Industrial Forest Products

Name

Industrial Forest Products

Legal name

IFP Logistics, LLC

Website

https://ifpwood.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lumber Trading and Forest Products Distribution

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Products Import/Export & Commodity Merchants (IMAMAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Softwood Lumber Distribution & Trading (IMAMAIAA), Hardwood Lumber Distribution & Trading (IMAMAIAB), Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC)

Keywords

• Lumber trading
• Forest products
• Southern yellow pine
• Dimensional lumber
• Wood packaging products

Headquarters

HQ city

South Carolina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lumber Trading: Industrial Forest Products purchases large volumes of southern yellow pine and American hardwood lumber and resells to domestic and international clients. Revenue is generated through markup on lumber trading transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Industrial Forest Products is a forest products trading company that purchases large volumes of southern yellow pine and American hardwood lumber directly from mills, remanufacturers, and loggers, and resells these products to domestic and international clients. The company offers three core product categories — Southern Yellow Pine lumber, Industrial Products (pallets, crates, cut stock, dunnage, recycled stock), and Panels (plywood, OSB) — bundled with value-added services such as transportation, container booking, transloading, market research, pricing guidance, and hedging/price protection.

Product overview

Industrial Forest Products is a forest products trading company operating in the Southern Pine Belt. The company functions as a single-source solution for lumber buyers, offering a portfolio of three core product categories: Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) dimensional lumber and boards, Industrial Products (pallets, crates, cut stock, dunnage, recycled stock), and Panels (plywood and OSB trading). These products are complemented by a suite of service offerings including in-house transportation and logistics, container booking, transloading, market research, pricing guidance, CIF/FOB pricing, and hedging/price protection. The company's asset-light approach enables market-based pricing with flexibility to service multiple locations across the country.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) Lumber Trading of Southern Yellow Pine lumber including #1 and #2 dimensional lumber in various sizes (2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12), truss materials (DSS, MSR, SS), decking products, and treated lumber for domestic and international clients.
• Industrial Products Asset-light industrial wood products including pallets, crates, cut stock, dunnage, and recycled stock, available in multiple wood species for industrial end users.
• Panels Trading of plywood and OSB (oriented strand board) panels to complement the company's dimensional lumber offerings.
• Dimensional Lumber Sourcing Sourcing of large volumes of southern yellow pine and American hardwood lumber to facilitate the needs of domestic and international clients.
• Resaw Services Custom thickness, width, and length sawing capabilities for lumber processing to meet client specifications.
• Transportation & Logistics In-house transportation and logistics services with tenured relationships with trucking companies, forwarders, and brokers to ensure safe shipment of goods.
• Pricing Programs & Hedging Tailored pricing programs with CIF/FOB pricing options including hedging and price protection services for clients.
• Market Research Services Regional and national market research to support client decision-making in lumber procurement.
• Container Booking Container booking services for international shipment of lumber products.
• Transloading Services Transloading services for efficient product transfer during transportation.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Boise Cascade Company: Major US manufacturer and distributor of engineered wood products, plywood, and lumber with significant distribution operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated player in the same product categories but at vastly larger scale.
• Weyerhaeuser Company: One of the world's largest private owners of timberlands and a major producer of softwood lumber, OSB, and engineered wood. Comparable as a broad incumbent across the softwood lumber and panel value chain.
• Georgia-Pacific: Large diversified forest products company producing lumber, plywood, OSB, and industrial wood products. Comparable as a broad incumbent across overlapping SYP, panel, and industrial wood categories.
• West Fraser Timber Co. Diversified wood products company producing lumber, OSB, panels, and engineered wood across North America. Comparable as a major softwood lumber and panel supplier operating at much larger scale.
• Universal Forest Products: Large national manufacturer and distributor of wood products serving retail, industrial, and construction markets. Comparable as a broader building products distributor with overlapping lumber and industrial wood offerings.
• Interfor Corporation: Lumber producer with operations across North America focused on softwood lumber, including southern yellow pine. Comparable as a significant SYP producer competing in the same commodity channel.
• PotlatchDeltic Corporation: Timberland REIT and lumber manufacturer with significant southern US operations producing SYP lumber and panels. Comparable as an integrated timberland owner and softwood lumber supplier.

Direct peers

• US Lumber Group: Specialty lumber distributor focused on dealer customers with a mix of softwood, hardwood, and engineered wood products. Comparable asset-light distribution model targeting retailers and wholesalers.
• BlueLinx Holdings: National distributor of lumber, plywood, OSB, and building products serving dealers, retailers, and exporters. Directly comparable as an asset-light building products distributor with overlapping SYP, panel, and engineered wood offerings.

Regional players

• Hood Industries: Family-owned forest products manufacturer based in Mississippi producing SYP lumber and wood pellets. Comparable as a Southern pine-belt producer serving regional and national distribution channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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