pulpwood

These days, the Jordans grow a lot of pine, sending much of the pulpwood to the I.P. mill in Rome.

The derailed cars were either empty or carrying pulpwood or sand.

The company is building a new pellet plant in Lucedale, which should provide a good outlet for pine pulpwood, he said.

Since transporting cheap wood chips over long distances is financially unfeasible, pulpwood producers are dependent on the fortunes and demand of nearby mills, said Richard Zabel, executive director of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association.

He started his own pulpwood business that evolved with the timber industry in the 1970s.