Boise Cascade Corporation - BCC- Profile

Boise Cascade Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to distribute office products and building materials and to manufacture and distribute paper, packaging, and wood products. The Group operates through four segments: Office solutions, Building solutions, Paper solutions and Corporate and other. The Office solutions segment markets and sells office supplies and paper, technology products and office furniture. The Building solutions segment manufactures, markets and distributes various products that are used for construction, which includes lumber, structural panels, particleboard and engineered wood products. The Paper solutions segment manufactures, markets and distributes uncoated free sheet papers, containerboard, corrugated containers, newsprint and market pulp. The Corporate and other include support staff services. Office solutions accounted for 48% of 2002 revenues; Building solutions, 33%; Paper solutions, 19% and Corporate and other, nominal.