Lists primary wood products manufacturers in Alberta, including those principally engaged in the manufacturing of bleached kraft pulp, bleached chemithermomechanical pulp, newsprint, paperboard and building paper, softwood and hardwood lumber, structural panels such as plywood, medium density fibreboard, and veneer. Only those firms that wished to be included in this edition are listed. The company listings include information on company name, telephone/fax number, mill location, local management, category of mill, annual capacity, employment generated, species utilised, wood/fibre source, markets, and transportation mode. A section on industry-related organisations and associations (name, address, telephone/fax number) is also provided.

A survey of the primary wood-using industries in Alberta presenting detailed information on sawmills, planer mills, panelboard mills, wood treatment plants, pulpmills, wood preservative plants, remanufacturing, and post and pole plants. Information is provided on mill capacity, products manufactured, production for 1987, wood supply, harvesting system, mill facilities, usage of wood residues, energy supply, and direct employment for 1987.