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November 6, 2024
Press Release

AF&PA Comments on the 2024 Election

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement on the 2024 election:

“AF&PA congratulates President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance.

We are ready to get to work on behalf of the approximately 925,000 forest products industry employees who are manufacturing essential and sustainable paper and wood products that are used daily by people across the country and around the world. We are proud to make essential products from renewable and recyclable resources.

AF&PA remains committed to advancing public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and international competitiveness in this vital sector. Over 75% of our member company facilities are located in counties that are overwhelmingly rural. Our facilities and our member companies provide good, family-wage jobs and our employees are the backbone of these communities.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance U.S. paper and wood products manufacturers through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy. The forest products industry is circular by nature. AF&PA member companies make essential products from renewable and recyclable resources, generate renewable bioenergy and are committed to continuous improvement through the industry’s sustainability initiative —Better Practices, Better Planet 2030: Sustainable Products for a Sustainable Future. The forest products industry accounts for approximately 5% of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufactures about $350 billion in products annually and employs about 925,000 people. The industry meets a payroll of about $65 billion annually and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 43 states. Visit AF&PA online at afandpa.org or follow us on Twitter @ForestandPaper.