Hunt Forest Products

What Hunt Forest Products does

Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C. is a privately held, family-owned wood products manufacturer founded in 1978 and domiciled in Ruston, Louisiana. The company operates two production facilities in Louisiana: a plywood and veneer plant in Pollock with stated annual capacity of 250M 3/8 feet producing Southern Yellow Pine plywood in grades including CCPTS, CDPTS, SIF T&G, SIF SE, CCX, Struct-1, and sheathing, plus veneer in 1/8, 3/16, and 1/6 inch thicknesses; and a hardwood lumber sawmill in Olla producing 11M board feet annually of green hardwood in a 70% red oak, 20% white oak, and 10% miscellaneous species mix, sold in FAS, #1C, and #2A-3A grades. The company also produces clean wood chips (de-barked) primarily for paper manufacturing and specialty products including board road, cross ties, cants, and timbers, and manages over 75,000 acres of timberland in Louisiana (80% pine, 20% hardwood and non-productive) under ATFS sustainable forestry certification as part of ATFS-IMG-21.

The business is vertically integrated from timberland ownership through manufacturing, with APA - The Engineered Wood Association certification covering manufacturing quality. All sales are handled directly through the Ruston corporate office via a small named sales team (Sales Manager Tony Butler, plywood sales handled by Curt Allen and Tim Madigan, hardwood sales by Bo Barnett). Distribution is enabled by a Union Pacific rail partnership at the Pollock facility for nationwide flatcar and boxcar shipments, supplemented by in-house flatbed and van trucking logistics coordinated through a dedicated traffic department. The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, or ownership structure beyond the family-controlled LLC designation, and its customer base consists of wholesale distributors and industrial manufacturers in construction, furniture, and paper production across the United States. The Landowner Management Assistance Program (LMAP) extends the operating model into private landowner forestry services, including free pine seedlings to landowners selling timber to Hunt, securing long-term raw material supply.

Name

Hunt Forest Products

Legal name

Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C.

Website

https://huntforpro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hunt Forest Products is a family-owned Louisiana wood products manufacturer producing Southern Yellow Pine plywood, veneer, clean chips, and hardwood lumber from 75,000+ acres of owned timberland, serving wholesale and industrial customers nationwide via direct sales and Union Pacific rail logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ruston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plywood and Veneer Sales: Manufactures and sells Southern Yellow Pine plywood and veneer in various grades and thicknesses. Products include CCPTS, CDPTS, SIF T&G, SIF SE, CCX, Struct-1 and sheathing grades.
2. Hardwood Lumber Sales: Produces and sells green hardwood lumber including red oak (70%), white oak (20%), and miscellaneous species (10%). Products sold in FAS, #1C, #2A-3A grades in 4/4 and 5/4 thicknesses.
3. Clean Wood Chips: Produces clean wood chips (de-barked logs) primarily for paper products manufacturing.
4. Specialty Wood Products: Produces specialty products including Board Road, Cross Ties, Cants & Timbers from hardwood.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hunt Forest Products manufactures and sells Southern Yellow Pine plywood, veneer, clean wood chips, and green hardwood lumber from its manufacturing facilities in Pollock and Olla, Louisiana. The company operates with full vertical integration, managing over 75,000 acres of company-owned timberland and providing complete rail and truck logistics services for nationwide distribution.

Product overview

Hunt Forest Products is a family-owned wood products manufacturing company founded in 1978, operating as a full-service wood products company. The company produces a portfolio of wood products including Southern Yellow Pine plywood (with annual capacity of 250M 3/8 feet from its Pollock facility), veneer, clean wood chips, and hardwood lumber (11M feet annual production from its Olla mill). The company also offers forestry management services through its Landowner Management Assistance Program (LMAP) and maintains over 75,000 acres of timberland in Louisiana. The product line spans structural panels (plywood in various grades), industrial wood chips for paper production, and green hardwood lumber in multiple species and grade combinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southern Yellow Pine Plywood Plywood manufactured from Southern Yellow Pine at the Pollock, Louisiana facility with annual output of 250M 3/8 feet. Available in CCPTS, CDPTS, SIF T&G, SIF SE, CCX, Struct-1, and sheathing grades in multiple thicknesses. Touch-sanded items also available. Used by construction and building materials distributors.
• Veneer Wood veneer produced at the Pollock, Louisiana facility in 1/8, 3/16, and 1/6 inch thicknesses. Available in limited quantities across all grades. Used by manufacturers requiring wood veneer for their production processes.
• Clean Wood Chips De-barked wood chips produced at Pollock and Olla, Louisiana facilities, primarily used for paper manufacturing. Clean chips are produced by processing de-barked logs through the chipping process.
• Hardwood Lumber Green hardwood lumber produced at the Olla, Louisiana mill with annual production of 11M feet. Composition is 70% red oak, 20% white oak, and 10% miscellaneous species. Available in FAS, #1C, #2A-3A grades in 4/4 and 5/4 thicknesses. Used by furniture manufacturers and woodworking companies.
• Specialty Wood Products Additional wood products including Board Road, Cross Ties, Cants, and Timbers produced at the Olla, Louisiana sawmill facility from hardwood material.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Union Pacific CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationRail logistics partner providing rail transportation services. Union Pacific is the originating rail carrier at the Pollock, Louisiana facility. Company is equipped to load flat and box car equipment for nationwide distribution.
• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and ForestryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHunt Forest Products utilizes Louisiana's Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Best Management Practices (BMPs) for sustainable forestry operations, including Stream-side Management Zones (SMZs) and proper road construction guidelines.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Interfor Corporation: Public lumber producer with operations across North America. Comparable in lumber manufacturing and timberland ownership, with overlap in softwood lumber markets.
• Boise Cascade Company: Public manufacturer of engineered wood products (plywood, OSB, particleboard) and building materials distribution. Comparable structural panel manufacturing and lumber operations.
• Hood Industries: Southern pine lumber and plywood manufacturer with operations across the U.S. South. Comparable product portfolio (structural plywood, lumber) and similar end-market exposure to construction.
• Anthony Forest Products: Manufacturer of engineered wood products including I-joists, LVL, and laminated veneer lumber. Comparable in engineered wood products manufacturing and supply to construction markets.
• PotlatchDeltic: Vertically integrated timber REIT that owns timberland and manufactures lumber, plywood, and particleboard. Comparable business model combining timberland ownership with wood products manufacturing.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: Public manufacturer of engineered wood building products including OSB, structural panels, and siding. Direct competitor in the structural wood panel and engineered wood category.
• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private owners of timberlands and a major producer of wood products including plywood and lumber. Direct comparable on vertical integration and product portfolio, though at much larger scale.
• West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Large diversified wood products manufacturer producing lumber, OSB, plywood, and engineered wood. Comparable vertically integrated forest products operations across North America.
• Roy O. Martin Lumber Company: Family-owned Louisiana-based manufacturer of Southern Yellow Pine lumber, plywood, and engineered wood products. Highly comparable vertically integrated forest products operation with similar regional footprint and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Georgia-Pacific: Koch-owned building products giant with extensive plywood, lumber, OSB, and pulp operations. Major incumbent competing across Hunt's product categories at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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