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Forest products industry
Forest products industry
Michigan's forests provide renewable products and skilled jobs
Michigan's 20 million acres of forest land support a diverse industry and some of the best hard maple and red oak timber in the world. Our forest products industry has:
- More than 150 registered foresters.
- More than 800 logging and trucking firms.
- About 300 primary manufacturers – sawmills, veneer mills, pulp and paper mills and engineered board manufacturers.
- More than 1,000 secondary manufacturers – companies that use lumber or products made by a primary manufacturer to make finished goods.
2023 Primary Mill survey
Please email completed surveys to Chris Schmiege, or print and mail the form to: DNR Forest Resources Division, PO Box 30452, Lansing, MI 48909.
2024 Biomass survey
Please email completed surveys to Jagdish Poudel, or print and mail the form to: DNR Forest Resources Division, PO Box 30452, Lansing, MI 48909.
Utilization and marketing newsletters
Get forest industry information in DNR forest utilization and marketing newsletters.
Primary Michigan mills
Primary mills are facilities like sawmills or pulp mills that convert logs into products or materials used in secondary manufacturing facilities. View our interactive map, or download a pdf map.
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