Vanport International is a Boring,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

based logging company that exports lumber from the

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to foreign countries. Started in 1967, the company originally exported timber to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

before expanding markets to China, Taiwan, and Russia. The company name was changed from Vanport Manufacturing to Vanport International in 1994. Vanport took over operations of the sawmill on the

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in 2008. As of 2012 the company had 208 employees.

References

{{reflist Companies based in Clackamas County, Oregon Privately held companies based in Oregon American companies established in 1967 1967 establishments in Oregon

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