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Encyclopedia > Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp 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.


External links

  • Company web site (http://www.bc.com/)
  • Madison Dearborn Parnters (http://www.mdcp.com/)



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Boise Cascade Office Products (363 words)
The parent company of Boise Cascade Office Products is the Boise Cascade 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.
Boise Cascade News (607 words)
Boise Cascade is closing its veneer mill in Independence, a move that will affect 29 workers.
Boise Building Materials Distribution, a division of Boise Cascade, LLC, announced today that it is building a new distribution center in Milton, Florida, near Pensacola.
Boise Cascade has announced that it is temporarily curtailing operations at its sawmill in La Grande because of falling lumber prices.
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