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Naval stores industry
Naval stores industry is a term referring to the collection, processing, and marketing of products created from the oleoresin of particular types of pine tree (genus Pinus), the slash pine and the longleaf pine. The term lingers from a time when the wooden ships and tackle of pre-20th-century navies were caulked and waterproofed using the pitch (or resin, also known as tar) of the pine tree.
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