1
Memorandum
from
K.
Hanks,
MRI,
to
project
files.
Changes
in
the
population
of
existing
plywood
and
composite
wood
products
plants
and
equipment
following
the
information
collection
request.
April
18,
2000.
INTEROFFICE
MEMORANDUM
RESEARCH
TRIANGLE
INSTITUTE
December
16,
2003
To:
Project
Files
From:
Katie
Hanks
and
Kristin
Parrish
Subject:
Changes
in
the
population
of
existing
plywood
and
composite
wood
products
plants
and
equipment
between
April
2000
and
November
2003.

The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
conducted
an
information
collection
request
(
ICR)
in
August,
1998
to
collect
information
for
use
in
developing
the
Plywood
and
Composite
Wood
Products
(
PCWP)
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP).
The
information
reported
in
the
ICR
responses
is
representative
of
PCWP
plant
operations
during
1997.
Major
changes
(
e.
g.,
plant
closures,
new
plant
starts,
equipment/
capacity
additions,
ownership
changes)
in
the
PCWP
industry
through
April
2000
were
noted
and
included
in
EPA's
analyses
prior
to
proposal
of
the
PCWP
standards.
1
Many
additional
changes
have
occurred
in
the
PCWP
industry
between
April
2000and
November
2003.
The
purpose
of
this
memorandum
is
to
document
the
changes
that
have
occurred
in
the
population
of
PCWP
plants
and
equipment
after
April
2000.

Information
about
changes
to
plants
has
become
available
through
correspondence
with
companies
and
through
review
of
trade
journals.
Tables
1
through
4
summarize
the
changes.
Attachment
1
is
a
collection
of
references
that
are
not
in
the
project
docket
or
trade
publications.

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Table
1.
Plants
that
began
operation
in
April
2000
or
later.

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Description
of
equipment
at
the
plant
Referencea
Homanit
USA,
Mt.
Gilead,
NC
NA
MDF
(
thin
high
density
fiberboard)
Operating
steadily.
140
MMSF
(
3/
4­
in.)

Annual
basis.
Dryers
get
direct
heat
from
wood­
fired
energy
system.
60%
of
the
air
flow
is
recirculated
to
lower
flow
to
the
wet
scrubber/
RTO.
Two
dryers.
Continuous
press.
PW,
Sept
2002,
p.
10
Norbord,
Joanna,
SC
NA
OSB
Started
up
in
April
2000.
500
MMSF/
yr
capacity.
Callidus
energy
system
originally
designed
to
burn
trash.
Uses
3
rotary
kilns
to
burn
bark
to
heat
steam
and
hot
oil.
Heat
system
has
DESP.
Three
conveyor
dryers
heated
by
steam
coils
(
indirect
heat).

Continuous
press
w/
PTE/
TCO.
New
technology:
preheater
which
heats
flakes
to
160­
180oF
proceeds
press.
PW,
Sept
2000,
p.
53
PW,
Nov
2000,
p.
12
Hawaiian
DuraGreen,
Maui,
HI
NA
PBS
Uses
32,000
tons
bagasse
to
produce
20
MMSF/
yr
(
3­
30
mm
thickness).
PMDI
resin.
Carbohydrate
Economy
Bulletin.

February
20011
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
27
Besse
Forest
Products
Group,
Rice
Lake,
WI
NA
hardwood
veneer
New
hardwood
veneer
plant
in
Rice
Lake
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
26
PW,
Nov
2001,
p.
16
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette)
Carolina
Particleboard,

Bennettsville,
SC
(
not
on
same
site
with
MDF
or
paper
plants
in
Bennettsville)
NA
PB/
MDF
combo
board
(
PB
with
finer
fibers)
Carolina
Particleboard
operation
began
in
late
July
and
produces
a
board
that
is
between
conventional
particleboard
and
MDF.
Construction
began
May
2000.
First
board
7/
01.
10­
ft
wide
continuous
press.
210
MMSF­
3/
4in
annual
capacity
Started
up
production
in
2001.
PW,
May
2001,
p.
10
PW,
Nov
2001,
p.
8
PW
Sept
2002,
p.
32
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
6
Table
1.
Plants
that
began
operation
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Description
of
equipment
at
the
plant
Referencea
3
Roseburg
Forest
Products,
Riddle,

OR
NA
LVL
6.6
million
ft3/
yr
LVL
plant
nearing
startup
8­
opening
4x90
ft
hot
press
Adding
two
shifts
due
to
demand
for
product
PW,
May
2001,
pp.
10,
71
PW,
July
2002,
p.
49
CanFibre
Group,
Lackawanna,
NY
NA
MDF
Processes
50%
green
hardwood
chips
and
50%
recycled
wood.

Plant
was
started
up
in
January
2001
and
as
of
late
in
year
was
running
near
94
MMSF
annual
capacity
production.
PW,
July
2001,
p.
9
PW,
Jan
2002,
p.
18
Fibertech,
CA
NA
PBS
Rice
straw.

Began
operation
in
1999,
capacity
at
40
Mm3
Mention
in
PW,
July
2001,
p.
34
Straw
into
Gold?
The
Agriculture
Fiber­
based
Panelboard
Industry
Karyn
Moskowitz,
The
Dogwood
Alliance,
April,
20012
Harvest
Board,
Libson,
ND
NA
PBS
(
molded)
Building
plant
to
make
6
MMSF/
yr
molded
PBS
parts.
Production
to
begin
in
September,
2001.
PW,
September
2001,
p.
67
Table
1.
Plants
that
began
operation
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Description
of
equipment
at
the
plant
Referencea
4
Norbord
Industries,
Inc.
(
Nexfor
Inc.),
Huguley,
AL
NA
OSB
To
start
in
2001.
Identical
to
Joanna,
SC
plant.
Started
up
in
July
2001.
Callidus
energy
system
burns
bark
and
provides
indirect
steam
heat
to
3
Koch
conveyor
dryers,
and
exhaust
from
the
dryers
is
burned
in
the
secondary
combustion
chamber
of
the
Callidus
system.
Dryers
each
240
ft
long,

with
80
ft
zones.
Most
of
the
drying
occurs
in
the
first
zone.
TCO
on
56
m
Siempelkamp
ContiRoll
press.

Reached
capacity
in
2002.
PW,
Nov
2000,
p.
12
PW,
May
2002,
p.
10
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
6
Georgia­
Pacific,
Fordyce,
AR
NA
OSB
Began
operation
in
January
2001.

Equipment
includes
5
direct­
fired
rotary
flake
dryers
heated
by
2
suspension­
type
burners,
2
9­
can
RTOs
to
control
dryers
and
heaters,
2
blenders,
former,
hot
oil
press
with
16
openings,
partial
enclosure
on
press
(
incl
loader
and
unloader),
and
a
5­
can
RTO
to
control
press
exhaust
Site
visit
report
for
the
July
25,

2001
visit
to
the
Georgia­
Pacific
oriented
strandboard
plant
in
Fordyce,
Arkansas.
6/
30/
02
(
Docket)
2/
19/
02
(
Katie)

Southern
Pine
Fibers,
Inc.

(
Reinwood
MDF)
NA
MDF
&
high
density
fiberboard
135
MMSF/
yr
plant
planned
for
Edgefield
Co.,
SC
within
next
2
years
PW,
May
2001,
p.
10
States
Industries
NA
HPW
Does
not
say
when
it
opened.
Wood
and
Wood
Products,
March
2002,
pg.
66
Table
1.
Plants
that
began
operation
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Description
of
equipment
at
the
plant
Referencea
5
Huber
Engineered
Woods
(
J.
M.

Huber),
Broken
Bow,
OK
NA
OSB
600
MMSF
plant
planned
and
expected
to
be
fully
operational
in
2004.
Broke
ground
in
Nov
2002.
Will
process
southern
pine
OSB
using
a
continuous
press.
Controls
include
WESPs
upstream
of
2
RTOs.

Ordered
two
150
MMBTU/
hr.
wood
fired
energy
systems
to
provide
heat
for
two
single
pass
dryers
and
70
MMBtu/
hr
in
thermal
oil.
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
6
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
88
PW,
Mar
2003,
p.
42
PW,
Sept.
2003,
Projects
aPW
=
Panel
World
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Page
number
is
provided
if
hard
copy
was
reviewed.
If
the
online
version
was
reviewed,
then
the
article
title
is
provided).
Bolded
references
are
presented
in
Attachment
1.
All
other
references
are
available
elsewhere
in
the
project
docket
or
from
trade
publications
as
noted.

Shaded
rows
indicate
new
plants
under
construction
that
have
not
started
operation
as
of
November
2003.
6
Table
2.
Plants
that
closed
down
in
April
2000
or
later.

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Equipmenta
Closure
date
Referenceb
Georgia
Pacific
North
Little
Rock,
AR
76
HB
(
wet/
wet)
2
wet/
wet
HB
presses
July
22,
2000
PW,
July
2000,
p.
7
Louisiana­
Pacific,
Oroville,
CA
137
HB
(
dry/
dry)
2
tube
dryers,
1
dry/
dry
HB
press
Closed
in
2001
and
was
liquidated.
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
8
and
PW,

Jan
2001,
p.
27
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
Louisiana­
Pacific,
Oroville,
CA
137
MDF
1
tube
dryer
w/
RTO,
1
press
w/
PTE/
RTO
and
1
board
cooler
with
RTO
Closed.
Minutes
of
the
June
4,
2003,

Meeting
Between
the
U.
S.

Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
and
the
American
Forest
&
Paper
Association
(
AF&
PA),
the
Composite
Panel
Association
(
CPA),
the
National
Council
of
the
Paper
Industry
for
Air
and
Stream
Improvement
(
NCASI),
and
Industry
Representatives.

Masonite,
Ukiah,
CA
121
HB
(
wet/
wet
and
wet/
dry
lines)
Wet/
wet
line:
3
HB
presses
with
wet
scrubber
Wet/
dry
line:
1
HB
dryer,

1
press
preheat
oven,
1
HB
oven
w/
RTO,
1
HB
press
with
PTE/
RTO
June
2001
Mar.
6,
2001
Masonite
press
release3
Louisiana­
Pacific,

Clayton,
Al
135
MDF
2
MDF
presses
with
PTE/
RTO,
4
tube
dryers
with
RTO
???(
After
Jan
2001)
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
8
and
PW,

Jan
2001,
p.
27
Table
2.
Plants
that
closed
down
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Equipmenta
Closure
date
Referenceb
7
CanFibre,
Riverside,
CA
500
MDF
2
tube
dryers
with
TCO,
1
MDF
press
with
TCO
(
no
PTE
considered
in
floor)
Closed/
for
sale
as
of
June
2001.
Bankrupt.
Sold
1/
02
and
will
be
liquidated.
PW,
July
2001,
p.
9
PW,
Jan
2002,
p.
18
Jan
25,
2002
CanFibre
press
release4
Willamette
Dallas,
OR
208
SPW
3
veneer
dryers,
3
presses
???(
Between
July
2000
and
January
2001)
PW,
July
2000,
p.
16
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
26
Potlach,
Jaype
Plywood
Pierce,
ID
161
SPW
3
veneer
dryers,
2
presses
August
2000
PW,
Nov
2000,
p.
8
and
PW,

Jan
2001,
p.
27
Louisiana­
Pacific,

New
Waverly,
TX
466
SPW
4
veneer
dryers,
3
presses
???(
After
Jan
2001)
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
8
and
PW,

Jan
2001,
p.
27
Willamette
Ruston,
LA
201
SPW
2
veneer
dryers,
1
press
January
2001
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
8
Boise
Cascade,
Emmett,
ID
443A
SPW
2
veneer
dryers
with
process
incineration,
1
press
June
2001
PW,
May
2001,
p.
8
Louisiana­
Pacific,
Bon
Weir,
TX
150
SPW
4
veneer
dryers,
2
presses
Plant
to
close
August
2002.
Acquired
by
G­
P
(
see
Table
4)
but
will
remain
idle
until
needed.
PW,
Sept
2002,
p.
6
PW,
Nov
2002,
pp.
5­
6
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
10
Georgia­
Pacific
(
formerly
L­
P),

Urania,
LA
142A
SPW
4
veneer
dryers,
3
presses
Operations
suspended
until
needed
as
of
December
1,
2002.
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
10
Nov
15,
2002
G­
P
press
release5
Georgia­
Pacific,
Russellville,
SC
103
SPW
3
veneer
dryers,
3
presses
Georgia­
Pacific,
Gloster,
MS
89
SPW
3
veneer
dryers,
4
presses
Table
2.
Plants
that
closed
down
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Equipmenta
Closure
date
Referenceb
8
Georgia­
Pacific,
Talladega,
AL
72
SPW
3
veneer
dryers
with
RTO,

3
presses
Westbrook
Wood
Products,

Coquille,
OR
X
(
never
received
survey)
SPW
unknown
Closed
several
years
ago.
1/
28/
03
email
from
Coquille
Chamber
of
Commerce.
6
Louisiana­
Pacific,
Olathe
(
Montrose),
CO
139
OSB
1
OSB
rotary
dryer
with
RTO,
1
OSB
press
with
PTE/
RTO
Plant
closed
permanently
in
May
2002
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
May
20,
2002
L­
P
press
release7
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),
Bend,
OR
206
PB
1
green
dryer,
3
dry
dryers,
2
presses
Closed
in
April
2002.
PW,
July
2002,
p.
8
PW,
Nov
2002,
p
5
April
8,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release8
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),
Lillie,
LA
198
PB
1
green
dryer,
1
dry
dryer,

1
press
Closed
before
Dec
2002
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
6
Sept
4,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release9
Phenix
Biocomposites,
Mankato,

MN
504
PBS
1
rotary
dryer
and
1
press
????
As
of
June
2001,

operating
under
Chapter
11.
Has
received
court
approval
to
borrow
new
funds
and
open
on
a
limited
basis;
litigation
pending.
PW,
July
2001,
p.
9
Table
2.
Plants
that
closed
down
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Product
Equipmenta
Closure
date
Referenceb
9
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),
Woodburn,
OR
444
I­
joist
1
I­
joist
curing
room.
1
RF
curing
line.
Closed
by
2002
end
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
6
June
6,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release10
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),
Winston,
OR
435
LVL
1
LVL
press.
Closed
October
2002.
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
6
Aug
27,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release11
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),
Simsboro,
LA
434
Glulam
3
glulam
presses,
1
RF
curing
line
Closed
June
2002.
June
6,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release10
Nevamar
Co.
(
formerly
International
Paper)
Stuart,
VA
128
PB
2
green
dryers,
1
press
Closing.
PW,
Mar
2003,
p.
10
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
(
formerly
Willamette),
Millport,
AL
185
SPW
2
SW
veneer
dryers
with
RCO
Effective
immediately;

sawmill
will
continue
to
operate.
PW,
May
2003,
p.
8
Roseburg
Forest
Products,
Green,

OR
17
SPW
3
veneer
dryers
with
scrubbers,
2
presses
Closed
October
1
,
2003.
PW,
Sept.
2003,
Update
Chesapeake
Hardwood
Products,

Inc.,
Hancock,
VT
322
HPW
1
press
Moving
all
operations
to
Chesapeake,
VA,

planning
to
sell
Hancock
facility
PW,
Sept.
2003,
Chesapeake
Consolidates
Operations
In
Virginia
aEquipment
listed
was
uncontrolled
unless
otherwise
stated.

bPW
=
Panel
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number
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if
hard
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reviewed.
If
the
online
version
was
reviewed,
then
the
article
title
is
provided).
Bolded
references
are
presented
in
Attachment
1.
All
other
references
are
available
elsewhere
in
the
project
docket
or
from
trade
publications
as
noted.
10
Table
3.
Plants
adding
or
removing
equipment
in
April
2000
or
later.

