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LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) IN NORTH AMERICA: THE DECADE AHEAD
With Forecast to 2016

Order #: W1797_2006TX; US$ 6800.00
Published by Leonard Guss Associates, June 2006; 130 Pages; 59 Exhibits

LVL-Laminated Veneer Lumber in North America

LVL demand could more than double over the next 10 years to 105 million cubic feet. The prospects for EWP in general & LVL in particular are bright as timber issues, construction modalities & new technology combine to promise a surge in volume over the decade ahead.

This massive report is essential for all LVL manufacturers, companies contemplating entering the business, companies supplying or financing the industry and any company making or contemplating structural engineered wood-products. The report is up-to-the-minute, thorough and actionable with over 130 pages of valuable detailed and authoritative information about LVL including:

manufacturers and manufacturing
timber & raw material requirements
markets and applications
trends in technology that affect LVL and its major markets
impact of changing timber supplies
competitive products
projected outlook for LVL, and much more.

The report contains a concise executive summary of key facts and forecasts to 2016.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
LVL Introduction
Engineered Wood Products
Laminated Veneer Lumber
Production & Producers LVL
Timber Supply North American
- United States
- Large Timber Supplies Radically Shrunk
- Harvest Levels
- Canada
- Summary Timber Situation re: LVL
LVL Manufacturing
- Tree Species
- Logs
- Veneer
- Structure LVL
- Appearance LVL Grades
LVL Code Acceptances
LVL Problems
LVL Adhesives
- Sealants
LVL Manufacturing Processes
- Log Preparation
- Veneer Peeling
- Veneer Drying
- Veneer Grading
- Veneer Scarfing
- Veneer Composing LVL Recovery
LVL Grading & Sawing
LVL Layup & Pressing Lines
- Continuous Press TrusJoist
- Continuous Belt Press Dieffenbacher
- Step Pressing Raute Wood
- Finger Jointing & Cold Pressing
- Multi-Opening Pressing
Comparison of LVL Manufacturing Methods
LVL Production Cost
Markets & Marketing
- Items Produced
- Product Specifications
- Shipping
- Integration
LVL Markets
Wood I-Joists
Headers & Beams
Vertical Framing
Glulam Beams
Metal Plated Wood Trusses
Concrete Formwork
Millwork
Scaffold Planks
Building Code Requirements
Other Markets
Competition To LVL
- Dimension Lumber & Timbers
- Trusses
- Parallam®
- Glulam Beams
- Parallel Strand Lumber
Other Key Marketing Factors
Specifier & User Considerations
Distribution of LVL
Telephone Survey of Builders
Projected Growth LVL
LVL Production & Forecasts Versus Capacity
LVL Prices

Appendix A (APA Performance Standards LVL)
Appendix B (Biographical Outlines Senior Authors)

LIST OF FIGURES & CHARTS

- Structural Solid EWP In North America
- EWP Length Ranges
- North American LVL Manufacturing Locations
- Production Of LVL In North America
- US Forest Land, By Type
- US Timber Land, By Region
- US Timber Harvesting, By Owner Type
- Trees Are Getting Smaller
- Decline Of Harvests From National Forests, WA & OR
- Timber Growing Stock In Canada
- Canadian Annual Harvest, By Province
- Principles Of LVL
- Cross Section 13 Ply LVL & Common Veneer Joints
- LVL Layup Patterns
- US Map Building Code Organizations
- Dieffenbacher Continuous Pressline
- Raute Wood Presslin
- Major Uses LVL Residential Construction
- Wood I-Joists In Roofing
- Wood I-Joists Vertical Application
- Wood I-Joist Production North America
- LVL As Concrete Formwork
- LVL Scaffold Plank
- LVL Markets
- Glulam Beams In Residential Construction
- Wood Diaphragm Roof Construction
- Glulam Bridge In Japan
- North American Glulam Shipments, By Market
- Distribution Of LVL
- North American Housing Starts, Historical & Projected
- Projected Demand For LVL In North America
- LVL Capacity Versus Projected Demand
- RL Lumber Prices Competitive With LVL
- Projected Price Ranges LVL

LIST OF TABLES

- Structural EWP In North America, Year 2000
- Changes in US Housing
- North American Structural LVL Capacity
- Trends in US Timber
- Trends in US Softwood Inventory
- Average Diameter US Softwood Inventory
- US Wildland Fires
- Softwood Timber Harvests
- Potential Annual Growth Canadian Commercial Timberland
- Forest Land Burned In Canada
- Typical Tree Species Used For LVL
- Comparative Veneer Joint Properties For LVL
- Typical Properties PF Adhesive For LVL
- Effect Of Pressing & LVL Thickness On Glue Spread
- Comparison Different LVL Manufacturing Methods
- LVL Production Cost
- Comparing Dimension Lumber & LVL
- Prices Of Framing Lumber By Length & Species
- Wood I-Joist Production & LVL Usage
- Production Of Glulam Beams US & Canada
- Builders' Material Used For Headers
- Builders' Material Used For Beams
- Builders Use Of Wood I-Joists
- Current & Projected Consumption Of LVL By Major Application
- Average Historical Prices Of LVL

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LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) IN NORTH AMERICA: THE DECADE AHEAD With Forecast to 2016

LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) IN NORTH AMERICA: THE DECADE AHEAD
With Forecast to 2016