forest, lumber, pulp & paper products (5211-lp)

overview of forest, lumber, pulp & paper products (5211-lp)

— companies in the paper & forest products industry primarily operate in the paper, lumber/building supply, and timberland markets. those serving the paper segment produce various products used in magazines, envelopes, container board, and food and beverage packaging. others in the building materials category supply commercial and residential construction companies with oriented strand board, siding, engineered and composite wood items, plywood, paneling, and particleboard.

wear resistant and impact resistant plastic materials such as tivar®,uhmw, nylon, acetal and urethane are used for a variety of components used in lumber and paper mills for rollers, bearings, guide rails, feeder bars, channels, channel inserts, bearing blocks, chipper spouts, conveyor flights, diverter arms, drop grate arms, hooks, metal detector troughs, saw blade carriers and covers, slider blocks, sound dampening cushions, tipple gates, trimmer lugs, wear plates, wear strips.