{
    "code": "242",
    "title": "Sawmills and Planing Mills",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry group",
    "major_group_code": "24",
    "parent_code": "24",
    "parent_title": "Lumber and Wood Products, except Furniture",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 242 - Sawmills and Planing Mills is an SIC industry group within SIC 24 - Lumber and Wood Products, except Furniture. It groups the following 4-digit SIC industries: SIC 2421 - Sawmills and Planing Mills, General, SIC 2426 - Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills, and SIC 2429 - Special Product Sawmills, Not Elsewhere Classified.\n\nUse SIC 242 when referring to this industry group as a whole. When the establishment's specific activity is known, use the appropriate 4-digit SIC industry within the group.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-24",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Logging",
            "code": "241",
            "title": "Logging",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/241/logging"
        },
        {
            "label": "Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood",
            "code": "243",
            "title": "Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/243/millwork-veneer-plywood-structural-wood"
        },
        {
            "label": "Wood Containers",
            "code": "244",
            "title": "Wood Containers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/244/wood-containers"
        },
        {
            "label": "Wood Buildings and Mobile Homes",
            "code": "245",
            "title": "Wood Buildings and Mobile Homes",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/245/wood-buildings-mobile-homes"
        },
        {
            "label": "Miscellaneous Wood Products",
            "code": "249",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Wood Products",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/249/wood-products"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "241",
            "title": "Logging",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/241/logging",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "242",
            "title": "Sawmills and Planing Mills",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/242/sawmills-planing-mills",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "243",
            "title": "Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/243/millwork-veneer-plywood-structural-wood",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "244",
            "title": "Wood Containers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/244/wood-containers",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "245",
            "title": "Wood Buildings and Mobile Homes",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/245/wood-buildings-mobile-homes",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "249",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Wood Products",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/249/wood-products",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "2421",
            "title": "Sawmills and Planing Mills, General",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/2421/sawmills-planing-mills",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "2426",
            "title": "Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/2426/hardwood-dimension-flooring-mills",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "2429",
            "title": "Special Product Sawmills, Not Elsewhere Classified",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/2429/special-product-sawmills",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "3211",
            "title": "Sawmills and Wood Preservation",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/3211/sawmills-wood-preservation"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Pope And Talbot Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/pope-and-talbot-inc",
            "city": "Portland",
            "state": "OR",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Usnr",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/usnr",
            "city": "Woodland",
            "state": "WA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Clearwater Paper Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/clearwater-paper-corp",
            "city": "Spokane",
            "state": "WA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Neiman Sawmill Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/neiman-sawmill-inc",
            "city": "Hulett",
            "state": "WY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Columbia Forest Products Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/columbia-forest-products-inc",
            "city": "Greensboro",
            "state": "NC",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "United Pacific Pallet",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/united-pacific-pallet",
            "city": "Portland",
            "state": "OR",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Domtar Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/domtar-corp",
            "city": "Fort Mill",
            "state": "SC",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Enviva Partners LP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/enviva-partners-lp",
            "city": "Bethesda",
            "state": "MD",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "McClain Forest Products, LLC",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/mcclain-forest-products-llc",
            "city": "West Plains",
            "state": "MO",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "American Hardwood Industries",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/american-hardwood-industries",
            "city": "Waynesboro",
            "state": "VA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "West Fraser",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/west-fraser-3",
            "city": "Newberry",
            "state": "SC",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 1891,
    "email_contact_count": 663,
    "phone_count": 1751,
    "website_count": 1900,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/242/sawmills-planing-mills",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/242.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}