Logging is an important source of year-round, well-paying jobs in many rural American communities and often serve as economic-development engines for entire regions. Given the industry’s size, the economic vitality of forest product companies is essential to these local communities & regions, as well as the nation’s manufacturing base & overall economy.
America’s timber industry provides 2.5 million jobs through the supply chain.
The forest products industry manufactures nearly $300 Billion in products annually.
Logging and thinning helps reduce the risks of severe fires.
Wood products make up 47% of all raw materials used in manufacturing in the U.S.
The United States is the largest supplier of forest products in the world, providing nearly half of the global supply of wood fiber.
Wood is 100% recyclable, biodegradable and durable — sometimes lasting for centuries. When it is no longer needed, it can be returned to the earth and renewed for future generations. Resources such as iron ore, coal, and limestone, once removed, are gone forever.
The. U.S. is the world’s leading producer of paper and paperboard, with over 500 mills In operation. Worldwide, there is approximately 10,000 paperboard mills in operation.
Every year, Americans use more than 90 million short tons of paper and paperboard. That’s an average of 700 pounds of paper products per person each year.
Timber products are the largest valued agricultural crop in the United States.
in 2020, THE UNITED STATES HAS 20% MORE TREES THAN IT DID IN 1970.
To grow a pound of wood, a tree uses 1.47 pounds of carbon dioxide and gives off 1.07 pounds of oxygen.
On the average, everyone uses the equivalent of a tree, 18 inches in diameter 100 foot tall, every year. That's 80 cubic feet.
Each person in the United States consumes approximately 675 pounds of paper a year.
