Boise Cascade LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an Americanpulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth biggest pulp and paper company in the world. It was established in 1957 as the result of the merger between Boise Payette Lumber Company and Cascade Lumber Company.
Boise Cascade is headquartered in downtown Boise, Idaho.
In November 2004, the company split from it's office supplies division, known as OfficeMax. The Boise Cascade division was sold to Madison Dearborn Partners, a privately held company.
The parent company of BoiseCascade Office Products is the BoiseCascade Corporation, a major international distributor of office products (comprising 46% of total annual sales) and building materials (30%) and an integrated manufacturer and distributor of paper and paper products (24%).
The name Boise (pronounced Boy-zee) originates from the American headquarters situated in Boise, Idaho, whilst the word Cascade was derived from the hillside tree plantation owned by Boise known as the 'cascade of trees'.
Boise draws strength from a series of global supply partnerships with manufacturers of internationally recognised brands that enable the company to reliably deliver the highest quality office supplies and computer peripherals at the lowest prices.
BoiseCascade is closing its veneer mill in Independence, a move that will affect 29 workers.
Boise Building Materials Distribution, a division of BoiseCascade, LLC, announced today that it is building a new distribution center in Milton, Florida, near Pensacola.
BoiseCascade has announced that it is temporarily curtailing operations at its sawmill in La Grande because of falling lumber prices.