Weyerhaeuser Company, founded in 1900, is one of the largest private owners of timberlands globally, with ownership or control of approximately 11 million acres in the United States and management of an additional 14 million acres under long-term licenses in Canada. The company operates three main business segments: timberlands, wood products, and real estate. As one of North America's largest manufacturers of wood products, it adheres to sustainable forest management practices in compliance with internationally recognized standards. Weyerhaeuser is structured as a real estate investment trust, allowing it to avoid federal income taxes on earnings from timber harvesting, although its wood products segment is subject to taxation. In 2019, the company reported net sales of $6.6 billion and employed around 9,400 people, serving customers worldwide. The company is recognized for its commitment to sustainability and is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.
Plum Creek is one of the largest landowners in the nation and the most geographically diverse, with approximately 6.3 million acres in major timber producing regions of the United States. They continually assess the value of the trees growing on their lands, the value of the natural resources (rocks, sand, minerals, oil and gas) that reside beneath the surface, and the value of the land itself. their job, as stewards of these assets, is to maximize the value of each of them. The company produces lumber, plywood and medium density fiberboard (MDF) in our wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. Plum Creek also operates a real estate development business which is a taxable REIT subsidiary. Plum Creek employs more than 1,200 people across 19 states.
Longview Timber
Acquisition in 2013
Longview Timber as well as produces and sells log products, such as cabin logs, character logs.
Willamette Industries
Acquisition in 2002
Willamette Industries is an integrated forest products company with 106 plants, located in the U.S., France, Ireland and Mexico. The Company owns 1.7 million acres of forestland in the U.S. and manages it sustainably to produce building materials, composite wood panels, fine paper, office paper products, and corrugated packaging and grocery bags. Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 17 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities.
MacMillan Bloedel
Acquisition in 1999
Macmillan Bloedel Limited operated as a forest products company. Its products included lumber, panelboards, engineered lumber, containerboard, market pulp, newsprint, uncoated & coated mechanical printing papers, and corrugated containers.
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