Hardwood veneer and plywood makers employed nearly 24,000 workers in 2000
North Carolina had by far the largest concentration of establishments that manufactured hardwood veneer and plywood
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 332 establishments made hardwood veneer and plywood in the late 1990s
This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in producing commercial hardwood veneer and those primarily engaged in manufacturing commercial plywood or prefinished hardwood plywood
NAICS Code 321211 covers Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
In 2000 these firms shipped $3.3 billion worth of goods
Indiana makes hardwood veneer
Wisconsin makes hardwood veneer
There are both softwood plywoods (made from either Southern yellow pine or Douglas fir) and hardwood plywoods. Hardwood plywood comes in four types: poplar plywood, which is poplar all the way through; MDF core, which has veneers of hardwood glued to the faces of MDF; veneer core, which is poplar plywood with veneers of higher-cost hardwoods glued to the faces; and marine hardwood, which is high-strength hardwood all the way through. The last one is very expensive, and hard to find.
SIC 2436 applies to SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD.
North Carolina makes hardwood veneer
Indiana is a leading maker of hardwood veneer
Michigan is a leading maker of hardwood veneer