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Impacts of High and Volatile Energy Costs: the Forest Industries

Impacts of High and Volatile Energy Costs: the Forest Industries. D. Earl Kline Co-Director Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center at Virginia Tech. Sponsors Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) Sloan Foundation. Virginia Tech Wood Products Dept. Forestry Dept.

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Impacts of High and Volatile Energy Costs: the Forest Industries

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  1. Impacts of High and Volatile Energy Costs: the Forest Industries D. Earl Kline Co-Director Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center at Virginia Tech

  2. Sponsors Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) Sloan Foundation Virginia Tech Wood Products Dept. Forestry Dept. Industrial Systems Engineering Dept. Marketing Dept. West Virginia Univ. Appalachian Hardwood Center Acknowledgements Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  3. Forest Industries:$340 Billion Value (8% Total Mfg) Source: 2000 Survey of Manufacturers Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  4. Overview of Forest Industries Stumpage Demand Statistics Product Demand Statistics Product Demand Statistics Consumer Demand Statistics Forecasted Demand (X4) Forecasted Demand (X3) Forecasted Demand (X2) Forecasted Demand (X1) Consumer Demand Forest Mgmt Logging Wholesale Sawmill Manufacturing Retail I I I I Excessive Lumber Inventory Excessive Finished Goods Inventory Excessive Log Inventory Excessive Retailer Inventory Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  5. Artificial Demand Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

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  7. Lean Maintenance:The Cost of Leaks • A 1/8” air leak costs $3,552.00 a year • An oil leak at one drop per second cost $1,640.00 a year • A steam leak from a 5/32” orifice costs $3,560.00 a year • If eight steam traps fail the cost is $28,512 a year Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  8. Fuels & Energy Life Cycle Analysis Manufacture Transportation Disposal USE Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  9. SE and PNW Cradle-to-Gate LCA Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

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  11. Source: www.corrim.org Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  12. Source: www.corrim.org Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  13. Conclusion Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

  14. For more information • D. Earl Kline Brooks Center Virginia Tech (540)231-8841 kline@vt.edu Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center

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