Company moves up top-exporters list

International Forest Products Corp., founded in 1972 by New England Patriots owner Robert K. Kraft, today said that it ranks 48th on a list of top 100 US exporters.

The list was compiled by the Journal of Commerce, a magazine that covers the international logistics industry.

International Forest Products, of Foxborough, said it has moved up 52 positions on the list in the past five years.

Calculated in 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, a standard measurement for containerized ocean shipping, the volume of company exports in 2006 was 24,500 TEUs, a 12.4 percent increase from 2005.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)