Southeast Texas Study
(April 2007)
Temple-Inland’s fee timberland in Southeast Texas is situated in one of the most productive timber growing regions in the southern United States. Twenty-six facilities procure furnish in the southeast Texas wood basin; consuming a total of 12.9 million tons of raw material. Approximately 5.0 million tons of pine longwood, 7.4 million tons of logs and 0.5 million tons of hardwood are sourced annually from this wood basin.
Temple is the last forest products company in the area with fee
timberland. Temple sources 60% of its wood from this fee timberland, while other mills in the
area rely on gatewood suppliers for the majority of their raw material. Most mills source a
smaller percentage of their raw material under supply agreements or through direct stumpage
purchases.
The southeast Texas wood basin has a plentiful supply of wood. Growth to
drain ratios are positive for both pine and hardwood pulpwood, as well as logs. A majority of
the growing stock volume is in the middle age class, while a majority of the acres is in the
lower age class. This reflects the actively managed stands typical of investment managers
managing for higher value products (sawtimber). This management regime is well suited to the
mill profile of the region relative to log size and rotation age.
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