321216 Particle board and fibreboard mills

What code 321216 includes

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing particle board and fibreboard. Particle board is made from wood particles, which are often the residue from other wood processing operations, combined under heat and pressure with a water resistant binder. Fibreboard is made from wood fibres, bonded together completely or partially by the lignin in the wood.

Activities & Examples

• fibreboard, manufacturing
• hardboard, manufacturing
• insulation board, cellular fibre or hard pressed wood, manufacturing
• medium density fibreboard (MDF), manufacturing
• particle board, manufacturing
• beaver board, manufacturing
• board, bagasse, manufacturing
• chipboard, wood fibre, manufacturing
• compression modified wood, manufacturing
• densified wood, manufacturing
• fibreboard, manufacturing
• hardboard, manufacturing
• insulation board, cellular fibre or hard pressed wood, manufacturing
• laminated particle board (except plywood), manufacturing
• Masonite ™ (hardboard), manufacturing
• medium density fibreboard (MDF) baseboards, manufacturing
• medium density fibreboard (MDF), manufacturing
• particle board, manufacturing

Classification Hierarchy

• Sector 31-33 — Manufacturing
• Subsector 321 — Wood product manufacturing
• Industry group 3212 — Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing
• Industry 32121 — Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing
• Canadian industry 321216 — Particle board and fibreboard mills

International Concordance

• ISIC Rev. 4: C1621* — Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels