Ike International Corp. was established in Stanley, WI in 1987 as an affiliate of Ikeuchi Industry Co., Ltd. of Hokkaido Japan. Stanley, WI was an ideal location to establish a veneer mill after thorough research by Ikeuchi finding log availability of specie and quality within 200 miles.

 

We produced veneer products such as Basswood, Birch, White Oak, Red Oak and Hard Maple for Japan and USA markets. We produced 20 million s.f. of veneer monthly at peak. This operation was unfortunately moved to Northern China due to cost challenge from the market in 1997.

However, our log procurement operation stays the same or even stronger under the arm of Ike Trading Co., Ltd. which is a well financed timber trading company in the USA for more than 50 years. We focus on sustainability and utilization of resources to the highest and best use, Ike International Corp has grown to provide forest products to customers worldwide. We provide high quality logs of any specie indigenous to the upper Midwest and look forward to an opportunity to provide the forest products you need.

We still use one of the original building as our log storage which was built in 1919 initially built from a different company that produced toys. Many additions were made to that building and in 1986 manufacturing was discontinued. The building sat empty until Ike International Corp. was established to write the next chapter. This building is an American cultural heritage.