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Producta
Description
of
equipment
changea
Referencea
Columbia
Forest
Products,
Trumann,
AR
462
HPW
Adding
new
production
line
(
82
MSF
capacity
increase)
PW,
May
2000,
p.
30
Columbia
Forest
Products,
Craigsville,

WV
333
HV
Adding
presses
and
other
new
equipment
to
expand
HPW
operations
by
at
least
46
MSF.
PW,
May
2000,
p.
30
Willamette
Multiple
Sites
NA
Adding
11
RCO's
and
6
RTO's
at
14
panel
plants
on
dryers
and
presses
PW,
Sept
2000,
p.
8
Millersburg,
OR
436
PB
Control
2
PB
presses
Willamette
Industries,
Inc.

Settlement
Fact
Sheet,
July
20,

2000.
Changes
to
be
completed
w/
in
approximately
2.5
years
(
around
early
2003)
15
Information
on
specific
control
devices
required
by
consent
decree
­

email
from
Linda
Lay,
6/
18/
0316
Bend,
OR
(
closed,
see
Table
2)
206
PB
Control
4
rotary
dryers
and
2
PB
presses
Lillie,
LA
(
closed,
see
Table
2)
198
PB
Control
2
rotary
dryers
and
1
PB
press
Simsboro,
LA
199
PB
Control
2
rotary
dryers
and
1
PB
press
(
RCO/
RTO)

Eugene,
OR
207
MDF
Limit
production
to
no
more
than
92
MMSF/
yr
3/
4"
(
installed
an
RCO,
didn't
work,
now
they're
trying
a
biofilter)

Malvern,
AR
197
MDF
Control
1
tube
dryer
and
2
MDF
presses
(
RCO/
TO)

Chester,
SC
212
SPW
Control
3
veneer
dryers
(
RCO/
RTO)

Dodson,
LA
200
SPW
Control
2
veneer
dryers
(
RCO/
RTO)

Emerson,
LA
196
SPW
Control
2
veneer
dryers
(
RCO/
RTO)

Sweet
Home,
OR
(
aka
Foster,
OR)
209
SPW
Control
3
veneer
dryers
(
RCO/
RTO)

Ruston,
LA
(
closed,
see
Table
2)
201
SPW
Control
2
veneer
dryers
Springfield,
OR
210
SPW
Control
2
veneer
dryers
(
RTO)

Zwolle,
LA
202
SPW
Control
2
veneer
dryers
(
RCO/
RTO)

Masonite,
Laurel,
MS
124
HB
Phasing
out
production
on
2
siding
lines.
Mar.
6,
2001
Masonite
press
release3
Table
3.
Plants
adding
or
removing
equipment
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Producta
Description
of
equipment
changea
Referencea
11
Weyerhaeuser,
Dierks,
AR
186
SPW
Plywood
manufacturing
will
cease
mid­

2001
but
lumber
and
veneer
manufacturing
will
continue
Feb
14,
2001
letter
and
Jan.
24,

2001
Weyerhaeuser
press
release14
PW,
May
2001,
p.
8
Weyerhaeuser,
Wright
City,
OK
192
SPW
Veneer
production
will
cease
mid­
2001
but
facility
will
continue
to
make
plywood
using
veneer
from
Dierks,
AR.
(
1
veneer
dryer
with
RCO
will
shut
down)
Feb
14,
2001
letter
and
Jan.
24,

2001
Weyerhaeuser
press
release14
Potlatch,
Cook,
MN
164
OSB
Modernizing/
expanding
from
250
to
435
MMSF/
yr
3/
8"
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
10
SierraPine
Ltd.,
Springfield,
OR
(
formerly
Weyerhaeuser)
193
PB
Fabrication
and
installation
of
four
10,000
acfm
BioReactors
was
completed,
with
startup
on
September
17,
2001
as
part
of
Biofilter
Pilot
System.
After
the
first
3
weeks,
tests
showed
90%
removal
of
formaldehyde
and
methanol.

Two
natural­
gas
fired
turbine
generators
installed
October
2001.
Exhaust
used
as
heat
for
flash
tube
dryers
PW,
Mar
2002,
p.
24
PW,
May
2003,
p.
13
Table
3.
Plants
adding
or
removing
equipment
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Producta
Description
of
equipment
changea
Referencea
12
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette),

Simsboro,
LA
199
PB
Bought
new
CPS
continuous
press
(
10
ft
wide
x
120
ft
long)
from
Dieffenbacher;

scheduled
to
be
in
use
by
May
2002;

identical
to
continuous
press
started
up
in
Aug
2001
in
Willamette's
Bennettsville,

SC
mill.
Production
capacity
doubled
to
240
MMSF
(
3/
4").
Started
Aug
9,
2002.
Except
for
an
existing
dryer,
production
line
is
new
with
new
continuous
press.
Added
2
new
triple
pass
rotary
dryers
(
one
green
dryer
and
one
dry
dryer).
Press
exhaust
is
make­
up
air
for
all
three
dryers.
Dryer
exhaust
goes
to
2
RCO's.
UF
resin
used.
Three
board
coolers.
PW,
Mar
2002,
p.
21
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
&
22­
25
Hood
Industries,
Wiggins,
MS
113
SPW
Added
veneer
dryer
in
2001.
Dryer
emissions
controlled
by
RTO.
PW,
Sept
2002,
p.
16
Plum
Creek
Timber
Co.,
Columbia
Falls,

MT
158
MDF
About
to
start
up
thin
board
line,
which
includes
a
continuous
press
and
an
eighthead
sander.
Capacity
will
be
225
MMSF.

Press
has
partial
enclosure
(
pickup
system)

with
venturi
scrubber
and
biofilter.

Biofilter
also
controls
new
flash
tube
dryers,
total
exhaust
treated
is
600,000
cfm.
PW,
May
2003,
p.
31
Mitchell
Leu,
Environmental
Engineer.
Telephone
contact
report
regarding
the
type
of
control
device
installed
on
an
MDF
press
at
Columbia
Falls,
MT.
June
12,
2003.
Table
3.
Plants
adding
or
removing
equipment
in
April
2000
or
later
(
continued)

Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Producta
Description
of
equipment
changea
Referencea
13
Georgia­
Pacific,
Oxford,
MS
87
PB
Closing
PB
operations
to
install
new
line;

thermally­
fused
melamine
facility
will
continue
to
operate.
New
PB
line
will
include
2
dryers,
forming
line,
and
continuous
press.
The
line
is
designed
to
replace
old
PB
line
(
3
green
dryers,
1
press)
with
planned
start­
up
date
in
fourth
quarter
of
2002.
Once
new
line
operational,
current
multi­
opening
press
line
will
shut
down.
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
9
PW,
May
2003,
p.
8
Boise
Cascade
Corporation
Multiple
Sites
Florien,
LA
49
SPW
Added
RTO
to
control
4
dryers
Information
on
specific
control
devices
required
by
consent
decree
­

email
from
Linda
Lay,
6/
18/
0316
Oakdale,
LA
50
SPW
Added
RTO
to
control
4
dryers
Medford,
OR
469
SPW
Added
RTO
to
control
3
dryers
­
required
to
add
more,
but
have
not
decided
yet
Elgin,
OR
52
SPW
Adding
control
device
Island
City,
OR
51
PB
Adding
RTO
to
control
green
furnish
dryer
Yakima,
WA
57
SPW
Required
to
add
control
devices
on
veneer
dryers
Boise
Cascade
Corporation,
Elgin,
OR
52
SPW
In
July
2003,
commissioned
PEI
to
replace
a
WESP
with
a
60,000
acfm
TCO
at
Elgin
that
can
operate
both
thermally
and
catalytically
(
RTO
or
RCO)
to
control
three
existing
veneer
dryers.
PW,
Sept.
2003,
Projects
Plant
name
and
location
ID
No.
Producta
Description
of
equipment
changea
Referencea
14
Boise
Cascade
Corporation,
LaGrande,

OR
51
PB
Ordered
a
70,000
acfm
RTO
to
control
emissions
from
the
green
dryer
downstream
of
the
existing
wet
ESP.
The
system
startup
is
scheduled
for
October.
PW,
Sept.
2003,
Projects
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are
available
elsewhere
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the
project
docket
or
from
trade
publications
as
noted.
15
Table
4.
Companies
changing
ownership
in
April
2000
or
later.

Company
Plant
ID
Nos.
Description
of
ownership
change
Referencea
Champion
International
(
3
plywood
plants)
63
(
SV),
64
(
SPW),

65
(
SPW)
International
Paper
purchased
Champion
International
plants
on
May
12,
2000
PW,
July
2000,
p.
8
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
26
Alliance
Forest
Products­
Joists,
Inc.
(

Ijoists
NA
Bought
by
Boise
Cascade
Corp.
for
$
17
million.
PW,
Sep
2000,
p.
57
Georgia
Pacific,
Lebanon,
OR
(
hardboard)
99
Private
investors
purchased
Lebanite
Corp
from
Georgia
Pacific.
Manufacturer
of
high
density,

moisture
resistant
hardboard.
PW,
Nov
2000,
p.
10
Louisiana­
Pacific,
Mellen,
WI
(
HV
plant)
345
Columbia
Forest
Products
acquired
Louisiana­

Pacific
Mellen,
WI
plant
PW,
Nov
2000,
p.
10
Aug.
31,
2000
L­
P
press
release15
Masonite
(
5
FB/
HB
plants)
130
(
HB),
124
(
HB),
123
(
FB),

125
(
FB)

126
(
HB)
(
see
also
below)
Premdor
(
Canadian)
Inc
purchased
Masonite
from
International
Paper.
Acquisition
complete
August
2001.

Premdor
changed
name
to
"
Masonite
International
Corporation"
in
Jan
2002.
PW,
Sept
2000,
p.
10
PW,
Jan
2001,
p.
6
PW,
Sept
2001,
p.
68
PW,
Jan
2002,
p.
5
Aug.
31,
2001
Premdor
press
release16
Jan
2,
2002
Premdor
press
release17
Masonite,
Towanda,
PA
126
(
d/
d
HB)
Bouught
by
CraftMaster
Manufacturing,
Inc
M.
L.
Steele,
Environmental
Engineer,
CraftMaster
Manufacturing
Inc.
(
CMI),

Towanda,
PA.
Public
Comment.

March
3,
2003.

International
Paper,
Marion,
SC
???
(
not
on
our
list)
Bought
by
Panel
Equipment
Sales,
Inc.
(
PES)
PW,
Sept
2001,
p.
30
International
Paper,
Spring
Hope,
NC
???
(
not
on
our
list)
Bought
by
Panel
Equipment
Sales,
Inc.
(
PES)
PW,
Sept
2001,
p.
30
Prarie
Forest
Products,
Hutchinson,
KS
219
New
owner:
John
Chudy,
Omaha,
NE
PW,
Sept
2001,
p.
67
Table
4.
Companies
changing
ownership
in
April
2000
or
later.
(
continued)

Company
Plant
ID
Nos.
Description
of
ownership
change
Referencea
16
Phenix
Biocomposites,
Mankato,
MN
504
Phenix
Biocomposites,
LLC
is
seeking
offers
to
purchase
its
business
through
Insolvency
Strategies,
Inc.
 
manufactures
aboard
PW,
Mar
2002,
p.
10
Willamette
Industries
(
all
facilities)
Weyerhaeuser
acquired
Willamette.

Acquisition/
merger
complete
June
2002.
PW,
Mar
2002,
p.
8
PW,
Nov
2002,
p.
5
July
1,
2002
Weyerhaeuser
press
release18
International
Paper,
Cordele,
GA
(
OSB)
122
Bought
by
Norbord
PW,
May
2002,
pp.
14,
71
International
Paper,
Jefferson,
TX
(
OSB)
120
Bought
by
Norbord
PW,
May
2002,
pp.
14,
71
International
Paper,
Nacogdoches,
TX
(
OSB)
119
Bought
by
Norbord
PW,
May
2002,
pp.
14,
71
Omak
Wood
Products
(
now
called
Colville
Indian
Power
and
Veneer),

Omak,
WA
???
(
not
on
our
list)
Bought
by
Colville
Tribal
Enterprise
Corp.
PW,
May
2002,
p.
8
Simpson
Timber
Co.,
Shelton,
WA
237
Attempting
to
sell
specialty
plywood
division
PW,
May
2002,
p.
16
International
Paper
particleboard
facilities
in
Franklin,
Stuart,
and
Waverly,
VA
128,
129,
184
Bought
by
Nevamar
Co.,
LLC
PW,
Sept
2002,
p.
6
Company
Plant
ID
Nos.
Description
of
ownership
change
Referencea
17
Louisiana­
Pacific,

Bon
Weir,
TX
(
SPW)

Cleveland,
TX
(
SPW)

Logansport,
LA
(
SPW)

Urania,
LA
(
SPW,
MDF))

Missoula,
MT
(
PB)

Arcata,
CA
(
PB)

Silsbee,
TX
(
PB)

Alpena,
MI
(
HB)
150
151
141
142A/
142B
147
138
152B
43
Mills
up
for
sale.
Mills
in
italics
were
sold
as
indicated
in
the
rows
below.
PW,
July
2002,
p.
10
Hatley
Veneers,
Inc.,
Hatley,
WI
HPW&
V
Purchased
by
Besse
Forest
Products
PW,
July
2002,
p.
7
Louisiana­
Pacific,

Bon
Weir,
TX
(
SPW)

Cleveland,
TX
(
SPW)

Logansport,
LA
(
SPW)

Urania,
LA
(
SPW,
MDF))
150
151
141
142A/
142B
Owned
by
Georgia­
Pacific
as
of
September
2002.
Mills
traded
for
Georgia­
Pacific,

Woodland,
Maine
OSB
mill.
The
Bon
Weir
and
Urania
SPW
plants
will
remain
idle
until
needed.
PW,
Nov
2002,
pp.
5­
6
Sept
16,
2002
L­
P
press
release19
Sept
16,
2002
G­
P
press
release20
Louisiana­
Pacific,

Missoula,
MT
(
PB)
147
Purchased
by
Roseburg
Forest
Products
PW,
Jan
2003,
p.
8
Nov
4,
2002
L­
P
press
release21
Georgia­
Pacific,
Woodland,
ME
(
OSB)
83
Owned
by
Louisiana­
Pacific
as
of
September
2002.
PW,
Nov
2002,
pp.
5­
6
Sept
16,
2002
L­
P
press
release19
Sept
16,
2002
G­
P
press
release20
CanFibre
Group,
Lackawanna,
NY
(
MDF)
NA
Purchased
in
late
February
2003
by
Great
Lakes
MDF,
LLC
(
a
newly
formed
Delaware
Limited
Liability
Company)
PW,
May
2003,
p.
27
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1
CARBOHYDRATE
ECONOMY
BULLETIN
Volume
2,
Number
1,
February
2001
WELCOME
TO
THE
CARBOHYDRATE
ECONOMY
BULLETIN
The
Carbohydrate
Economy
Bulletin
reports
on
the
growth
of
an
emerging
industry
based
on
plant
matter­
derived
industrial
products,
and
on
the
growth
of
farmer­
owned
manufacturing
enterprises.
The
Bulletin
contains
information
on
new
industry
technologies,
highlights
businesses
and
their
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tracks
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that
advance
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economy.

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Bulletin
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Local
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Reliance
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research
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I.
AGRICULTURAL
FIBERS
BOARD
FROM
BAGASSE
IN
HAWAII
A
new
agricultural
fiber­
based
particleboard
plant
is
up
and
running
on
the
island
of
Maui.
Hawaiian
DuraGreen
will
use
32,000
tons
of
bagasse
(
the
fibrous
residue
from
sugar
cane
processing)
to
produce
20
million
square
feet
of
board
annually.

Hawaiian
DuraGreen
is
owned
by
Alexander
and
Baldwin,
a
company
that
also
runs
the
Hawaiian
Commercial
&
Sugar
Company
(
HC&
S),
Hawaii's
largest
producer
of
raw
sugar.
HC&
S
supplies
feedstock
to
the
particleboard
plant,
which
is
conveniently
located
adjacent
to
HC&
S's
Puunene
Mill.

The
board
is
bound
with
PMDI
resin,
a
formaldehyde­
free
product,
and
is
highly
moisture
resistant.
Thicknesses
from
3.0mm
to
30mm
are
available;
various
densities
can
also
be
produced.
Applications
for
the
product
include
hardboard
replacement,
tileboard
substrate,
formply
facing,
laminate
flooring
substrate,
and
container
flooring
DuraGreen
is
being
marketed
by
and
is
available
through
Panel
Source
International.
For
more
information
on
the
product,
see
the
web
site
at
www.
panelsource.
net/
panel/
panaloha.
htm
or
contact
Panel
Source
at
780­
458­
1007.
**************************************************************************
2
Straw
into
Gold?
The
Agriculture
Fiber­
based
Panelboard
Industry
By,
Karyn
Moskowitz,
The
Dogwood
Alliance,
April,
2001
(
http://
www.
fiberfutures.
org/
straw/
main_
pages/
07_
markets/
files/
Moscowitz.
pdf)

Executive
Summary
Wood
chips
from
southeastern
forests
have
become
a
significant
component
in
the
manufacture
of
composite
panelboards.
Panels
made
from
wood
chips
may
include
oriented
strand
board
(
OSB),
medium
density
fiberboard
(
MDF)
and
particleboard.
Large
"
build­
it­
yourself"
type
of
businesses
like
Home
Depot
and
Lowe's
sell
panelboards
directly
to
end
users
and
builders.
The
Dogwood
Alliance
has
targeted
Lowe's
as
part
of
the
market
demand
reduction
campaign.
Dogwood's
strategy
is
to
present
Lowe's
with
products
that
are
substitutes
or
alternatives
to
wood
chip­
based
panelboards.
Agricultural
fiber­
based
(
agfiber)
panelboards
made
out
of
straws,
grasses
and
bast
materials
like
kenaf
and
industrial
hemp
are
being
produced
in
many
forms,
and
in
many
places
around
the
world.
In
the
past
six
years,
dozens
of
plants
have
started
up
operations
in
the
U.
S.
and
Canada.
Unfortunately,
due
to
engineering
and
marketing
mistakes,
high
material
and
handling
costs
relative
to
wood
chips,
and
other
reasons,
many
of
these
plants
have
stopped
operations.
In
this
report,
I
will
focus
on
the
reasons
for
that
failure,
and
the
roles
that
the
Dogwood
Alliance
and
Lowe's
can
assume
in
order
to
educate
consumers
about
the
issues.

Introduction
Wood
fiber­
based
panelboards
such
as
medium
density
fiberboard
(
MDF),
oriented
strand
board
(
OSB)
and
particleboard
are
composite
products
consisting
of
particles,
chips,
or
strands
of
wood
of
various
sizes
bonded
together
with
a
synthetic
resin
or
binder
under
heat
and
pressure.
The
composites
are
formed
into
boards,
and
used
to
build
houses,
furniture,
kitchen
cabinets,
and
a
host
of
other
applications.
The
percentage
of
chips
present
in
a
board
may
run
from
0­
100
percent,
and
depends
on
the
price
of
the
chip
market
at
the
time
of
manufacture,
and
the
location
of
the
chips
in
relation
to
the
plant.
Residue
and
waste
from
sawmill
and
planing
operations
may
also
be
used
in
the
manufacture
of
panelboards.
If
the
price
of
wood
chips
in
the
South
are
low,
panelboard
plants
in
the
South
will
use
more
chips
than
sawmill
waste
and
vice
versa.
Particleboard
and
MDF
usually
include
a
low
percentage
of
chips
and
a
higher
percentage
of
residues,
whereas
OSB
is
mainly
wood
chips.
The
quality
of
the
boards
is
better
controlled
by
the
use
of
wood
chips,
since
the
quality
and
size
of
chips
can
be
manufactured
according
to
specifications.
Panelboards
were
introduced
by
the
wood
products
industry
due
to
the
low
price
of
chips
in
comparison
to
plywood,
the
diminishing
numbers
of
large
trees
for
plywood
production,
and
as
a
way
to
utilize
residue
from
sawmill
operations,
and
now,
wood
chips.
Wood
chips
from
southeastern
forests
have
become
a
significant
component
in
the
manufacture
of
composite
panelboards
(
see
Tables
1
and
2).
Table
1:
Timber
Inventory
and
Panel
Plant
Capacity
(
1998)
in
the
South
by
State
(
thousand
m3)

AL
AR
FL
GA
LA
MS
NC
SC
TN
VA
Plywood
1323
1622
503
1058
2371
1207
575
693
0
281
OSB
310
0
0
979
496
683
722
0
336
929
Particle
Bd
277
301
30
660
407
858
378
278
0
595
MDF
239
416
0
212
89
0
255
567
0
37
Lumber
5815
5426
1742
7089
2962
6544
5270
3339
2150
2969
Pulpwood1
25880
9899
11683
24633
16166
18480
14047
12670
3894
8206
Total
Drain
33844
17664
13958
34631
22491
27772
21247
17547
6380
13017
1
Includes
roundwood
to
pulp
mills,
wood
chipped
in
the
forest,
and
residue
from
plywood
and
lumber
mills.

Table
2:
Growth
in
OSB
Capacity
vs.
Plywood
Capacity
(
thousand
m3)

Year
GA
LA
MS
NC
TN
VA
OSB
85
257
221
111
 
221
90
943
266
266
310
 
354
95
1001
349
387
354
 
960
96
979
526
679
682
 
1039
97
979
496
683
722
336
928
98
978
496
683
722
336
929
Plywood
85
908
1639
1031
649
 
221
90
1040
2236
1205
805
 
261
95
1039
2445
1318
805
 
281
96
1058
2582
1322
818
 
281
97
1058
2743
1322
694
 
281
98
1058
2371
1207
575
 
281
The
wood
fiber­
based
panelboard
industry
is
roughly
a
$
2­
4
billion
a
year
industry.
Over
the
past
six
years,
the
agfiber
panelboard
business
has
grown
to
represent
nearly
three
percent
of
that
total.
However,
in
the
past
year,
a
majority
of
the
important
players
in
the
agfiber
panelboard
industry
have
gone
bankrupt.

What
is
an
Agfiber­
based
Panelboard?

Agfiber
denotes
any
fibrous
material
produced
in
what
are
normally
considered
agricultural
operations.
There
are
grass
wastes,
such
as
ryegrass,
tall
fescue,
and
orchard
grass,
cereal
straw
wastes,
such
as
barley
and
wheat,
and
bast
waste,
such
as
hemp,
kenaf,
and
flax
shive.
Other
options
include
rice,
cotton,
and
soy.
After
the
important
part
of
the
plant
is
harvested
for
food,
oil,
or
seed
production,
a
fibrous
stalk
of
waste
material,
or
residue,
is
left
over,
collectively
referred
to
as
straw.
The
three
largest
volume
crops
in
North
America
include
wheat,
coarse
grains
(
including
barley
and
oats)
and
sugar
cane.
Currently,
hemp
and
kenaf
experts
believe
that
the
highest
economic
value
for
these
products
are
in
the
paper
market.
After
straw
is
harvested
from
the
field,
it's
chopped
up
into
very
fine
pieces.
The
straw
is
then
usually
mixed
with
non­
formaldehyde
resins
called
isocyanates,
or
MDI.
Next,
the
mixture
is
"
baked"
and
pressed
into
flat
panels.
The
panels
are
then
cooled,
trimmed
and
sold.
Most
agfiberbased
boards
manufactured
today
are
meant
to
compete
with
MDF
or
particleboard
interior­
type
applications,
as
opposed
to
OSB,
structural­
type
building
applications.
MDI
resins
are
considered
less
toxic
to
end
users
than
formaldehyde,
which
outgasses
well
after
installation.
However,
MDI
is
very
difficult
and
hazardous
to
handle
during
the
manufacturing
process.
Most
of
the
agfiber­
based
panelboards
are
manufactured
using
MDI,
while
most
wood
fiber­
based
panelboards
are
manufactured
using
formaldehyde,
with
the
exception
of
OSB.
Panelboards
are
not
a
new
concept.
In
the
1920s,
two
composite
panel
products
were
produced
without
the
use
of
resins.
One,
Celotex,
was
made
out
of
sugar
cane
bagasse,
the
fibrous
waste
material
remaining
after
the
sugar
is
extracted
from
the
cane.
The
other,
Masonite,
was
produced
from
wood­
based
fibers.
In
the
1950s,
a
number
of
plants
that
utilized
waste
from
sawmills
and
veneer
operations,
and
some
forest
thinnings
and
roundwood,
were
constructed
in
both
Europe
and
the
United
States.
Urea
formaldehyde
resins
were
used
to
bond
the
particles.
These
were
the
first
oriented
strand
and
medium
density
fiberboards
produced
in
the
United
States.
The
use
of
nonwood,
or
agfiber
residues
in
resin­
bonded
products
first
took
place
in
the
50s
and
60s,
in
Asia,
South
America
and
Europe.
The
primary
motivation
for
this
industry
was
a
lack
of
suitable
trees
locally
for
the
production
of
lumber
or
veneer,
and
a
desire
to
utilize
a
waste
material
while
at
the
same
time
eliminating
the
cost
of
its
disposal.
Not
only
does
agfiber
provide
a
way
to
solve
agricultural
residue
issues,
the
board
promises
superior
performance
to
wood
fiberbased
boards,
according
to
various
sources.
Those
characteristics
include:
higher
strength;
superior
dimensional
stability;
lighter
weight;
better
machining
characteristics;
increased
screw
and
nail
holding
ability;
more
water
resistance;
no
formaldehyde
emissions;
and
improved
laminating
attributes.
A
couple
of
sources
say
there
might
even
be
some
natural
fire
resistance
to
some
agfiber
boards,
though
that
apparently
hasn't
been
proven
yet.
Agfiber­
based
Panelboards:
What
Went
Wrong?

