Wood Panels: United States Report

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2030 US wood panel demand in square feet as measured on a 3/8-inch basis. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of oriented strand board (OSB), softwood plywood, particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), other boards such as hardwood plywood, hardboard, insulation board, and low density fiberboard (softboard)
Total demand is also segmented by application as follows roofing, flooring, other construction applications, such as wall sheathing, cabinets, siding, doors and windows, and interior paneling
furniture and fixtures, other industrial applications such as engineered wood products, material handling products, and transportation equipment
To illustrate historical trends, total demand and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2019 to 2025.
Data in [JL18.1][MS18.2]square feet are actually volumetric measurements since the various types of wood panels are each associated with a standard thickness. These standard thicknesses (as most commonly accepted within the industry) are 1/8 inch – hardboard, 3/8 inch for OSB and softwood plywood, 1/2 inch for insulation board and low density fiberboard, 3/4 inch for particleboard, hardwood plywood, and MDF
In order to improve the comparability of wood panel demand in volume terms across different board types, data are provided in a 3/8-inch basis. Unless another thickness is specified, square feet measurements are on a 3/8-inch basis.
Wood panels used as a component of other wood panel products, such as particleboard used to make plywood, are counted separately and considered to be engineered wood for the purposes of this report. Although this results in some double counting of wood panel demand, this treatment is in line with measures used within the industry.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

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Table of Contents

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Sustainability Trends
• Technological Developments
• Environmental & Regulatory Factors

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Leaders

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Wood Panel Demand, 2025 – 2030
• Figure 2 | US Wood Panel Demand Trends, 2019 – 2025
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Wood Panel Demand; 2019, 2025, 2030 (2017US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Wood Panel Demand by Product, 2019 – 2030 (bil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Table 2 | US Wood Panel Demand by Product, 2019 – 2025 (mil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Table 3 | US Wood Panel Demand by Product, 2025 – 2030 (mil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Figure 4 | US Wood Panel Demand by Product, 2019 – 2030 (%)
• Figure 5 | US Wood Panel Demand by Application, 2019 – 2030 (bil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Table 4 | US Wood Panel Demand by Application, 2019 – 2025 (mil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Table 5 | US Wood Panel Demand by Application, 2025 – 2030 (mil sq ft – 3/8 in basis)
• Figure 6 | US Wood Panel Demand by Application, 2019 – 2030 (%)
• Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Wood Panels