Page 26 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 2 - Spring 2024
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A Multi-Faceted Business
Georgia’s forest industry components interact with all other sectors of the economy in complex ways. Specifically, the purposes of the annual analysis are to: (1) quantify the level of economic activity conducted by the components of the forest industry, (2) estimate economic activity supported in all Georgia sectors by the industry’s activities, (3) compare the level of activity in the forest industry with other industries, and (4) quantify the economic activity of forest industry sectors within each of the 12 regional commissions in Georgia.
NINE SECTORS COMPRISE
THE FOREST INDUSTRY TODAY:
• ForestManagement&Logging
• Bioenergy
• Lumber&WoodPreservation
• Veneer,Plywood,Reconstituted&EngineeredWood
• PrefabricatedWoodBuildings&ManufacturedHousing
• Pulp&PaperProducts
• Woodworking&PaperIndustriesMachinery
• Wooden Furniture, Cabinets, Custom Arch & Millwork,
Windows & Doors
• Containers,Showcases,Partitions&Shelving
Georgia Pacific Pulp and Paper, from Andrews Island Causeway, Brunswick.