This
past
year
has
been
a
difficult
one
for
the
agfiber­
based
panelboard
industry.
As
with
any
new
entrepreneurial
industry,
there
was
a
lot
of
initial
excitement
and
interest,
and
very
high
hopes.
Some
people
say
the
demise
of
the
various
agfiber­
based
manufacturing
plants
is
a
serious
blow
to
the
industry
at
large,
and
can
be
attributed
to
too
many
unknowns.
Startups
were
dealing
with
new
and
unfamiliar
(
at
least
to
them)
raw
materials,
as
well
as
new
engineering
concepts,
new
managers
falling
prey
to
opportunistic
industry
consultants
and
engineers,
and
a
lack
of
thorough
research
on
past
plants'
experiences.
Others
say
that
some
plants
simply
overshot
their
budgets,
and
that
the
mistakes
that
were
made
were
not
fatal,
just
a
temporary
setback.
Specifically,
faulty
engineering
decisions
at
some
plants
(
such
as
Isobord's
decision
to
exclude
a
prepress
in
their
process)
resulted
in
the
plants'
inability
to
operate
at
full
capacity
and
produce
consistent,
Grade
A
boards.
Added
to
that
are
high
resin
costs
(
MDI
is
five
times
the
cost
of
formaldehyde
resins),
the
high
cost
of
handling,
storing,
and
transporting
agfiber
inventory
(
agfibers
generally
have
a
lower
bulk
density
than
wood
fibers,
making
them
more
sensitive
to
transportation
costs,
and
are
sensitive
to
weather
and
pest
infestation),
economies
of
scales
too
small
to
compete
with
the
mature,
wood
chip­
based
panelboard
industry,
inexperienced
marketing
plans,
and
an
inability
to
extract
a
green
premium
from
this
mostly
"
commodity"
market.
It
is
believed
that
in
the
past
six
years,
over
$
600,000,000
dollars
has
been
invested
in
this
new
sector,
with
roughly
a
ten
percent
chance
of
cost
recovery.
Therefore,
the
investment
community
may
not
be
as
eager
as
they
originally
were
to
continue
to
invest
in
this
sector.
However,
the
profit
potential
for
alternative
agfiber­
based
panelboard
products
still
looms
large,
and
the
possibility
of
some
smarter,
keener
decision­
makers
entering
the
field
may
reverse
the
investment
jitters.
Many
states
and
provinces,
including,
Manitoba,
Oregon,
Montana
and
Idaho,
have
strict
burning
restrictions
on
field
residues.
Still,
some
experts
estimate
that
100
million
tons
of
flax
residue
is
burnt
in
prairies
in
Manitoba
each
year
alone.
After
burning,
31/
2
million
tons
of
surplus
fiber
still
exists,
with
only
250,000
tons
per
year
utilized
in
agfiber
board
production.
Add
to
this
public
pressure
on
retailers
like
Lowe's,
education
to
consumers,
and
Dogwood
Alliance's
commitment
to
the
market
demand
reduction
campaign,
and
there
may
be
hope
for
this
industry
after
all.

A
Deeper
Look
at
the
Industry
In
the
past
six
years,
at
least
25
plants
that
manufacture
panelboards
out
of
agfiber
or
recycled,
reclaimed
wood
have
been
built
in
North
America.
To
date,
only
a
few
of
them
are
still
in
operation.
The
plants
that
are
still
surviving
are
relatively
small
operations,
that
service
niche
markets
(
see
Table
Three).
Hitting
niche
markets
is
helping
agfiber
panel
producers
overcome
weak
prices
and
establish
a
presence
in
markets
that
are
perhaps
better
suited
to
the
particulars
of
each
plants'
fiber
and
process.
Agfiber­
based
panelboard
pricing
can
range
from
about
75
percent
less
expensive
than
comparable
wood
chip­
based
products,
to
over
33
percent
more
expensive.
Pricing
depends
on
regional
markets,
and
the
supply
of
wood
chips
and/
or
agfibers
at
the
time
of
purchase.
Table
3:
Agfiber­
based
Panelboard
Plants
in
North
America
as
of
April,
2001
Company
Location
Capacity
(
Mm3)
Year
Start
Furnish
Status
Acadia
New
Iberia,
LA
33
00
Bagasse
Operating
AgreFiber
Wanham,
ALT
55
99
Fescue
Grass
Bankrupt
Agriboard
Electra,
TX
5
95
Wheat
Financial
Reorg
Cal
Agriboard
Willows,
CA
75
Rice
Seeking
Capital
CanFibre
Riverside,
CA/
NY
97
Wastewood
Financial
Reorg
Compak/
WG
ALT
Closed­
Fin
Reorg
Dakota
Agri
Hebron,
ND
Wheat
Seeking
Capital
Enviroboard
Colusa,
CA
30
Rice
Seeking
Capital
Fibertech
Colusa,
CA
40
99
Rice
In
Operation
Forestburg
Forestburg,
ALT
25
99
Wheat
Financial
Reorg
Goldboard
Finley,
ND
350
00
Wheat
Seeking
Capital
HarvestBoard
Atwood,
KS
250
Wheat
Negotiating
Funding
HI
Duragreen
Maui,
HI
20
00
Bagasse
Fine
tuning
process
HI
Sugar
Puunena,
HI
25
96
Bagasse
Signed
Contract
Isobord
Elie,
MAN
230
99
Wheat
Operating­
Fin
Reorg
Meadowood
Albany,
OR
<
1
77
Rye
Grass
Seeks
to
Expand
NW
Strawbd
Pasco,
WA
Seeking
Capital
Pac
NW
Fiber
Plummber,
ID
20
00
Bluegrs/
Wht
In
Production
Parkland
Kamsack,
SAS
30
Wheat
Seeking
Capital
Phenix
Mankato,
MN
71
99
Soy/
Wheat
Closed­
Fin
Reorg
Prairie
FP
Hutchinson,
KS
11
97
Wheat
Temp.
shut
down
PrimeBoard
Wahpeton,
ND
53
95
Wheat
In
Operation
Stramit
USA
Perryton,
TX
99
Wheat
Closed
For
example,
Primeboard,
located
in
Wahpeton,
North
Dakota,
started
operation
in
1995.
They
are
considered
the
only
viable
operator
on
the
list
at
this
time.
Primeboard
uses
wheat
straw
to
manufacture
particleboard.
The
owner
started
with
his
own
funds
and
a
captive
market
with
his
own
furniture
manufacturing
business.
He
also
had
very
good
timing
to
qualify
for
substantial
low
interest
funding
from
the
U.
S.
Dept.
of
Agriculture,
through
its
Alternative
Agricultural
Research
and
Commercialization
Corporation
(
AARC).
They
have
since
been
purchased
by
Duracraft
furniture
makers,
and
almost
all
of
the
mill's
production
is
used
to
meet
internal
demand.
Meadowood
Industries
from
Albany,
Oregon
is
one
of
the
oldest
running
plants,
in
operation
since
1977.
Meadowood
uses
ryegrass
from
the
Willamette
Valley
to
make
"
unique
and
decorative"
structural
boards.
Meadowood
materials
are
used
in
residential
and
commercial
building
applications
as
accent
walls,
ceilings,
or
room
dividers,
and
as
components
for
cabinetry,
furniture,
bulletin
boards
and
display
fixtures.
Acadia
Board
Co.,
New
Iberia,
Louisiana
has
had
a
lot
of
support
from
both
local
and
federal
government.
For
example,
the
AARC
provided
seed
financing
for
Acadia,
and
the
Parish
of
New
Iberia
helped
by
issuing
an
industrial
revenue
bond.
This
company's
target
product
has
been
a
bagasse­
based
thin
board
for
laminate
flooring
substrate
and
high
end
furniture.
They
are
still
managing
to
stay
afloat,
albeit
in
their
third
round
of
financing.
Other
survivors
in
the
industry
include
FiberTech
in
California,
using
rice
straw,
Pacific
Northwest
Fibers
in
Idaho,
using
bluegrass
straw,
and
DuraGreen,
in
Hawaii,
using
bagasse.
Fibertech
is
limping
in
startup
with
a
shortage
of
funds
and
creditors
that
are
becoming
less
patient.
Pacific
NW
Fiber
is
working
hard
to
make
poor
quality
equipment
produce
a
good
quality
product
so
they
can
stay
alive.
Duragreen
enjoys
a
considerable
freight
advantage
over
wood
fiber­
based
boards
because
they
are
manufactured
so
close
to
the
point
of
sale.
Together
these
six
companies
constitute
only
about
15
percent
of
the
total
alternate
panel
capacity
installed
in
the
last
few
years.
A
number
of
the
larger
operations,
including
AgreFiber,
Forestburg,
Phenix,
Isobord,
Agrifiber,
and
CanFibre
have
all
filed
Chapter
11
or
the
Canadian
equivalent
in
the
past
year
or
so.
By
far
the
most
ambitious
and
famous
of
these
plants
is
Isobord,
located
in
Manitoba,
Canada.
Isobord
was
formed
in
1993,
and
produced
their
first
boards
in
1998.
The
Isobord
plant
has
the
capacity
to
utilize
230
Mm3
of
wheatstraw
residue
from
farmers
each
year.
The
original
investment
in
the
plant
was
$
100
million.
Dow
is
reported
to
be
a
large
investor.
This
is
probably
because
the
Isobord
process
uses
isocyanate
resin,
or
MDI,
manufactured
by
Dow,
as
the
primary
resin
in
their
process.
Although
Isobord
had
money
for
their
start­
up
phase,
some
industry
experts
admit
they
did
not
borrow
enough
to
survive
the
first
few
years.
Hence,
funding
ran
out
before
Isobord
had
time
to
introduce
the
product
widely
and
ramp
up
sales.
As
of
April
19th,
2001,
Isobord
had
sustained
$
50
million
in
losses,
and
was
involved
in
a
financial
reorganization,
and
offered
for
sale
at
.10
cents
on
the
dollar.
As
panels,
Isobord
products
are
used
for
many
of
the
same
applications
that
medium
density
fiberboard
is
used
for,
such
as
countertops,
shelving,
cabinetry
and
as
a
component
in
furniture
and
flooring.
The
company
also
manufactures
two
"
ready­
to­
use"
products,
StorageBord
 
and
ShelfBord
 
that
were
sold
directly
to
consumers
in
retail
outlets,
the
most
famous
being
Home
Depot.
Home
Depot
still
has
inventory
for
sale
in
many
of
their
stores.
Isobord
was
never
able
to
run
above
65
percent
capacity.
They
also
had
a
difficult
time
producing
Grade
A
boards.
What
went
wrong?
By
their
very
nature,
agfiber
panel
mills
are
new
and
thus
faced
with
large
debt
service
and
depreciation
costs.
On
the
wood
side,
most
U.
S.
manufacturers
have
a
long
track
record
and
far
lower
costs
in
these
two
areas.
But
more
specifically,
Isobord
had
some
severe
engineering
problems.
In
fact,
they
are
suing
the
engineer,
Stone
and
Webster,
in
court,
for
misleading
them
(
this
firm
was
involved
in
three
of
the
big
failures,
and
has
since
filed
Chapter
11).
However,
one
source
describes
that
it
was
Isobord
management
that
made
a
fatal
engineering
decision.
In
any
case,
the
plant
was
never
able
to
perform
efficiently.
The
other
problems
included
the
high
costs
of
raw
material
handling.
This
may
seem
a
contradiction.
After
all,
farmers
in
Manitoba,
as
well
as
Oregon,
California
and
Minnesota
are
facing
burn
restrictions,
and
are
very
happy
to
get
rid
of
the
waste
residue
for
cheap.
However,
there
are
expensive
handling
issues.
The
material
is
only
harvested
once
or
twice
a
year.
So,
there
are
high
inventory
costs.
Also,
the
material
is
extremely
volatile.
Prairie
Forest
Products,
another
agfiber
plant
located
in
Kansas,
had
a
fire
recently
that
wiped
out
part
of
their
inventory.
Both
Isobord
and
Prairie
Forest
Products
are
reported
to
have
thousands
of
tons
of
rotten
fiber
in
their
storage
areas.
Finally,
much
of
the
fiber
is
lost
in
the
preparation,
either
at
the
beginning,
when
the
straw
is
broken
down,
or
later,
when
the
boards
are
trimmed.
Losses
in
trimming
are
especially
high
because
much
of
the
expensive
MDI
resin
gets
thrown
out.
It
has
also
been
reported
that
Sauder,
a
large
furniture
company,
pulled
out
from
their
vaunted
agreement
with
Isobord
last
year.
Some
industry
people
say
that
Sauder
was
disappointed
with
Isobord's
inconsistency
and
quality.
Another
industry
insider
stated
that
a
wellknown
forest
industry
giant
from
Atlanta
pressured
Sauder
not
to
buy
from
Isobord,
with
threats
to
discontinue
servicing
their
wood­
based
panelboard
needs.
Finally,
Isobord,
along
with
many
others
in
the
industry,
falsely
believed
that
consumers
would
be
willing
to
pay
a
green
premium
for
an
agfiber­
based
panel
board.
If
there
is
no
green
premium
in
this
market,
and
the
product
is
not
marketed
for
its
inherently
better
structural
characteristics,
it
is
essentially
a
commodity
market.
With
a
commodity
market,
profit
margins
are
low,
and
it
is
difficult
for
new
plants
with
large
startup
costs
and
debts
to
compete.
This
is
especially
true
since
their
competition
includes
the
largely
entrenched,
market
savvy,
wood
products
industry.
On
the
other
hand,
perhaps
more
"
educated"
consumers
will
enter
the
market
in
the
future,
and
refuse
to
purchase
a
product
made
from
increasingly
rare
southern
forests.
One
industry
expert
maintains
that
"
the
wholesalers
say
nobody
is
asking
for
a
green
panel,
but
when
you
talk
to
the
customers,
they
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
a
green
panel."
Most
consumers
want
to
know
how
agfiber
compares
structurally
to
MDF
or
OSB
wood­
based
panel
boards.
Some
expect
to
save
money
on
these
panels
since
they
are
seen
as
being
made
up
of
"
waste"
as
opposed
to
high
quality
wood.
Phenix
Biocomposites,
of
Mankato,
Minn.,
was
a
smaller
firm
that
recently
filed
for
bankruptcy.
Phenix's
panels
had
earned
"
TECO"
certification
as
structural
panels,
which
means
Phenix
wheat
straw
boards
were
approved
for
use
in
flooring,
sheathing
and
roofing
applications.
Their
goal
was
to
compete
with
OSB
and
plywood,
and
they
were
the
first
agfiber
panel
approved
for
structural
applications.
Competing
with
OSB,
as
opposed
to
MDF
makes
more
sense
because
wood­
based
OSB
manufacturers
share
the
high
MDI
resin
costs
as
their
agfiber
counterparts.

Conclusion
Some
people
say
the
failure
of
many
of
the
large
agfiber
plants
this
year
is
just
the
growing
pains
of
an
industry
in
its
infancy.
Isobord,
selling
off
their
assets
at
a
huge
discount,
may
be
purchased
and
rise
again
with
a
new
name
and
better
engineering.
Perhaps
price
supports,
government
programs
and
grants
will
help
prop
them
up.
Others
say
that
unless
substantial
investment
is
made
in
equipment
and
marketing
by
people
that
want
environmental
products,
the
industry
as
it
is
now
will
likely
collapse
by
year
end.
One
industry
entrepreneur
believes
in
an
entirely
new
line
of
products
that
utilize
agfibers
in
a
different
but
similar
product
line.
Less
expensive,
naturally­
derived
resins,
such
as
linseed
oil,
may
be
used
in
the
new
processes.
One
proposed
product
is
reported
to
be
four
times
the
value
of
particleboard,
and
a
lot
less
expensive
to
make.
Most
important,
the
economics
work.
Unfortunately,
this
is
proprietary
information
and
it
is
too
early
to
release
data.
However,
the
entrepreneur
did
offer
Dogwood
a
chance
to
invest
in
this
new
technology,
and
would
be
willing
to
sign
a
secrecy
agreement
if
we
are
interested
in
investing
in
the
venture.

