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West Virginia’s 12 million acres of forestland and 75 billion board feet of timber inventory form the basis of a thriving wood industry. As one of the top wood-producing
states in the nation, West Virginia outputs more than 700 million board feet of lumber, 770 million square feet of OSB and 800 million square feet of veneer annually. The state ranks third nationally in percentage of forested land at 79 percent.

Raw Materials Consumed Duns Code West Virginia supply
(# of companies)
Contract logging, hardwood and softwood logging, lumber logging 2411 163
Hardwood sawmill, kiln-dried and hardwood lumber, logging and millwork, rough-cut lumber, mulch processing 2421 116
Hardwood flooring, rough-cut lumber, dimension and hardwood lumber, sawmills specializing in hardwood lumber 2426 29
Custom wood cabinets, custom laminated furniture, plastic laminated cabinets 2434 47
Wooden and veneer paneling, soft and hard veneer lumber 2435 8
Engineered lumber, floor and roof trusses 2439 19
Treated hardwood and softwood lumber 2491 10
Oriented strandboard 2493 2
Wood furniture 2511 22
Custom upholstered furniture 2512 8
Mattresses and box springs 2515 5
Plastic laminated wood furniture 2521 10
Metal and steel furniture 2522 2
Park benches, public seating 2531 5
Laminated kitchen and bathroom countertops 2541 29
Source: Dun and Bradstreet Marketplace, March 2006

Major Products

The value-added wood products cluster is defined as consisting of six major NAICS groups:
  • engineered wood products (NAICS 3212)
  • millwork (NAICS 32191)
  • wood kitchen cabinets (NAICS 337110)
  • prefabricated wood buildings and components (NAICS 321991)
  • wood household furniture (NAICS 33712)
  • wood office and store fixtures (NAICS 337211)
Raw materials

West Virginia’s 12 million acres of forestland and 75 billion board feet of timber inventory form the basis of a thriving wood industry. As one of the top wood-producing
states in the nation, West Virginia outputs more than 700 million board feet of lumber, 770 million square feet of OSB and 800 million square feet of veneer annually. The state ranks third nationally in percentage of forested land at 79 percent.

Raw Materials Consumed Duns Code West Virginia supply
(# of companies)
Contract logging, hardwood and softwood logging, lumber logging 2411 163
Hardwood sawmill, kiln-dried and hardwood lumber, logging and millwork, rough-cut lumber, mulch processing 2421 116
Hardwood flooring, rough-cut lumber, dimension and hardwood lumber, sawmills specializing in hardwood lumber 2426 29
Custom wood cabinets, custom laminated furniture, plastic laminated cabinets 2434 47
Wooden and veneer paneling, soft and hard veneer lumber 2435 8
Engineered lumber, floor and roof trusses 2439 19
Treated hardwood and softwood lumber 2491 10
Oriented strandboard 2493 2
Wood furniture 2511 22
Custom upholstered furniture 2512 8
Mattresses and box springs 2515 5
Plastic laminated wood furniture 2521 10
Metal and steel furniture 2522 2
Park benches, public seating 2531 5
Laminated kitchen and bathroom countertops 2541 29
Source: Dun and Bradstreet Marketplace, March 2006

Major Products

The value-added wood products cluster is defined as consisting of six major NAICS groups:
  • engineered wood products (NAICS 3212)
  • millwork (NAICS 32191)
  • wood kitchen cabinets (NAICS 337110)
  • prefabricated wood buildings and components (NAICS 321991)
  • wood household furniture (NAICS 33712)
  • wood office and store fixtures (NAICS 337211)