine. ©Forest Products Society 2000.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Forest Products Journal

First Page

30

Last Page

34

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