Where
Do
We
Go
From
Here?

How
can
the
different
players,
Dogwood,
Lowe's,
the
industry,
etc.,
respond
to
this
situation?
Some
sources
have
reported
that
Lowe's
was
already
looking
into
investing
in
an
agfiber
panelboard
plant
of
some
kind
in
order
to
block
pressure
from
groups
like
Dogwood
Alliance.
Lowe's
can
offer
their
end
users
better
information
and
a
broader
range
of
products
to
keep
them
informed
on
the
availability
of
products.
Stores
can
display
products,
brochures,
hold
focus
groups,
seminars,
etc.
on
the
agfiber
industry.
The
timing
may
be
a
bit
early,
due
to
the
instability
of
the
large
players
in
the
industry.
In
the
meantime,
Lowe's
can
introduce
customers
to
some
of
the
smaller
niche
products
to
get
them
used
to
the
products.
These
products
can
be
marketed
most
successfully
to
the
sustainable
living
community.
Diversifying
the
agricultural
economy,
saving
the
"
family
farm,"
turning
"
straw­
into­
gold,"
conserving
trees
 
all
of
these
concepts
appeal
on
many
levels
to
this
particular
market
segment.

How
Can
the
Industry
Better
Respond?

Are
agfiber­
based
panel
benefits
of
value
in
the
market?
Many
claim
that
the
panels
offer
many
additional
benefits,
including
the
elimination
of
formaldehyde
emissions,
the
"
tree
free"
aspect,
lower
weight
and
improved
moisture
resistance.
While
some
of
these
issues
are
obvious,
others
are
not,
and
the
market
has
not
yet
accepted
that
all
these
features
do
exist.
However,
even
if
they
do,
what
is
their
value?
Will
the
market
pay
more
for
a
"
tree
free"
product,
or,
because
it
is
made
from
agricultural
residuals,
will
the
customer
expect
to
pay
less?
Just
what
exactly
is
the
value
of
a
lower
density
panel?
These
questions
remain
unanswered.
Since
Phenix
Biocomposites
went
out
of
business,
no
one
has
produced
a
similar,
OSBlike
product.
It
would
be
logical
for
agfiber
board
producers
to
want
to
compete
with
OSB
products,
because
both
products
utilize
the
more
expensive
MDI
resins,
and
both
need
to
recover
this
cost.
The
Alberta
Research
Council
has
developed
a
prototype
roller/
cutter
machine
that
generates
split
straw
strands
with
good
length­
to­
width
ratios
that
are
amenable
to
orientation.
Their
product
exceeded
the
Canadian
standard
for
structural
panels.
Plus,
they
estimated
the
cost
of
the
resinated
furnish
at
83
percent
of
the
cost
of
resinated
wood.
Although
this
is
a
relatively
narrow
advantage,
with
further
refining
of
the
process
and
a
possible
breakthrough
in
making
other
resins
compatible
with
straw,
the
potential
for
a
significantly
lower
cost
furnish
exists.
Such
developments
may
alter
the
structural
panel
economic
playing
field.
What
can
Dogwood
do
to
help
this
process
along?
A
number
of
actions
might
be
in
order.

°
Keep
the
pressure
on
Lowe's.
However,
be
sensitive
to
the
fact
that
this
industry
is
experiencing
some
growing
pains.
°
Keep
ourselves,
members,
consumers,
and
Lowe's
educated
on
what
companies
are
out
there
and
who
they
can
support.
°
Support
pilot
building
projects
that
utilize
agfiber­
based
products.
°
Join
the
industry
associations
and
participate
in
conferences
and
meetings.
Shmooze
with
the
winners.
°
Join
forces
with
groups
like
Forest
Ethics
that
are
putting
pressure
on
stores
to
eliminate
products
that
use
toxic
resins
like
formaldehyde.
However,
groups
that
are
concerned
about
oldgrowth
°
forests
being
logged
for
building
applications
need
to
be
educated
about
the
role
of
chips
from
southeastern
forests
in
panelboard
applications.
°
Support
onsite
agfiber­
based
panel
building
applications
like
John
Stahl's
Church
of
the
Living
Tree
.
°
One
of
the
key
reasons
that
wood
chips
are
relatively
cheap
compared
to
agfibers
are
the
subsidies.
Externalities
such
as
reduced
water
quality,
lost
recreation
values
and
diminished
biodiversity
are
all
externalized
costs
that
are
not
absorbed
by
the
wood
products
industry.
°
Get
involved
in
life
cycle
analyses.
Some
industry
experts
believe
that
agfibers,
when
their
entire
manufacturing
lifecycle
is
taken
into
account,
may
be
more
damaging
to
the
environment
(
gas
for
tractors,
transportation,
compaction,
erosion,
etc).
Is
this
just
some
more
wood
chip
industry
rhetoric,
or
is
it
worth
a
second
look?
°
Study
locally­
oriented
reclaimed
wood­
based
applications,
such
as
the
Green
Institute's
program
in
Minnesota.
Stay
tuned
for
a
Dogwood
Alliance
report
on
this
market
segment.

Sources
Composite
Panel
Association.

Environmental
Building
News.

Lengel,
Don.
1999.
Ag­
fibers:
They
look
like
fibers
and
they
act
like
fibers.
Why
not
make
fiberboards?

Lengel,
Don.
2001.
Agfiber
dot
gone:
A
litany
of
failure.

Lengel,
Don.
1998­
2001.
Numerous
presentations.

McKeever,
Tim
and
Henry
Spelter.
1998.
Wood­
based
panel
plant
locations
and
timber
availability
in
selected
U.
S.
States.
Gen.
Tech.
Rep.
FPL­
GTR­
103.
Madison,
WI:
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture,
Forest
Service,
Forest
Products
Laboratory.
53
p.

Nahan,
Mathew,
and
James
Wilson.
Numerous
unpublished
journal
articles.

Panelworld
Magazine.
The
Technical
Association
of
the
Pulp
and
Paper
Institute
(
TAPPI).

Conversations
with
Doug
Murray
of
Tennessee
Forest
Watch,
Pete
Nelson
of
Agfiber
Technology,
Donny
of
Ohio
Hempery,
Don
Lengel
of
Lengel
Associates,
Brent
Smith,
Matthew
Nahan
of
Corvallis
Environmental
Center,
John
Stahl
of
Church
of
the
Living
Tree,
Frank
Riccio
of
Danforth
International,
Henry
Spelter
of
the
Forest
Products
Laboratory,
U.
S.
Forest
Service,
Erwin
Lloyd
of
BioComposite
Solutions,
Coleman
Smith,
Scott
Banbury,
Joe
Hickey
of
the
Kentucky
Hempgrowers
Association,
and
Keith
Gorzell
of
Meadowood
Industries.
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MASONITE
ANNOUNCES
INTENTION
TO
PHASE
OUT
HARDBOARD
SIDING
CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS
 
MARCH
6,
2001
 
Masonite
Corporation
announced
today
its
decision
to
phase
out
production
of
all
hardboard
siding
products.
This
will
result
in
the
closure
of
the
Ukiah,
Calif.
mill,
and
the
shutdown
of
two
siding
production
lines
at
the
Laurel,
Miss.
mill.
The
other
products
manufactured
at
the
Laurel
mill
will
not
be
impacted.

The
company
will
phase
out
production
of
all
siding
products
including
Colorlok
®
,
Woodsman
®
Lap
&
Panel,
SuperSide
®
,
and
HiddenRidge
®
siding,
and
Modulux
®
industrial
board.
Other
Masonite
industrial
fiberboard
products
will
continue
to
be
available
from
the
company's
Lisbon
Falls,
Maine,
mill.
Both
manufacturing
locations
expect
to
operate
the
affected
production
lines
for
the
next
60
to
90
days
to
fulfill
outstanding
orders
and
facilitate
a
smooth
market
transition
for
customers.

Although
Masonite
is
phasing
out
production
of
hardboard
siding
products,
International
Paper
will
continue
to
make
these
products
available
to
qualified
claimants
for
repair
and
replacement
purposes
under
the
terms
of
a
1998
legal
settlement.

"
This
was
a
very
difficult
decision
to
make,"
said
Jim
Morrison,
General
Manager,
Masonite
Building
and
Industrial
Products.
"
We
will
be
working
very
closely
with
employees
and
their
families
during
the
transition
to
assist
them
in
pursuing
other
employment
opportunities."
Masonite
will
be
providing
severance,
job
placement
and
counseling
assistance
to
a
total
of
620
affected
employees
throughout
the
Masonite
organization.

Masonite
has
manufactured
hardboard
siding
since
the
mid­
1950s.
Over
the
past
five
years,
the
hardboard
siding
market
has
declined
significantly.
"
The
continued
decline
of
this
market
segment
will
not
support
continued
production
of
this
product,"
said
Morrison.

Masonite
Corporation,
headquartered
in
Chicago,
Ill.,
designs
and
manufactures
wood
composite
materials
for
residential
and
commercial
construction
and
industrial
applications.

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Email:
info@
canfibre.
com
Telephone:
(
416)
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9990
Fax:
(
416
681­
9992
CANFIBRE
CONCLUDES
SALE
OF
RIVERSIDE
FACILITY
TORONTO
 
Jan.
25,
2002
 
Pursuant
to
the
notice
of
its
intent
in
a
press
release
issued
August
27,
2001,
The
CanFibre
Group
Ltd.
("
CanFibre"),
(
CDNX:
YCF)
announces
that
it
has
completed
the
sale
of
its
Riverside
Facility
to
CFR
Holdings,
Inc.,
a
company
formed
by
certain
creditors
of
CanFibre
of
Riverside,
Inc.
("
Riverside"),
the
subsidiary
of
CanFibre
that
owns
the
facility.
The
sale
was
approved
November
20
by
the
United
States
Bankruptcy
Court
for
the
District
Court
of
Delaware
where
Riverside's
Chapter
11
case
is
pending.

In
a
related
transaction,
Riverside
and
its
creditors
also
reached
a
settlement
with
Stone
&
Webster
Engineering
Corp.
("
SWEC")
that
resulted
in
a
payment
by
SWEC
of
$
500,000,
the
fixing
of
a
claim
against
the
SWEC
estate
in
the
amount
of
$
3
million,
and
the
release
by
SWEC
of
approximately
$
10
million
in
claims
SWEC
had
asserted
against
Riverside.
The
sale
was
effective
on
December
31,
2002
and
all
payments
of
the
related
transaction
were
completed
January
18,
2002.

Under
the
terms
of
the
sale,
all
proceeds
of
the
SWEC
settlement
and
the
sale
will
be
distributed
to
creditors
pursuant
to
orders
of
the
Bankruptcy
Court.
CanFibre
of
Riverside
will
continue
to
exist
as
an
entity
until
all
distributions
to
such
creditors
can
be
completed,
after
which
Riverside
will
be
liquidated.

Riverside
filed
for
Chapter
11
bankruptcy
protection
in
October
2000
due
to
critical
cash
constraints
that
resulted
first
from,
as
CanFibre
contends,
the
facility
never
having
been
properly
completed
by
its
turn­
key
contractor,
SWEC
and
second,
as
a
result
of
the
bankruptcy
of
CanFibre's
prior
majority
shareholder,
Kafus
Industries
Ltd.
Riverside
discontinued
production
at
the
facility
in
April
2001.

CanFibre's
other
MDF
facility,
CanFibre
of
Lackawanna
LLC
("
Lackawanna")
has
not
suffered
the
same
fate
as
Riverside.
Construction
of
Lackawanna
was
completed
directly
by
CanFibre
following
the
bankruptcy
of
SWEC
and
Lackawanna
continues
to
operate
producing
high
quality
MDF
in
a
range
of
commodity
and
specialty
grades.

The
Canadian
Venture
Exchange
has
not
reviewed,
and
does
not
accept
responsibility
for,
the
adequacy
or
accuracy
of
this
release.
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2002
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No.
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Georgia­
Pacific
To
Suspend
Production
At
Three
Plywood
Manufacturing
Facilities
ATLANTA,
GA.
November
15,
2002
 
Georgia­
Pacific
Corp.
today
announced
it
will
suspend
plywood
production
at
its
Russellville,
S.
C.,
Gloster,
Miss.,
and
Talladega,
Ala.,
facilities,
effective
Dec.
1.

The
company
also
is
currently
taking
downtime
at
its
Louisville,
Miss.,
plywood
manufacturing
facility
until
January,
and
is
continuing
suspension
of
its
plywood
operations
at
Bon
Weir,
Texas,
and
Urania,
La.
The
actions
are
consistent
with
the
company's
strategy
to
run
its
operations
based
on
market
demand
and
to
manage
its
inventory.

"
We
continue
to
actively
balance
production
with
current
demand
across
our
building
products
manufacturing
businesses,"
said
Lee
Thomas,
Georgia­
Pacific
president.
"
Total
downtime
from
our
idled
plywood
facilities
represents
25
percent
of
our
company's
plywood
capacity.
Suspending
operations
at
selected
facilities
is
necessary
to
address
the
recent
decline
in
commercial
and
industrial
market
demand
for
these
wood
products."

The
company's
Russellville
facility
employs
310
people
and
produces
various
grades
of
plywood,
with
annual
production
capacity
of
260
million
square
feet.
The
Gloster
operation
employs
320
people,
with
annual
production
capacity
of
285
million
square
feet.
The
Talladega
operation
employs
430
people,
with
annual
production
capacity
of
322
million
square
feet.
The
Louisville
facility
employs
300
people,
with
annual
production
capacity
of
290
million
square
feet.

Re­
start
of
production
at
these
facilities
will
occur
when
warranted
by
market
conditions.
Adjacent
non­
plywood
Georgia­
Pacific
facilities
at
these
locations
are
not
affected
by
the
actions.
Georgia­
Pacific
has
20
softwood
plywood
manufacturing
facilities
nationwide.

