Forest Industries

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The forest products industry is one of Canada's leading manufacturing sectors and largest net exporter. It is the cornerstone of the economy and a major component of the industrial structure and employment base of all regions of the country. The forest sector comprises two integrated groups: Wood Products Industries and Paper and Allied Products Industries. The Wood Products Industries group makes commodities like lumber and panels as well as the higher value-added products such as doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, manufactured housing and flooring. The Paper and Allied products industries group manufactures products such as pulp, newsprint, printing papers, packaging papers and paperboard as well as value-added paper products like tissue, napkins, and other consumer paper products.