FIDACS Pulp and Board, Biomass and Other Mills -- (West)

Forest Industries Post Data Collection Systems

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Private Sector: Forest Industries Questionnaire

OMB: 0596-0010

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Bureau of Business and Economic Research OMB No. 0596-0010

Gallagher Business Building, Room 231 Expires XX-XX-XXXX

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana 59812-6840




(STATE) (YEAR)—Pulp and Board, Biomass and Other Mills


Forest Industries Data Collection System




GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS



The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw materials used by the forest products industry in (STATE) and the volumes and types of finished wood products produced in the state. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available. This report is authorized by Public Law 98‑378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.


Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. Some of the items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.


If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to Todd Morgan or ____________, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-700-2237, for assistance.


When you have completed the questionnaire, please mail the questionnaire in the enclosed postage‑paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or fax to (406) 243-2086.


Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. You will be mailed a report when it is complete.





Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.


I. Plant Profile

Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant


A. Plant name _____________________________________________________________


B. Mailing address _________________________________________________________


_________________________________________________________


C. Location (if different from mailing address above)


Street address _________________________________________________________


City or town _____________________________ County _________________


D. Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________


Title _________________________________ Telephone ________________________

Email _________________________________



  1. Type of plant (check one): ___ Pulp/paper ___ Particleboard ___ Medium Density Fiber Board ____Biomass Energy

___ Chipping Mill ____Bark Products ____Other (specify type)______________________



F. What year did your facility open? ____________________________________


Status of facility in (YEAR): _____ Active _____ Inactive _____ Closed (dismantled)



G. Shift and annual production capacity of your mill in (YEAR) -- estimate capacity after considering normal maintenance and down time -- in other words, the amount you could have produced if you had sufficient supplies of raw materials and firm market demand for your products.


Shift Annual

Capacity Capacity

Production capacity (specify units): ____________ ____­________

Other capacity: (specify units): ___________ ___________


H. How many days did your facility operate in (YEAR) _____________ # of shifts / day ______



I. Hours per shift ________________________



J. On average, how many employees worked at your facility in (YEAR)


Production workers including line supervisors ___________


Administrative and clerical workers ___________






-----------------------If you do not process timber in roundwood form skip to Question II F--------------------------------




K. For your timber receipts for (YEAR), percentage of volume from logs that had a small-end diameter of:


_______% < 4 inches _______% 4 to 7 inches _______% 7 to 10 inches


_______% 10 to 24 inches _______% > 24 inches


Minimum small-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches

Maximum large-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches



L. Lengths of logs used in operation:


Minimum _______feet


Preferred _______feet


Maximum _______feet


Multiples of: _____feet


Other ________________________________________________________________________





II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR)


A. Please indicate the volume of timber received by your mill in calendar year (YEAR). Indicate the product

type (sawlog, pulpwood, etc.), state and county of origin, and ownership source (industrial

private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service: specify forest). Timber

receipts from the same county and ownership source may be combined. Report volumes in thousand

board feet Scribner (MBF), or if other units are used, please specify units of measure. This is for timber in round form and not other raw material received.


*If your operation did not receive any roundwood raw material go to part IIF


Product Type

Volume

State and County

(for non-U.S. logs list country of origin)

Ownership





















































































  1. Indicate the species and percentages of each species received.


Percent of Percent of species

Species (YEAR) receipts that was standing dead


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C. Raw material inventory: Beginning (YEAR) _____________ End (YEAR) ______________




D. Did your firm ship any unprocessed timber from this mill location to another facility in (YEAR)? If so, please indicate the volume shipped and the county and state where the timber was shipped.

Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________


Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________



Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________


Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________



II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR) (continued)



F. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for manufacture of product, the volume received (specify units – green tons, dry tons, BDU, cubic yards, etc.) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)

Raw material Type

Volume (specify units)

State or Country (if outside the U.S.)





















































G. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for fuel, the volume received (specify units) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)

Fuel material Type

Volume (specify units)

State or Country (if outside the U.S.)




























  1. Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR)

  1. Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your mill) of products produced and shipped by your mill in (YEAR), and indicate the percentage of shipments to each geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.





--------------------------------------------------------------- Market Areas ---------------------------------------------------


Product Type



Volume & units

Total Sales

Value


In State

Far

West

Rocky

Mountain

North-

Central


South

North-

east


Canada

Pacific Rim

Countries


Other Countries

Pulp/paper

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Particleboard/MDF

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Electricity

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Clean chips

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Thermal energy

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Decorative bark

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Mulch

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Wood pellets

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Shavings

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

Other___________

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%


Other______________________

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%



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Montana

NJ

Ohio

Virginia

West Virginia

MD

DE

Pennsylvania

CT

MA

RI

Maine

NH

VT

New York

Hawaii

Georgia

Alabama

Mississippi

South Carolina

Florida

North Carolina

Tennessee

Kentucky

Louisiana

Texas

Arkansas

Oklahoma

Michigan

New Mexico

Arizona

Colorado

Utah

Wyoming

Nevada

Indiana

Wisconsin

Illinois

Minnesota

Iowa

Missouri

Kansas

Nebraska

South Dakota

Alaska

North Dakota

California

Oregon

Washington

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  1. Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR) (continued)


  1. Please indicate the volume of mill residues produced and sold by your facility in (YEAR), residue sales in and out of state, and how the residue was used .






--------- Market Area --------

---------------- Indicate How Residue Was Used (please account for 100 percent of volume produced) ---------------------



Product Type


Volume

Produced


Volume

Sold


Sales of Residue in

Mill’s state


Sales of

Residue in

Other States

Raw Material for Pulp or Board


Internal Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy


Sold for Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy/Firewood



Unused


Other Use

Specify__________

Chips

_______ BDUs

_______ BDUs

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Slabs, edging, & trim not chipped


_______ ( )


_______ ( )


$ _________


$ _________


____%


____%




____%




____%


____%

Sawdust

_______ BDUs

_______ BDUs

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Planer Shavings

_______ BDUs

_______ BDUs

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Bark

_______ BDUs

_______ BDUs

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Other ___________

_______ _____

_______ _____

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Other ___________

_______ _____

_______ _____

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

Other ___________

_______ _____

_______ _____

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%


If residue is sold out-of-state, please indicate states/country and volume: Residue Type State/Country Volume



C. Finished goods inventory:

Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______


Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______


Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______



Thank you for your cooperation.

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