Headquartered
at
Atlanta,
Georgia­
Pacific
is
one
of
the
world's
leading
manufacturers
and
distributors
of
building
products,
tissue,
packaging,
paper,
pulp
and
related
chemicals.
With
annual
sales
of
more
than
$
25
billion,
the
company
employs
approximately
71,000
people
at
600
locations
in
North
America
and
Europe.
Georgia­
Pacific's
building
products
distribution
segment
has
long
been
among
the
nation's
leading
wholesale
suppliers
of
building
products
to
lumber
and
building
materials
dealers
and
large
do­
it­
yourself
warehouse
retailers.

Media
Contacts:
James
Malone
(
404)
652­
6031
Robin
Keegan
(
404)
652­
4713
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6
From:
Chamber
of
Commerce
[
chamber2000@
harborside.
com]
Sent:
Tuesday,
January
28,
2003
1:
22
PM
To:
kphanks@
rti.
org
Subject:
Re:
Ask
us
a
Question
form
Katie,

The
current
phone
book
has
a
listing
for
Westbrook
Land
&
Timber
Cranberries,
60745
Seven
Devils
Rd.
in
Bandon,
541­
347­
1329
and
also
one
for
Westbrook
Land
&
Timber
LLC,
Coquille,
541­
572­
8204.

The
Westbrook
mill
here
at
Coquille
closed
several
years
ago.

Louise
Pace,
Director
Chamber
of
Commerce
119
N.
Birch
Coquille,
OR
97423
541­
396­
3414
chamber2000@
harborside.
com
www.
coquillechamber.
com
­­­­­
Original
Message
­­­­­
From:
<
Katie
Hanks>
To:
<
chamber2000@
mail.
harborside.
com>
Sent:
Tuesday,
January
28,
2003
8:
26
AM
Subject:
Ask
us
a
Question
form
>
Below
is
the
result
of
your
feedback
form.
It
was
submitted
by
Katie
Hanks
()
>
on
Tue
Jan
28
08:
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realname:
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>
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or
Comment:
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Westbrook
Wood
Products
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operating?
If
so,
I
am
looking
for
their
current
phone
number
and
address.

>
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coquille:
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7
LP
Announces
Permanent
Closure
of
Its
Olathe,
CO,
Oriented
Strand
Board
Mill
Monday,
May
20,
2002
News
Release
No:
116­
5­
2
Contact:
David
Dugan
(
Media
Relations)
503.821.5285
Bill
Hebert
(
Investor
Relations)
503.821.5100
Portland,
Ore.
(
May
20,
2002)
­
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corporation
(
LP)
(
NYSE:
LPX)
today
reported
it
will
permanently
close
its
Olathe,
Colorado,
oriented
strand
board
(
OSB)
mill
on
May
24,
2002.
LP
curtailed
operations
at
the
mill
in
December
2001
due
to
market
and
wood
supply
conditions.
The
mill's
79
employees
will
receive
severance
benefits
as
provided
under
LP's
current
facility
closure
policy.

"
LP's
commitment
to
responsibly
managing
our
production
and
focus
our
resources
on
our
most
efficient,
lowest
cost
operations
compelled
us
to
make
this
decision,"
said
Harold
Stanton,
vice
president
of
LP's
OSB
business.
"
We
are
saddened
by
the
impact
this
decision
will
have
on
our
employees,
their
families
and
the
surrounding
community."

LP
is
a
premier
supplier
of
building
materials,
delivering
innovative,
high­
quality
commodity
and
specialty
products
to
its
retail,
wholesale,
homebuilding
and
industrial
customers.
Visit
LP's
web
site
at
www.
lpcorp.
com
for
additional
information
on
the
company.

###

FORWARD
LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
news
release
contains
statements
concerning
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corporation's
(
LP)
future
results
and
performance
that
are
forward­
looking
statements
within
the
meaning
of
the
Private
Securities
Litigation
Reform
Act
of
1995.
The
accuracy
of
such
statements
is
subject
to
a
number
of
risks,
uncertainties
and
assumptions
that
may
cause
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
projected,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
effect
of
general
economic
conditions,
including
the
level
of
interest
rates
and
housing
starts,
market
demand
for
the
company's
products,
and
prices
for
structural
products;
the
effect
of
forestry,
land
use,
environmental
and
other
governmental
regulations;
the
ability
to
obtain
regulatory
approvals,
and
the
risk
of
losses
from
fires,
floods
and
other
natural
disasters.
These
and
other
factors
that
could
cause
or
contribute
to
actual
results
differing
materially
from
such
forward­
looking
statements
are
discussed
in
greater
detail
in
the
company's
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
filings.
**************************************************************************
8
News
Release
KorPINE
Particleboard
Plant
to
close
April
15
Portland,
Ore.,
April
08,
2002
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
announced
today
it
will
close
the
KorPINE
Particleboard
Plant
in
Bend,
Ore.,
on
April
15,
affecting
approximately
111
positions.

The
closure
was
made
to
improve
the
operational
efficiency
and
financial
performance
of
Weyerhaeuser's
particleboard
business.
Willamette
Industries,
which
owned
the
Bend
plant
until
earlier
this
year,
had
shut
down
one
of
two
production
lines
six
months
ago
in
an
effort
to
improve
profitability,
but
the
mill
continued
to
struggle.

William
R.
Corbin,
Weyerhaeuser
executive
vice
president,
Wood
Products,
said
the
decision
to
close
the
35­
year­
old
plant
came
after
a
thorough
review
of
the
facility's
ability
to
remain
competitive.

"
Weak
particleboard
markets
have
created
intense
pressure
for
particleboard
plants
across
the
industry,"
Corbin
said.
"
KorPINE
has
been
beset
in
recent
years
by
high
operating
costs
related
to
outdated
technology,
a
shrinking
supply
of
raw
material
in
the
Bend
area,
and
high
energy
costs.
This
is
a
well­
run
facility
that,
because
of
pressure
from
a
number
of
directions,
is
unable
to
compete
in
today's
marketplace.

"
I
don't
think
the
news
comes
as
a
surprise
to
employees,
given
problems
over
the
years,
and
yet
there
is
no
easy
way
to
approach
this
type
of
decision,"
Corbin
said.
"
We
have
notified
employees
and
are
now
doing
all
we
can
to
support
them
with
information
and
the
appropriate
resources."

Corbin
said
employees
will
have
access
to
area
employment
services
and
training
opportunities.
He
said
the
company
will
take
a
coordinating
role
to
make
sure
employees
have
full
access
to
appropriate
services.
Severance
for
hourly
employees
will
be
handled
in
accordance
with
the
union
contract.

Despite
the
closure,
Corbin
said
the
Willamette
acquisition
makes
particleboard
a
new
core
business
for
Weyerhaeuser.

"
Years
ago
Weyerhaeuser
operated
only
a
handful
of
small
particleboard
plants,"
he
said.
"
Our
presence
in
the
business
was
too
small.
The
Willamette
acquisition
changed
that
by
positioning
us
to
take
a
lead
role
in
this
business
worldwide.
Most
of
these
particleboard
plants
are
ultracompetitive
because
of
modern
technology
and
a
stable
supply
of
raw
materials."

Built
by
Willamette
Industries
in
1966,
KorPINE
is
one
of
21
industrial
facilities
in
Oregon
recently
purchased
by
Weyerhaeuser.
Aside
from
KorPINE,
Weyerhaeuser
now
owns
four
particleboard
plants
in
the
United
States
and
one
in
France.
Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY),
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.

**************************************************************************
9
News
Release
Weyerhaeuser
to
Close
Lillie
Particleboard,
Tulsa
Sheet
Operations
Federal
Way,
Wash.,
September
04,
2002
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
today
announced
the
permanent
closure
of
its
Lillie,
La.,
particleboard
and
Tulsa,
Okla.,
corrugated
sheet
manufacturing
facilities
to
improve
the
company's
ability
to
compete
in
both
markets.

Weyerhaeuser
plans
to
close
the
Lillie
operation
on
or
before
Dec.
31,
a
move
that
will
eliminate
127
positions
and
119
million
square
feet
of
production.
The
Tulsa
closure,
effective
immediately,
eliminates
25
jobs
and
31
million
square
feet
of
capacity
from
the
company's
packaging
system.

Weyerhaeuser
said
both
closures
would
help
the
company
match
production
to
customer
needs
and
improve
operating
efficiency.
The
closures
will
not
affect
customers,
who
will
now
be
served
by
other
Weyerhaeuser
facilities.

Both
operations
were
part
of
the
Willamette
Industries
acquisition
that
Weyerhaeuser
completed
earlier
this
year.

Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY),
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
18
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.
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10
News
Release
Weyerhaeuser
Consolidates
Denver
Packaging
Operations;
Closes
Two
Engineered
Lumber
Products
Operations
Federal
Way,
Wash.,
June
06,
2002
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY)
today
announced
plans
to
consolidate
its
packaging
operations
in
the
Denver,
Colorado
market
by
permanently
closing
its
Denver
packaging
facility
and
transferring
some
of
that
business
to
the
company's
facility
in
Golden,
Colorado.

Weyerhaeuser
will
report
charges
associated
with
the
closure
in
its
second
quarter.
These
charges,
when
finalized,
will
be
material
to
Weyerhaeuser's
second
quarter
results
earnings
release.

Eighty­
three
Denver
positions
will
be
eliminated
as
a
result
of
the
closure.
The
company
is
working
with
Denver
employees
to
find
reassignments
within
Weyerhaeuser
and
will
provide
outplacement
services
for
those
who
wish
to
leave
the
company.
The
Golden
operation
will
add
a
new
third
work
shift
requiring
23
positions.
Denver
employees
will
have
an
opportunity
to
apply
for
those
positions,
if
they
desire.

Weyerhaeuser
continues
to
operate
a
recycling
center,
a
distribution
center
and
a
real
estate
company
along
the
Front
Range.
None
of
these
facilities
will
be
affected
by
the
packaging
consolidation.

Weyerhaeuser
also
announced
that
it
is
closing
two
engineered
lumber
products
operations
acquired
from
Willamette
Industries
to
reduce
costs,
improve
efficiency
and
better
align
production
with
demand.

The
company
said
it
will
close
the
Glulam
plant
in
Simsboro,
La.,
on
June
30
and
will
gradually
reduce
production
at
the
engineered
lumber
products
plant
in
Woodburn,
Ore.
and
completely
close
the
facility
by
the
end
of
the
year.
The
company
is
providing
employees
with
severance
benefits,
job
and
outplacement
counseling,
and
priority
interviews
for
jobs
in
other
parts
of
the
country.

Both
announcements
are
part
of
the
company's
goal
to
improve
efficiencies,
reduce
costs,
better
align
supply
with
demand
and
achieve
a
potential
$
300
million
in
annual
savings
over
the
next
three
years
through
synergies
from
Weyerhaeuser's
acquisition
of
Willamette
Industries.

Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY),
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
18
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.
**************************************************************************
11
News
Release
Weyerhaeuser
to
Close
Engineered
Lumber
Products
Plant
in
Winston
Eugene,
Ore.,
August
27,
2002
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
today
announced
it
will
close
its
engineered
lumber
products
plant
in
Winston,
Ore.,
by
Oct.
1,
affecting
37
positions.
The
plant
is
located
about
15
miles
southwest
of
Roseburg.

Company
officials
say
the
closure
will
improve
the
operational
efficiency
and
financial
performance
of
Weyerhaeuser's
engineered
lumber
business.
The
plant,
which
makes
laminated
veneer
lumber
(
LVL),
is
the
smallest
of
the
company's
LVL
operations.

Today's
announcement
is
part
of
the
company's
goal
to
improve
efficiencies,
reduce
costs,
better
align
supply
with
demand,
and
achieve
cost
savings
as
a
result
of
Weyerhaeuser's
acquisition
of
Willamette
Industries.
The
company
acquired
the
Winston
facility
as
part
of
the
acquisition
earlier
this
year.

Employees
will
have
access
to
a
range
of
information
and
services,
including
area
employment
services,
information
about
internal
opportunities
and
consideration
given
to
relocation.
They
will
also
receive
severance
benefits.

In
a
related
development,
the
company
announced
reductions
at
two
other
Oregon
engineered
lumber
products
sites:
25
positions
out
of
373
at
the
Trus
Joist
plant
in
Eugene,
and
25
positions
out
of
155
at
the
Trus
Joist
plant
in
Junction
City.
The
reductions
are
intended
to
further
balance
production
with
demand.

Weyerhaeuser
remains
the
state's
largest
producer
of
engineered
lumber
products,
with
operations
in
Albany,
Eugene,
Junction
City,
Hillsboro,
Stayton
and
Vaughn
that
employ
approximately
800
people.

Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY),
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
18
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.
**************************************************************************
12
WILLAMETTE
INDUSTRIES,
INC.
SETTLEMENT
FACT
SHEET
July
20,
2000
Background:
Willamette
Industries,
Inc.
of
Portland,
Oregon
must
pay
a
civil
penalty
of
$
11.2
million
for
failure
to
comply
with
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA)
permitting
procedures.
The
penalty
is
the
largest
ever
assessed
for
factory
emissions
of
air
pollution.
Willamette
will
spend
an
additional
$
8
million
on
Supplemental
Environmental
Projects.

To
protect
the
environment
and
public
health,
the
settlement
requires
Willamette
to
install
stateof
the­
art
pollution
control
equipment,
valued
at
approximately
$
74
million,
at
13
of
its
facilities
located
in
four
states.

The
Willamette
Industries,
Inc.,
settlement
is
the
latest
action
in
EPA's
national
enforcement
effort
against
wood
product
manufacturers
for
violations
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
EPA
or
states
have
already
reached
settlements
with
three
other
companies
(
Louisiana
Pacific,
Georgia
Pacific
and
Weyerhaeuser).
This
action
is
a
natural
culmination
of
the
government's
investigation
of
the
Wood
Products
Industry
and
a
continuing
effort
against
recalcitrant
violators
since
a
Consent
Decree
was
first
lodged
against
Louisiana­
Pacific
in
1993.

With
today's
action,
the
four
largest
companies,
representing
well
over
half
the
value
of
the
wood
products
industry,
have
been
brought
into
compliance
with
the
major
permitting
requirements
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.

Violations:

°
The
government
alleges
that
Willamette
failed
to
obtain
proper
Clean
Air
Act
permits.

°
The
PSD
program
was
designed
to
prevent
deterioration
of
these
clean
air
areas,
and
only
by
being
subjected
to
PSD
review,
or
by
taking
and
abiding
by
federally
enforceable
permit
limitations,
can
we
guarantee
emissions
will
not
have
detrimental
impact
on
the
air
quality
in
attainment
areas.

