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Selectively Grow Containerboard Packaging. As one of the industry’s largest providers of packaging solutions, we are prudently growing this business to meet the evolving needs of our customers. In May, we opened a box plant in Shanghai with SCA Packaging Europe BV to serve existing customers doing business in China. In October, we formed a joint venture with Wilton Connor Packaging to meet the needs of our domestic customers in the rapidly growing point-of-purchase display market.

 
 

Reposition Market Pulp. We’re improving the competitive position of market pulp by reducing its exposure to volatile commodity markets. We’ll build on past successes to reduce this exposure to less than 50 percent through product enhancements developed by our extensive research and development capabilities.

   

By differentiating our pulp, we’ll add value for customers, improve margins and increase returns to shareholders. We’re confident we can overcome our current market challenges to position Weyerhaeuser as a leader in shareholder return. We will do that by continuing to improve efficiencies and differentiating our products in ways customers recognize and value.

 
 


PRODUCTS  
PRINCIPAL LOCATIONS
 
  MARKET PULP
    manufactures wood pulp for global markets.  
     
  United States:
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington

Canada:
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
 
 
  FINE PAPER
    manufactures a range of both coated and uncoated fine papers and markets its products through paper merchants.  
     
  United States:
Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin

Canada:
Ontario, Saskatchewan
 
 
  BLEACHED PAPERBOARD
    produces and markets liquid packaging board to West Coast and Pacific Rim customers for production of liquid containers such as milk and juice cartons.  
     
  United States:
Washington
 
 
  CONTAINER BOARD PACKAGING
    manufactures containerboard (medium and linerboard) and corrugated boxes.  
     
 

United States:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

 
     
 
  RECYCLING
    operates an extensive wastepaper collection system to supply company mills and national and international customers.
     
  United States:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington