City of North Bend release - NORTH BEND (Oregon) — From a six-acre chip terminal on Highway 101 to tissue and cardboard products sold across Asia, North Bend’s connection to the global economy runs deeper than many residents might realize.  Oregon Chip Terminal in North Bend is a wood chip bulk-handling facility where more than four acres of the site are devoted entirely to chip stockpiles, ready to be loaded onto vessels departing the Coos Bay harbor for destinations across the Pacific.  Established in 1983 by its parent company, Daio Paper, headquartered in Tokyo, Oregon Chip Terminal has been a fixture of the North Bend economy for more than four decades. The terminal supplies material used in cardboard production throughout Japan and China, and also exports to Indonesia and Thailand. Daio Paper and Oregon Chip Terminal are expanding their international footprint with a new facility in Chile, further underscoring how products originating in North Bend feed a global supply chain.  That international connection was on display recently when both the North Bend Police Department and the North Bend Fire Department received donations from Oregon Chip Terminal and Daio Paper.  Oregon Chip Terminal President Ikko Matsusue and General Manager Kazuki “Kaz” Takahashi donated paper products manufactured by Daio Paper, along with a monetary contribution to support the Police K-9 Drug Program. The funds will help pay for training, equipment and care for the department’s K-9 partners, which assist in keeping illegal drugs out of the community. The donated paper products are printed in Japanese, offering a visible reminder of North Bend’s link to its partners overseas.  The Oregon Chip Terminal representatives also visited the North Bend Fire Department, where they made a similar donation of paper products and a $100 contribution to support the North Bend Fire Volunteers’ “Operation Secret Santa” program. The annual effort provides gifts for some of the less-fortunate children in the North Bend School District.  City officials say Oregon Chip Terminal is an example of how local industry supports jobs and investment at home while serving customers around the world. They also expressed appreciation to Matsusue, Takahashi, Daio Paper and Oregon Chip Terminal for their continued partnership with North Bend’s police and fire departments and their long-standing commitment to the community’s economy and quality of life.