°
Under
the
law,
a
company
seeking
to
construct
or
modify
a
major
facility
that
emits
air
pollution
must
obtain
a
permit
before
proceeding.
To
comply
with
the
permitting
procedures,
a
company
must
determine
the
nature
of
the
emissions
created
by
its
manufacturing
processes
and
report
its
findings
to
state
and
federal
air
permitting
authorities.

Willamette
Facilities
Required
to
Install
Pollution
Controls:

°
13
facilities
in
four
states.
The
facilities
are
specifically
located
in:
Chester,
SC;
Emerson
and
Malvern
Ark.;
Dodson,
Ruston,
Zwolle,
Lillie,
and
Simsboro,
LA;
Bend,
Eugene,
Foster,
Springfield
and
Albany,
Oregon.
Settlement:

°
Civil
penalty
of
$
11.2
million
for
failure
to
comply
with
permitting
procedures.

°
The
company
has
agreed
to
spend
a
total
of
$
8
million
dollars
in
extra
projects
to
be
shared
with
South
Carolina,
Arkansas,
and
Louisiana.
The
SEPs
to
be
performed
include
pollution
reduction
projects,
alternative
fuels
projects,
community
sewer
and
water
system
improvements,
and
state
parkland
donations,
and
concentrated
in
the
immediate
areas
where
Willamette
facilities
are
located,
many
of
which
are
economically
disadvantaged
areas.
Four
million
dollars
will
be
spent
for
additional
pollution
control
at
plants
in
Oregon
and
$
4
million
dollars
will
be
spent
for
parkland
acquisition
(
Ark);
sewer
system
improvements
(
LA)
and
ethanol
fueling
stations
to
encourage
fleets
to
use
clean
fuels
(
SC)

°
To
protect
the
environment
and
public
health,
the
settlement
requires
Willamette
to
install
state­
of­
the­
art
pollution
control
equipment,
valued
at
approximately
$
74
million,
at
13
of
its
facilities
located
in
four
states.

Environmental
benefits
derived
from
the
consent
decree:

°
Installation
of
state­
of­
the­
art
pollution
control
equipment
at
13
of
Willamette's
facilities
over
the
next
2
½
years
will
mean
emission
reductions
of
17,500
tons
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs);
8,100
tons
of
particulate
matter
(
PM);
and
1,020
tons
of
Carbon
Monoxide
(
CO)
over
the
life
of
the
consent
decree
(
approximately
five
years).

°
The
consent
decree
also
requires
the
company
to
conduct
multi­
media
audits
at
the
facilities
affected
by
this
settlement,
develop
and
implement
parametric
monitoring
plans,
and
apply
for
proper
air
permits
for
the
facilities
currently
out
of
compliance.
**************************************************************************
13
From:
Lay.
Linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Sent:
Thursday,
June
19,
2003
11:
21
AM
To:
Hanks,
Katie
P.
Cc:
Kesari.
Laxmi@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Subject:
RE:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Yes,
Weyerhaeuser
uses
the
hybrid
RCO/
RTO.

On
Eugene,
Weyerhaeuser
installed
an
RCO,
but
the
concentration
measured
from
the
presses
was
too
low
to
achieve
a
90%
DRE.
They
are
now
going
to
run
a
pilot
biofilter
project
on
their
dryers
instead
of
the
RCO
on
the
presses.
They
plan
to
send
the
RCO
to
Malvern
to
replace
the
TO.
If
the
pilot
project
works,
they
plan
to
use
it
on
the
dryers.

Under
the
BCC
consent
decree
"
Attachment
2,"
there
are
requirements
for
Yakima
and
additional
ones
for
Medford.
The
company
has
not
stipulated
yet
what
control
they
will
choose
in
either
case.

Island
City
elected
to
control
the
green
furnish
dryer
so
they
are
not
obligated
to
control
the
press.

"
Hanks,
Katie
P."
<
kphanks@
rti.
org>
06/
19/
2003
10:
02
AM
To:
Linda
Lay/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
cc:
Subject:
RE:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Thanks
for
the
information.
It
is
very
helpful.
I
do
have
a
couple
of
questions.

Is
the
"
RCO/
RTO"
you
listed
for
Weyerhaeuser
a
hybrid
unit
(
e.
g.,
installed
with
catalytic
media
as
an
RCO,
but
media
can
later
be
replaced
with
regular
ceramic
media
and
the
unit
operated
as
an
RTO)?
Will
Weyerhaeuser
be
installing
controls
on
the
press
and
dryers
at
their
Eugene,
OR
MDF
plant?

Will
BCC
be
installing
controls
on
veneer
dryers
at
Yakima,
WA;
and
on
the
press
at
thier
Island
City
particleboard
plant?

Thanks.
­­­­­
Original
Message­­­­­
From:
Lay.
Linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov
[
mailto:
Lay.
Linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov]
Sent:
Wednesday,
June
18,
2003
11:
04
AM
To:
Hanks,
Katie
P.
Cc:
Kesari.
Laxmi@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Subject:
RE:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Here's
what
I
have
thus
far.

Facility
Control
Device
Eqpt.
controlled
Approx.
date
of
install.

Weyerhaeuser
­
Plywood
plants
Foster,
OR
RCO/
RTO
veneer
dryers
2/
2001
Chester,
SC
RCO/
RTO
veneer
dryers
6/
2001
Emerson,
Ark.
RCO/
RTO
veneer
dryers
4/
2002
Dodson,
LA
RCO/
RTO
veneer
dryers
9/
2002
Zwolle,
LA
RCO/
RTO
veneer
dryers
1/
2002
Springfield,
OR
RTO
veneer
dryers
5/
2001
Weyerhaeuser
­
Particleboard
(
PB)
Louisiana,
aka
SurePine,
LA
RCO/
RTO
press
and
dryers
8/
2002
Weyerhaeuser
­
Medium
Density
Fiberboard
(
MDF)
Malvern,
Ark.
RCO/
TO
presses
and
flash
7/
2001
tube
dryer
Weyerhaeuser
closed
facilities
Ruston,
LA
Plywood
Lillie,
LA
PB
KorPine,
OR
PB
Boise
Cascade
Corporation
(
BCC)
­
plywood
Florien,
LA
RTO
dryers
1,
2,
3,
and
4
11/
2002
Oakdale,
LA
RTO
dryers
1,
2,
3,
and
4
11/
2002
Medford,
OR
RTO
dryers
1,
5,
and
6
3/
2002
Elgin,
OR
due
9/
2003
White
City,
OR
(
Rogue
Valley)
Not
required
to
control
(
see
consent
decree
for
requirements)
Kettle
Falls,
WA
"

BCC
­
particleboard
Island
City,
OR
RTO
Green
Furnish
Dryer
due
11/
2003
LP
had
a
1
hour
average
for
compliance
with
the
PMP
indicators.
Weyerhaeuser
(
formerly
Willamette)
uses
the
12­
hour
average
similar
to
GP
in
their
PMPs.
BCC
is
required
to
put
their
plan
into
their
Title
V
permit
applications
to
be
approved
by
the
States.
We
have
not
seen
any
of
their
proposed
plans.

The
vendor
that
has
gone
out
of
business
is
GeoEnergy,
according
to
BCC
­
BCC
is
now
using
PRO
Environmental.

Hope
this
helps,
Linda
"
Hanks,
Katie
P."
<
kphanks@
rti.
org>
06/
17/
2003
02:
02
PM
To:
Linda
Lay/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
cc:
Subject:
RE:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Thanks.
I
will
need
the
names
of
the
specific
facilities
since
the
cost
impact
estimates
are
mill­
by­
mill
for
our
project.

­­­­­
Original
Message­­­­­
From:
Lay.
Linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov
[
mailto:
Lay.
Linda@
epamail.
epa.
gov]
Sent:
Tuesday,
June
17,
2003
1:
58
PM
To:
Hanks,
Katie
P.
Cc:
Kesari.
Laxmi@
epamail.
epa.
gov
Subject:
Re:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Yes,
I
can
get
together
most
of
the
information
you
want
but
it
will
take
a
few
days.
Relative
to
the
vendor
availability,
according
to
Weyerhaeuser
and
BCC,
one
of
the
major
suppliers
went
out
of
business.
I
will
try
to
get
you
more
information
on
this,
but
BCC
was
using
this
to
provide
for
any
delay
they
might
have
on
one
of
their
facilities.
As
it
turned
out
though,
they
were
able
to
meet
the
schedule.

The
GP
parametric
monitoring
plan
states
that
they
will
monitor
"
continuously
with
readings
recorded
every
15
minutes
and
averaged
every
12
hours
as
required
by
the
Consent
Decree."
I'll
check
on
the
others.

Do
you
need
the
names
of
the
specific
facilities
and
what
is
controlled
at
each
of
them?
Any
other
specific
information
needed?

Linda
"
Hanks,
Katie
P."
<
kphanks@
rti.
org>
06/
17/
2003
01:
47
PM
To:
Linda
Lay/
DC/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
cc:
Mary
Kissell/
RTP/
USEPA/
US@
EPA
Subject:
Status
of
Willamette
and
Boise
consent
actions;
parameter
averaging
times
Can
you
update
us
on
the
status
of
control
device
installation
at
the
Willamette
(
now
Weyerhaeuser)
and
Boise
plants.
We
would
like
to
know
what
control
device
each
plant
installed
(
or
plans
to
install),
the
equipment
controlled,
and
approximate
control
device
installation
date.
Do
you
have
this
information
available?
Should
we
need
to
redo
our
economics
analysis,
we
may
use
this
information
to
reduce
the
cost
estimates
associated
with
the
MACT
rule
(
i.
e.
we
could
avoid
showing
cost
impacts
for
controls
already
installed
to
comply
with
a
consent
decree).

In
their
comments
on
the
proposed
plywood
and
composite
wood
products
(
PCWP)
MACT,
the
American
Forest
&
Paper
Association
(
and
affiliates)
stated
that
several
of
the
consent
decrees
negotiated
between
the
EPA
and
the
industry
that
were
included
in
the
MACT
floor
determination
contain
12­
hour
block
average
parameter
monitoring
requirements.
Is
this
true?
We
could
not
verify
or
refute
this
statement
based
on
review
of
the
consent
information
we
have
in
hand.
It
appears
as
if
Georgia­
Pacific
may
have
12­
hour
averaging
requirements,
but
we
are
unsure
about
Louisiana­
Paicifc,
Willamette,
and
Boise.

We
have
also
gotten
comments
suggesting
that
there
are
not
enough
reputable
control
device
vendors
to
install
the
large
numbers
of
control
devices
that
will
be
required
by
MACT.
Do
you
know
if
vendor
availability
has
been
a
problem
for
Willamette
or
Boise?

Katie
Hanks
RTI
International
3040
Cornwallis
Road
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27709
(
919)
316­
3732
(
919)
541­
7155
(
fax)
kphanks@
rti.
org
***********************************************************************************
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Release
For
Immediate
Release
January
24,
2001
For
More
Information
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Robinette,
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Amundson,
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Weyerhaeuser
Announces
Area
Mill
Changes
Hot
Springs,
Ark.
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
today
announced
changes
at
its
Arkansas
and
Oklahoma
wood
products
facilities
that
will
help
the
company
better
match
its
manufacturing
facilities
with
the
maturing
pine
raw
material
it
has
been
growing
commercially
for
the
past
30
years.

The
changes
will
provide
better
customer
service,
improve
efficiency
and
capture
new
market
opportunities
by
focusing
the
company's
wood
products
complexes
on
specific
product
lines.
The
company
said
these
changes
will
be
completed
by
mid­
year
2001:

°
At
Mountain
Pine,
Ark.,
the
mill
will
focus
on
plywood
manufacture.
The
millwork
operation
will
close,
and
the
chip­
and­
saw
mill
will
be
reduced
to
one
shift.
°
At
Dierks,
Ark,
the
mill
will
focus
on
producing
lumber
and
veneer,
and
plywood
manufacturing
will
be
closed.
The
veneer
will
be
shipped
to
Mountain
Pine
and
Wright
City,
to
be
made
into
plywood
there.
°
At
Wright
City,
Okla.,
the
mill
will
continue
to
make
both
lumber
and
plywood,
and
will
use
veneer
produced
at
Dierks.
It
will
be
reorganized
along
business
lines,
and
the
company
logging
operation
and
one
shift
of
veneer
production
will
be
shut
down.
°
All
locations
will
realign
the
services
that
support
manufacturing
operations,
so
that
they
will
balance
with
the
new
focus
of
the
mills.

Across
the
three
locations,
these
changes
will
eliminate
some
300
hourly
and
salaried
jobs.
The
company
will
work
with
the
International
Association
of
Machinists
to
mitigate
the
effects
of
the
reconfiguration.
The
company
will
also
work
with
appropriate
state
agencies
to
help
affected
employees
find
new
jobs.

Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY),
one
of
the
world's
largest
integrated
forest
products
companies,
was
incorporated
in
1900.
It
has
offices
or
operations
in
15
countries,
with
customers
worldwide.

In
Arkansas,
Weyerhaeuser
owns
and
manages
730,000
acres
of
forestland,
and
a
seedling
nursery
that
grows
more
than
55
million
pine
and
hardwood
tree
seedlings
a
year.
The
company
operates
two
pine
wood
products
manufacturing
facilities,
three
containerboard
packaging
plants,
a
hardwood
sawmill,
a
pressure­
treating
plant
that
makes
utility
poles,
and
a
common­
carrier
railroad
subsidiary.
Its
Hot
Springs
office
is
the
headquarters
for
two
of
Weyerhaeuser's
core
businesses,
and
includes
a
wood
products
sales
and
marketing
center.
In
Southeast
Oklahoma,
the
company
manages
510,000
acres
of
commercial
forestland,
and
operates
facilities
that
manufacture
lumber,
plywood,
and
the
natural
brown
paper
used
to
make
corrugated
cartons.

In
Oklahoma
City,
it
also
operates
a
paper
recycling
center
and
a
building
products
distribution
center.

Additional
information
about
Weyerhaeuser's
businesses,
products
and
practices
is
available
at
www.
weyerhaeuser.
com.

