While it may seem to have little room for growth, Alabama’s forest products industry is expanding its base. Alabama has the second largest timberland base in the U.S., and companies like Georgia Pacific and Weyerhaeuser continue to make investments in the state.
Quick Facts
- 2nd largest timberland base in the U.S.
- 23 million acres of timberland in Alabama
- $1.5 billion in forest product exports in 2021
- 37,000 employed in forest product sector
- 2nd largest producer of pulp and paper in the U.S.
- No. 7 in lumber production
- No. 8 in wood panel production
Forest Product Companies
- Georgia Pacific
- International Paper
- Packaging Corp. of America
- WestRock
- Kronospan
- Brown-Forman Cooperage
- Louisiana-Pacific
- Weyerhaeuser
- Drax Group
- Enviva
- Westervelt
- Great Southern Wood
Resources
- Alabama Forestry Association
- Alabama Forestry Commission
- Alabama International Trade Center
- Alabama State Port Authority
- AIDT Forest Products Development Center
- Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering
- Auburn University Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts
- Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Science
- Alabama Department of Labor Employment Overview
- Alabama Forest Resource Report
- EDPA Forest Industry Profile
- ForestryWorks