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els, and sec. 28-26 for analysis of an operation to make hardwood- veneer-faced 

 structural panels with a flakeboard core.) 



The Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association recognizes five product 

 manufacturing groups within the industry: 



• Cut-to-size flat and curved plywood parts are made for the furniture 

 industry. 



• The prefinished-product segment includes both the manufacturers of 

 plywood blanks for refinishing and the companies that apply the finish. 



• Stock panels are made in standard sizes, not prefinished, and are mar- 

 keted for remanufacture, seldom for wall panelling. They are commonly 

 y4-inch thick. (See Lindell 1972 for an analysis of this market.) 



• Block flooring is a 3-, 4-, or 5-ply laminated hardwood veneer prod- 

 uct — usually measuring 9 by 9 inches. 



• Veneer, manufactured for use in containers and remanufactured prod- 

 ucts, is warehoused, and distributed to a variety of industries. 



Hardaway (1978) reported that there are approximately 167 plants manufac- 

 turing hardwood plywood in North America, and about 53 that prefinish it; some 

 of these plants perform both operations. Lambert (1978) gave the following data 

 on location of hardwood plywood plants in North America: 



Location Number of plants 



Thirteen Southern States of United States 



Alabama 6 



Arkansas 2 



Florida 4 



Georgia 5 



Kentucky 4 



Louisiana 2 



Mississippi 5 



Missouri 1 



North Carolina 22 



South Carolina 13 



Tennessee 8 



Texas 2 



Virginia 13 



Subtotal Southern States 87 



Remaining states in 



Continental United States (18 in Wisconsin) 64 



Canada ^6 



Total 167 



For more precise data, readers are referred to the directory of producers of 

 hardwood plywood periodically published by the Hardwood Plywood Manufac- 

 turers Association, Reston, Virginia. 



Bertelson (1974) found that in the seven Mid-South States (Texas, Louisiana, 

 Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee), about half the 

 hardwood veneer plants produced veneer for boxes, baskets, and hampers; and 

 half produced veneer for other plywood products. Plants manufacturing contain- 

 er-grade veneer can use logs of smaller diameter and poorer grade than those 

 cutting veneer for more exacting products. 



