1995 – Cintrafor

The Japanese Market for softwood Sawnwood and Changing Pacific Rim Wood Supply Conditions: Implications for US Pacific Northwest Producers

Authors: Guy Robertson and Thomas R. Waggener Executive SummaryJapan has long been Asia’s largest importer of softwood sawlogs and lumber and is the major destination for U.S- Pacific Northwest wood product exports. In the period lasting from 1980 to 1993, 3apan imported an annual average of 15.2 million CUM of softwood sawlogs and 5.4 million CUM […]

A Comparative Assessment of the North American and Japanese 2 x 4 Residential Construction Systems

Authors: Ivan Eastin, Kweku Bentil and Gerald Beltran Abstract Despite Japan’s relatively small size, residential housing starts have exceeded those in the US throughout the 1990s, totaling 1.57 million units in 1994. However, the cost of residential housing in Japan is substantially higher than in other developed countries. In an effort to address this problem, the […]

An Examination of the US Pulp and Paper Industry

Authors: Anne Rahikainen, Dorothy Paun, Lynn Catlett IntroductionThe pulp and paper industry ended its four-year slump and enjoyed record-breaking profits in 1994. The unprecedented magnitude and speed of this recovery was due to the timely confluence of many factors: improving economies in Europe and North America resulted in a large increase in consumption of pulp and […]

Results of a 1990 Survey of US Millwork Industry Characteristics and Attitudes

Authors: Lee Bialozynski, David Briggs Executive SummaryA national survey of US millwork producers was conducted during late 1991. Exactly 500 respondents, an 18.2% response rate, provided data on 1990 characteristics of their establishments. The survey differs from the US Department of Commerce Census of Manufacturers by including all producers of millwork, not just those for which […]