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We continued to refine how we serve
our customers. For example, were carefully aligning
our research and development capabilities with key pulp customers.
Through this alignment, we can develop special pulp to meet unique
customer requirements. In the process, we differentiate our products
and reduce our exposure to volatile commodity markets. We began
strengthening our core businesses
to withstand down cycles in their markets.
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This includes growing and optimizing key businesses: Timberlands,
Wood Products, Fine Paper and Containerboard Packaging. Our purchase
of the Dryden, Ontario, facilities, for example, significantly enhances
our Fine Paper business and augments our Canadian Lumber position.
Were also improving the returns in our Pulp, Paper and Packaging
sector by reducing its exposure to commodity grades, improving process
reliability and maintaining tight controls on capital spending.
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We continued to capture the maximum value from our timberlands.
Weyerhaeuser currently owns or manages more than 5.3 million acres
of timber in the United States. We hold timber licenses for 27 million
acres in Canadaa position we increased this year by acquiring additional
timber licenses in Ontario as part of our Dryden acquisition. Over
the years weve continually upgraded our timberland asset with investments
weve made in New Zealand, South America and the southern United
States. >
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