Title: South Carolina's timber industry-an assessment of timber product output and use, 1991
Abstract: This report presents the findings of a 1 9 9 1 canvass of all primary wood-using plants in South Carolina, and presents changes in product output and residue use since 1989.It complements Forest Inventory and Analysis periodic inventory of volume and removals from the State's timberland.The canvass was made to determine the amount and source of wood receipts and annual timber product drain by county in 199 1.In addition, interstate and cross-regional movement of industrial roundwood were determined.Only primary wood-using mills were canvassed.Primary mills are those that process roundwood in log or bolt form or as chipped roundwood.Examples of industrial roundwood products are saw logs, pulpwood, veneer logs, poles, and logs used for composite board products.Mills producing products from residues generated at primary and secondary processors were not canvassed.Trees chipped in the woods were included in the estimate of timber drain only if they were delivered to a primary domestic manufacturer.A 100-percent canvass of all primary woodprocessors in South Carolina was conducted in 1992 for the year 1991.Out-of-State mills known to be using logs or bolts harvested from South Carolina timberland were also contacted.Each mill was canvassed by mail or through personal contact at plant locations.Telephone contact was made as a followup to mailed questionnaire responses when additional information or clarification of response was necessary.In the event of a nonresponse, data collected in previous surveys were updated based on current data collected for mills of similar size, product type, and location.Pulpwood production data were taken from an annual canvass of all southeastern pulpmiils.Medium density fiberboard, insulating board, and hardboard plants were included in this survey.The pulpwood production survey is conducted annually in cooperation with the American Pulpwood Association.Previous surveys for all other timber products have been conducted every year since 1972.Surveys for other timber products have gone back as far as 1957 for a 10-year period to 196'7, and a 3-year period from 1967 to 1970.These studies are a cooperative project involving the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, the South Carolina State Commission of Forestry, and the Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University.The Southeastern Station gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and assistance provided by the South Carolina Division of Forestry in collecting mill data.Appreciation is also expressed to forest industry and mill managers