A brief look at raw material usage in the furniture and cabinet industries in the southern United States
2001
Vlosky, R.P. | Wu, Q.
Although particleboard and medium density fiberboard are primary products used in the manufacture of value-added wood products such as furniture, cabinets, and millwork, other raw materials such as engineered lumber and structural panels are also used. A study was conducted to examine the use of wood-based raw materials 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 [LVL] and laminated strand lumber [LSL]) were used by only 1 percent of respondents. No respondents used oriented strandboard (OSB). 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, parallel strand lumber, and LSL is customer objections.
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