Title: An Exploratory Study of the Use of Lumber, OSB, Plywood, LVL, PSL AND LSL As Raw Materials in the Furniture and Cabinet Industries in the Southern United States
Abstract: Although particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF) are primary products used in the manufacture of value-added wood products such as furniture, cabinets and millwork, other raw material inputs are also used. The objectives of this study were to examine the use of some lesser-used wood-based inputs and to determine their selection criteria by furniture and cabinet manufacturers in the Southern United States. The study addresses technical, economic and performance characteristics. It was found that 42 percent of the total value of raw materials used by respondents in 1999 was comprised of hardwood lumber followed by hardwood plywood. Newer engineered wood products (laminated veneer lumber and laminated strand lumber) were used by only 1 percent of respondents. No respondents used OSB (oriented strandboard). Respondents in all industry sectors studied said that they planned to increase usage of lumber and plywood. The main reason respondents are not using OSB, LVL, PSL (parallel strand lumber) and LSL is customer objections.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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