Definition: The Manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. The assembling of component parts of manufactured products is considered manufacturing, except in cases where the activity is appropriately classified in Sector, Construction.

Included in this Manufacturing section:

• Food Manufacturing
• Wood and Chemical Product Manufacturing
  • Wood Product Manufacturing
  • Paper Manufacturing
  • Printing and Related Support Activities
  • Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
  • Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
• Primary Metal Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Wood and Chemical Product Manufacturing

• Air Burners, Inc. - Air curtain destructors and incineration systems for wood waste and animal carcasses. Used in land clearing, natural disaster debris cleanup.
• Albert Forest Products, Inc. - Supplies many wood products from hardwood and softwood lumber to heavy timbers for most all applications. Also provides exporting, wood treatment, and many interesting articles on the technical properties of wood.
• Bio-Teho Oy - Manufactures ecological treated wood stakes for vineyard installations.
• Blue Ridge Diesel Injection - Offers diesel and natural gas engines, power units, and engine controls. Also offers diesel fuel injection repair and engine service. Located in Salem, Virginia.
• British Columbia's Internet Marketplace - An online marketplace that connects the forest products, manufacturing and construction industries. Businesses can find, buy, sell and share using industry directories and the online marketplace.
• Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR) - Works to improve knowledge of trade, and to train professionals in the analysis and interpretation of trade issues and policies. Disseminates information on world trade in forest products by means of seminars, conferences, workshops, and publications.
• Electronic Solutions of Harrison, LLC - Remotes and controllers for outdoor power equipment.
• eWoodMarket.com - Marketplace directory for timber and lumber products, services and equipment.
• Finnforest Corporation - Supplies retailers and merchants with a fully comprehensive range of timber products supplied across Europe. Product groups include building products, wood panels, garden components and decoration and interior products.
• Forest Products Development Laboratory - Researches and develops products to utilized waste and low-grade woods for commercial and industrial use.
• Forest Products Marketing - Virginia Tech workshop on products for wood-based industries; marketing related to these products and how to gain a competitive edge. Held March 16-17, 2000 in Blacksburg, Va.
• Hakmet Ltd. - A wide range of forestry equipment including loaders, firewood processors, harvesters, and cranes.
• Hoffman Boots - Manufactures boots for loggers, linemen, and outdoor enthusiasts.
• Holt Tree Spades Ltd. - Supplies custom built tree spades; skid steer, loader, truck, excavator and custom built trailer mounts. Sizing from 16" up to 144" root ball.
• Hud-Son Forest Equipment - Manufactures various forestry equipment including band sawmills, debarkers, log loaders, firewood processors, and slab grinders.
• Hyperautomation - Manufactures and supplies sawmilling, mining, and timber equipment in Southern Africa. Specialized equipment designed and built in accordance with client specifications for a variety of industries.
• J.D. Irving Limited - A family-owned company based in the Maritime region of eastern Canada and in Maine, manufacturing a wide range of forest products including kraft pulp, newsprint, tissue and corrugated medium.
• Lumberman's Equipment - Information about forest industry equipment and machinery used by loggers, sawmills, pallet manufacturers, and industrial wood products.
• LumbermenOnline.com - The official website of Lumbermen's Equipment Digest featuring new and used forestry, sawmill and pallet equipmentas well as new product and industry news.
• LumberWeb - Directory for lumber retail associations, lumber yards and lumber distributors, lumber dealers and jobbers .
• Lyons Sawmill and Logging Equipment and Supplies Inc. - Offers logging and sawmill equipment and supplies, including skidders, loaders, feller bunchers, bull dozers, forwarders, trailers, and firewood processing equipment.
• Marden Industries - Manufactures brush cutters and forestry implements.
• Rotary Brushcutting - Forestry and logging brush cutter products and equipment
• Savannah Forestry Equipment, LLC. - Specializes in the design and manufacture of site preparation equipment. Includes products, videos, and articles.
• Silvaram Holdings - Reforestation & Forest Management - Silviculture services for the forest industry in western Canada.
• Stevens Tree Spades - Produces truck mounted, loader mounted and trailer mounted tree spades from 18 inches to 100 inches.
• Timber-Mart South - Quarterly market price survey and report of the major timber products in 11 Southeastern states. Subscription and contact information, online newsletters.
• Tradeworlds.com - Portal for business professionals, buyers and sellers, operating in the wood Ultraseat Corporation - Equipment seating for a wide range of applications.
• Wood World - World wide trading site for information to promote trade in the wood industry.