The following links provide extensive industry information
by various government agencies and other external
sources.
Basic
Industries, Trade Development, International
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce - helps
to coordinate U.S. Government export promotion and
trade policy.
Tariff
and Tax Information, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce - provides tariff and tax information
levied on U.S. products exported to another country.
Paper
and Allied Products (SIC 26)
President
Bill Clinton's Forest Plan: Please follow
link for a comprehensive explanation of the President's
forestry policy.
USDA
Forest Service: As set forth in law, the mission
of the USDA Forest Service is to achieve quality land
management under the sustainable multiple-use management
concept to meet the diverse needs of the American
people.
United
Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) forestry internet
site: FAO's forestry program addresses issues
on how to use trees, forests and related resources
to improve people's economic, environmental, social
and cultural conditions while ensuring that the resource
is conserved to meet the needs of future generations.
The State
of the World's Forests- 1999 is published
every two years to give the most comprehensive and
up-to-date picture available of the status of forests
worldwide and new developments in the forestry sector.
Society
of American Foresters (SAF): The Society of
American Foresters (SAF) is the national scientific
and educational organization representing the forestry
profession in the United States.
American
Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA):
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
is the national trade association of the forest, paper,
and wood products industries.
Northwest
Forestry Association (NFA): represents the
forest products industry on issues affecting both
public and private forestlands.
WWW
Virtual Library - Forestry: This is an excellent
site that provides links to various to Forestry Industry
resources.
International
Paper: International Paper is rated number
one in the Forestry and Paper Industry by 1996's Global
500.
Georgia
Pacific: In 1927 Georgia-Pacific Corporation
was founded as a wholesaler of hardwood lumber in
Augusta, Georgia.
Kimberly-Clark:
With manufacturing facilities in 36 countries and
sales in more than 150, Kimberly-Clark is the leading
tissue manufacturer in the world. It is also the second
largest household and personal care products company
in the U.S. As a Fortune 100 company, and one of the
500 largest companies world wide, Kimberly-Clark enjoys
annual sales of more than $ 13 billion.
Weyerhauser:
Weyerhaeuser is an international forest products company
whose principal businesses are the growing and harvesting
of trees; the manufacture, distribution and sale of
forest products, including logs, wood ships, building
products, pulp, paper and packaging products; real
estate construction and development.
Source of this information: http://www.itds.treas.gov/forestry.html
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