Table 6.4 — Board consumption in the United States, by type of board and major end use, 

 1962, 1970, and 1976, with projections (base level) to 2030 



(%-incti basis) 





Total 



Per 



capita 



average 



By type of board 



By end use 



Year 



Insulating 

 board 



Hardboard 



Particle- 

 board 



New 

 housing 



Residential 



upkeep and 



improvements 



New non- 

 residential 

 construction 



Manu- 

 facturing 



All 

 Other 

 uses' 



1962 

 1970 

 1976 



Million 



square 



feet 



5,590 



9,608 



13,497 



Square 

 feet 



30 

 47 

 63 



Million 



square 



feet 



3,844 

 4,552 

 4,479 



Million 



square 



feet 



930 

 1,541 

 2,146 



Million 



square 



feet 



816 

 3,515 

 6,872 



Million 



square 



feet 



2,213 

 2,760 

 3,540 



Million 



square 



feet 



2 



1,415 

 2,160 



Million 



square 



feet 



2 



1,050 

 1,095 



Million 



square 



feet 



2 



1,790 

 3,480 



Million 



square 



feet 



2 



2,593 

 3,222 



Low projections^ 



1990 



22,810 



97 



4,720 



3,490 



14,600 



6,590 



3,510 



2,150 



5,310 



5.250 



2000 



25,260 



103 



4,420 



4,130 



16,710 



6,235 



4,050 



2,750 



6,070 



6,155 



2010 



29,000 



116 



4,690 



5,020 



19,290 



6,895 



4,800 



3,350 



6.805 



7,150 



2020 



31,380 



124 



4,580 



5,550 



21,250 



7,080 



5,370 



3,800 



7,265 



7,865 



2030 



32,290 



130 



4,270 



5,610 



22,410 



5,745 



6,050 



4,210 



7,695 



8,590 



Medium projections^ 



1990 



23,820 



98 



4,920 



3,650 



15,250 



7,000 



3,530 



2,230 



5.620 



5,440 



2000 



27.300 



105 



4,770 



4,490 



18,040 



7.045 



4,120 



2,920 



6,660 



6,555 



2010 



31,950 



116 



5.120 



5,540 



21,290 



7,805 



4,950 



3.650 



7,730 



7,815 



2020 



34,670 



120 



4.900 



6,090 



23,680 



7,455 



5,550 



4.250 



8,610 



8,805 



2030 



37,320 



124 



5.100 



6,480 



25,740 



6,540 



6,290 



4.840 



9,690 



9,960 



High projections' 



1990 



24,790 



97 



5.120 



3.780 



15,890 



7,410 



3,560 



2,310 



5,890 



5.620 



2000 



29,200 



103 



5.110 



4,820 



19,270 



7,810 



4,170 



3,110 



7,190 



6,920 



2010 



35,400 



112 



5.710 



6,200 



23,490 



9,190 



5,150 



3,990 



8.590 



8,480 



2020 



38,390 



108 



5.370 



6,920 



26,100 



8,155 



5,810 



4,790 



9,850 



9,785 



2030 



43.250 



110 



5.540 



7,570 



30,140 



8,385 



6,710 



5,560 



11,310 



11,285 



' Includes upkeep and improvement of nonresidential buildings and structures, 

 shipping; mining, made-at-home projects, such as furniture; made-on-the-job 

 items, such as advertising and display structures; and a wide variety of other 

 miscellaneous products and uses. 



^Not available. 



'Projections based on alternate assumptions about growith in population and 

 economic activity as specified in the section on basic assumptions. 



Sources: Data for 1962, 1970 and 1976 based on information published by U.S. 

 Departments of Agriculture and Commerce, and the National Particleboard 

 Association. 



Projections: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



In recent years, a number of things have developed 



— concern about the environment, problems of solid 

 waste disposal, and increasing competition for timber 



— that point to the likelihood of future growth in 

 wastepaper recycling. Use of recycled fibers per ton of 

 paper and board produced has been assumed to rise 

 from 0.20 ton in 1977 to 0.28 ton by 2000 and to 0.32 

 ton by 2030. The latter level is about 20 percent below 

 the current rates in Japan and the Netherlands, and 

 somewhat under the rate achieved for a time in the 

 United States during World War II. Projected use of 

 new woodpulp drops from 0.81 ton in 1977 to 0.70 

 ton in 2030. Use of other fibrous materials per ton is 

 expected to show little change. 



Despite the decline in use per ton, demand for 

 woodpulp for the manufacture of paper and board 

 rises rapidly through the projection period from 



about 50 million tons in 1977 to 131.5 million in 2030. 

 Demand for woodpulp for the manufacture of rayon, 

 plastics, and other nonpaper products, which has 

 declined somewhat in the recent years, is expected to 

 stabilize at about 1 million tons. 



Because of offsetting trends resulting from changes 

 in pulping technology, grades of paper produced, and 

 species of wood used, average consumption of pulp- 

 wood per ton of pulp produced has not changed sig- 

 nificantly in the past 50 years. It has been assumed 

 that the net effects of continuing technological devel- 

 opments and further increases in use of high-yield 

 hardwoods will cause a decline in consumption of 

 pulpwood per ton of pulp produced, from an average 

 of about 1.6 cords in the mid-1970's to 1.4 cords by 

 2030. 



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