Solid Wood Products 



2607 



600 



1980 1982 



1984 1986 

 YEAR 



1988 1990 



Figure 22-21 B. — Low, medium, and high projections of annual pallet consumption in the 

 United States for the years 1980-1990. (Drawing after Schuler and Wallin 1979.) 



Competition for wood is expected to further slow growth of the industry 

 beyond 2000. Thus, by year 2030, projected use of lumber in shipping, includ- 

 ing pallets, containers, and dunnage, is expected to rise to 15.2 billion board 

 feet — about 2.2 times consumption in 1976, i.e., at an average rate of 1.5 

 percent annually over this 54-year period. Veneer and plywood use in shipping 

 is projected to increase about 2.4 times to 1 .8 billion square feet (Ys-inch basis), 

 and hardboard 2.7 times to 180 million square feet (Vs-inch basis) in the same 

 time period. Nearly all of the increase for these products will come from the 



