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Recent Significant Events

Significant Events Completed in 2006

Sales

  • U.S. composite panels business
  • Composite panel facility, Ireland
  • 2 corrugated sheet plants (AR, LA)
  • Single-face packaging plant (OH)

Closures

  • 5 box plants (OH, NY, AR, NC, IL)
  • Corrugated sheet plant (TN)
  • 2 packaging sheet feeders (AR, TX)
  • Bag plant (MO)
  • Containerboard machine (NC)
  • 3 plywood facilities (AR, OR-2)
  • 4 softwood lumber facilities (OR-2, SK-2) 1
  • Veneer facility (OR)
  • Trus Joist I-Joist line (KY)
  • Pulp facility (WA)
  • 2 paper machines (ON, SK) 2
  • Wood room operation (ON) 2
  • Paper converting operation (SK) 2
  • Pulp mill (SK)2

Acquisitions

  • Maracay Homes (AZ)
  • Budres Lumber Company Inc. (MI)
  • OrganicID (CO)
  • PSA Composites LLC (WA)

Other

  • Opened new plywood mill in Uruguay (Los Piques joint venture)
  • Purchased 78,000 acres of timberlands in Uruguay
  1. Big River Lumber, Saskatchewan, closed in April 2006 and then was included in the Domtar combination in 2007.
  2. Dryden, Ontario, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, were closed in 2006 and then were included in the Domtar combination in 2007.
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Significant Events Announced in 2006

Sales

Selected U.S. and Canadian wood products distribution facilities

Closures

  • Plywood mill (SK)
  • 3 softwood lumber sawmills (OR-2, WA)
  • Strand technology facility (NB)
  • Box plant (CA)

Other

  • Combination of fine paper and related assets with Domtar Inc.
  • Building two new sawmills (OR, WA)
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Last updated Oct. 6, 2007.