**************************************************************************
15
Columbia
Forest
Products
Acquires
L­
P's
Mellen,
Wisconsin,
Mills
Thursday,
August
31,
2000
News
Release
No:
News
Release
No.
117­
7­
0
Contact:
Kelly
Stoner
(
Media
Relations)
503/
821­
5281
Bill
Hebert
(
Investor
Relations)
503/
221­
0800
Portland,
Ore
 
North
American
hardwood
plywood
leader
Columbia
Forest
Products
(
CFP)
announced
today
the
acquisition
of
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corporation's
(
NYSE:
LPX)
veneer
and
flitchwood
mills
in
Mellen,
Wisconsin.
The
terms
of
the
sale
were
undisclosed.

"
The
acquisition
of
the
Mellen
facilities
will
broaden
Columbia's
presence
in
the
rotary
hardwood
veneer
market
and
ensure
a
secure
supply
of
decorative
veneer
to
CFP
plywood
operations
and
veneer
customers,"
said
Harry
Demorest,
president
and
CEO
of
Columbia
Forest
Products.

The
Mellen
operations,
which
include
a
100,000­
square­
foot
veneer
facility
and
the
30,000­
square­
foot
flitchwod
facility,
employ
a
combined
workforce
of
approximately
240
employees,
which
is
not
expected
to
significantly
change
following
the
acquisition.

"
The
sale
of
L­
P's
Mellen
facilities
is
part
of
our
effort
to
focus
on
the
company's
core
businesses,"
said
Bill
Hebert,
L­
P's
director
of
business
development.
"
We
are
pleased
that
Columbia
Forest
Products,
who
is
a
leader
in
the
hardwood
plywood
and
veneer
markets,
will
now
be
managing
the
Mellen
facilities."
**************************************************************************
16
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Stock
Symbol:
PDI
 
(
Toronto),
PI
 
(
New
York)

PREMDOR
COMPLETES
ACQUISITION
OF
MASONITE
TORONTO,
Ontario
(
August
31,
2001)
 
Premdor
Inc.
today
announced
that
it
has
completed
the
acquisition
of
Masonite
Corporation
from
International
Paper
Company.

Philip
S.
Orsino,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Premdor,
stated
"
the
combined
organization
is
a
world­
class
integrated
global
building
products
company
that
is
the
world
leader
in
the
design
and
manufacturing
of
doors,
door
components
and
entry
systems.
The
Company
will
now
focus
entirely
on
growing
the
combined
business
and
delivering
superior
shareholder
value
through
increased
sales
and
earnings."

Premdor
operates
over
70
facilities
in
twelve
countries
in
North
America,
South
America,
Europe,
Asia
and
Africa
and
has
over
10,000
employees.
The
Premdor
Group
of
Companies
manufacture,
merchandise
and
sell
their
products
to
door
manufacturers,
large
building
products
distributors,
jobbers,
home
center
chains
and
retail
building
supply
dealers
in
over
50
countries.

This
press
release
contains
a
number
of
"
forward
looking
statements".
All
statements,
other
than
statements
of
historical
fact,
included
in
this
press
release
that
address
activities,
events
or
developments
that
the
Company
or
its
management
expects
or
anticipates
will
or
may
occur
in
the
future,
including
sales
growth,
level
of
sales,
rates
of
return
and
earnings
per
share
and
other
matters,
are
forward
looking
statements.
They
are
based
on
certain
assumptions
and
analyses
made
by
the
Company
and
its
management
in
light
of
its
experience
and
its
perception
of
historical
trends,
current
conditions
and
expected
future
developments,
as
well
as
other
factors
it
believes
are
appropriate
in
the
circumstances.
However,
whether
actual
results
and
developments
will
conform
with
the
expectations
and
predictions
of
the
Company
and
its
management
is
subject
to
a
number
of
risks
and
uncertainties,
including:
general
economic,
market
and
business
conditions;
level
of
construction
and
renovation
activity;
competition;
financing
risks;
ability
to
manage
expanding
operations;
retention
of
key
management
personnel;
environmental
and
other
governmental
regulation;
and
other
factors.

For
more
information
contact:
Mr.
Larry
Repar
Vice
President,
Sales
and
Marketing
1600
Britannia
Road
East
Mississauga,
Ontario
L4W
1J2
(
905)
670­
6500
www.
premdor.
com
**************************************************************************
17
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Stock
Symbol:
MHM
 
(
Toronto
and
New
York)

PREMDOR
CHANGES
NAME
TO
MASONITE
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
Acquisition
Of
Masonite
Leads
To
Name
Change
 
"
Builds
On
Strengths
Of
Two
Great
Companies
For
A
New
Era
Of
Growth"

TORONTO,
ONTARIO
(
January
2,
2002)
 
Premdor
Inc.
today
announced
that
effective
January
1,
2002,
the
name
of
the
Corporation
has
been
changed
to
Masonite
International
Corporation
and
will
trade
on
both
the
TSE
and
the
NYSE
under
the
symbol
MHM.

"
The
choice
of
the
Masonite
name
for
our
combined
operations
builds
on
the
strengths
of
two
great
companies
and
sets
the
stage
for
a
new
era
of
growth.
The
name
change
reflects
the
world
recognition
of
the
Masonite
brand.
Masonite
is
well
known
for
its
75
year
history
of
innovating,
manufacturing
and
marketing
quality
building
products
utilizing
wood
composite
technology,"
stated
Philip
S.
Orsino,
President
and
CEO
of
Premdor
Inc.

The
new
enterprise
is
a
unique,
integrated,
global
building
products
company
with
its
Corporate
Headquarters
in
Mississauga,
Ontario
and
its
International
Administrative
Offices
in
Tampa,
Florida.
It
operates
over
70
facilities
in
twelve
countries
in
North
America,
South
America,
Europe,
Asia
and
Africa
and
has
over
10,000
employees.
The
Company
sells
its
products
to
customers
in
over
50
countries.

For
more
information
contact:

Mr.
Larry
Repar
Executive
Vice
President
and
Managing
Director
of
Sales
and
Marketing
1600
Britannia
Road
East
Mississauga,
Ontario
L4W
1J2
(
905)
670­
6500
www.
masoniteinternational.
com
**************************************************************************
18
News
Release
Weyerhaeuser
Completes
Acquisition
of
Willamette
Federal
Way,
Wash.,
July
01,
2002
 
Weyerhaeuser
Company
(
NYSE:
WY)
announced
that
as
of
June
30,
Willamette
Industries
has
been
fully
merged
into
Weyerhaeuser.
This
completes
Weyerhaeuser's
acquisition
of
Willamette.
As
a
result
of
the
merger,
all
Willamette
assets
and
obligations
have
become
assets
and
obligations
of
Weyerhaeuser.

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
18
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.
Additional
information
about
Weyerhaeuser's
businesses,
products
and
practices
is
available
at
www.
weyerhaeuser.
com.

**************************************************************************
19
LP
Completes
Divestiture
of
Texas
and
Louisiana
Plywood
Mills;
Acquires
oriented
strand
board
mill
in
Maine
Monday,
September
16,
2002
News
Release
No:
126­
9­
2
Contact:
David
Dugan
(
Media
Relations)
503.821.5285
Bill
Hebert
(
Investor
Relations)
503.821.5100
Portland,
Ore.
(
September
16,
2002)
­
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corporation
(
LP)
(
NYSE:
LPX)
announced
today
that
it
has
completed
the
transfer
of
its
Texas
and
Louisiana
plywood
mills
to
Georgia­
Pacific
Corporation
(
NYSE:
GP)
in
exchange
for
Georgia­
Pacific's
oriented
strand
board
(
OSB)
mill
in
Woodland,
Maine,
and
some
additional
consideration.

"
We
intend
to
incorporate
our
newly
acquired
mill
into
our
OSB
business,"
said
Mark
A.
Suwyn,
LP's
Chairman
and
CEO.
"
However,
due
to
current
market
conditions,
the
mill
will
remain
in
an
idled
state
for
six
to
nine
months.
During
this
period,
we
plan
to
implement
upgrades
and
modifications
to
bring
the
mill
closer
in
line
with
our
low
cost
manufacturing
structure."

In
May
2002,
LP
announced
the
intent
to
divest
its
plywood
business,
along
with
other
selected
businesses
and
assets,
in
order
to
significantly
reduce
current
debt
and
enhance
long­
term
competitiveness
and
flexibility.
Following
the
divestitures,
LP
will
focus
on
its
businesses
where
the
company
has
a
strong
competitive
position
and
where
further
opportunities
exist
for
strategic
growth
and
profitable
improvement.

LP
is
a
premier
supplier
of
building
materials,
delivering
innovative,
high­
quality
commodity
and
specialty
products
to
its
retail,
wholesale,
homebuilding
and
industrial
customers.
Visit
LP's
web
site
at
www.
lpcorp.
com
for
additional
information
on
the
company.

###

FORWARD
LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
press
release
contains
forward­
looking
statements
within
the
meaning
of
Section
27A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
and
Section
21E
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Act
of
1934.
Although
LP
believes
the
expectations
reflected
in
these
forward­
looking
statements
are
based
upon
reasonable
assumptions,
these
expectations
may
not
be
achieved.
In
particular,
LP's
ability
to
consummate
the
transactions
referred
to
herein
is
subject
to
numerous
factors
beyond
its
control,
including
conditions
in
the
economy
generally
and
in
LP's
industry
and
the
capital
markets
in
particular,
LP's
financial
condition
and
results
of
operations,
perceptions
regarding
LP's
business
and
prospects
and
other
factors
disclosed
in
LP's
Annual
Report
on
Form
10­
K
and
Quarterly
Reports
on
Form
10­
Q.
Accordingly,
there
can
be
no
assurance
as
to
whether,
when
or
the
terms
upon
which
LP
may
be
able
to
consummate
any
or
all
of
these
transactions
or
to
achieve
the
objectives
described
herein.

Related
Products
LP
OSB
Sheathing
Top
Notch
®
OSB
Tongue
&
Groove
Flooring
Top
Notch
®
HP
OSB
Tongue
&
Groove
Flooring
**************************************************************************
20
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2002
Release
No.
C­
1762
Georgia­
Pacific
Announces
Completion
Of
Asset
Exchange
With
Louisiana­
Pacific
ATLANTA,
GA.
September
16,
2002
 
Georgia­
Pacific
Corp.
(
NYSE:
GP)
today
announced
the
completion
of
its
previously
announced
asset
exchange
with
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corp.
(
LP)
(
NYSE:
LPX).
Georgia­
Pacific
divested
to
LP
its
Woodland,
Maine
oriented
strandboard
facility
and
acquired
four
plywood
facilities
in
Texas
and
Louisiana,
and
a
medium
density
fiberboard
facility
in
Louisiana.

The
transaction
allows
Georgia­
Pacific
to
acquire
plants
that
geographically
complement
its
existing
structural
panels
manufacturing
and
distribution
capabilities.

Facilities
at
Cleveland,
Texas
and
Logansport,
La.,
will
continue
operating,
with
production
increasing
over
time.
The
plant
at
Bon
Wier,
Texas
as
well
as
the
two
plants
at
Urania,
La.,
all
of
which
were
idled
by
LP,
will
remain
idled
and
in
a
position
so
they
may
be
restarted
as
conditions
dictate.

Headquartered
at
Atlanta,
Georgia­
Pacific
is
one
of
the
world's
leading
manufacturers
and
distributors
of
tissue,
packaging,
paper,
building
products,
pulp
and
related
chemicals.
With
annual
sales
of
more
than
$
25
billion,
the
company
employs
approximately
71,000
people
at
600
locations
in
North
America
and
Europe.
Its
familiar
consumer
tissue
brands
include
Quilted
Northern
®
,
Angel
Soft
®
,
Brawny
®
,
Sparkle
®
,
Soft
'
n
Gentle
®
,
Mardi
Gras
®
,
So­
Dri
®
,
Green
Forest
®
and
Vanity
Fair
®
,
as
well
as
the
Dixie
®
brand
of
disposable
cups,
plates
and
cutlery.
Georgia­
Pacific's
building
products
distribution
segment
has
long
been
among
the
nation's
leading
wholesale
suppliers
of
building
products
to
lumber
and
building
materials
dealers
and
large
do­
ityourself
warehouse
retailers.
In
addition,
Georgia­
Pacific's
Unisource
Worldwide
subsidiary
is
one
of
the
largest
distributors
of
packaging
systems,
printing
and
imaging
papers
and
maintenance
supplies
in
North
America.
For
more
information,
visit
www.
gp.
com
Media
Contacts:
Greg
Guest
(
404)
652­
4739
Robin
Keegan
(
404)
652­
4713
**************************************************************************
21
LP
and
Roseburg
Forest
Products
Sign
Letter
of
Intent
for
the
Sale
of
LP's
Missoula,
Mont.,
Particleboard
Mill
Monday,
November
4,
2002
News
Release
No:
134­
11­
2
Contact:
David
Dugan
(
Media
Relations)
503.821.5285
Bill
Hebert
(
Investor
Relations)
503.821.5100
Portland,
Ore.
(
November
4,
2002)
­
Louisiana­
Pacific
Corporation
(
LP)
(
NYSE:
LPX)
and
Roseburg
Forest
Products
today
announced
the
signing
of
a
letter
of
intent
for
the
sale
of
LP's
Missoula,
Mont.,
particleboard
mill.
The
Missoula,
Mont.,
particleboard
mill
was
an
operation
LP
announced
for
sale
in
May
2002
as
part
of
its
asset
sale
and
debt
reduction
program.
The
mill,
employing
more
than
200
people,
produces
both
specialty
and
commodity
particleboard
products.

"
This
is
another
step
in
the
execution
of
our
divestiture
program,"
said
Mark
A.
Suwyn,
LP
Chairman
&
CEO.
"
This
sale
will
put
this
mill
into
the
hands
of
a
company
focused
on
the
particleboard
business,
allowing
us
to
fully
focus
our
attention
and
resources
on
our
ongoing
businesses."

Suwyn
continued,
"
The
proceeds
from
this
sale,
along
with
those
from
our
other
business
and
timberland
divestitures,
will
be
applied
toward
our
debt
reduction
program."

"
Particleboard
has
been
a
strategic
business
for
Roseburg
Forest
Products
for
decades,"
according
to
Allyn
Ford,
Roseburg
Forest
Products
President.
"
We
want
to
grow
our
particleboard
business
both
internally
and
through
acquisition,
and
LP's
Missoula
facility
is
a
perfect
fit
for
us."

LP
is
a
premier
supplier
of
building
materials,
delivering
innovative,
high­
quality
commodity
and
specialty
products
to
its
retail,
wholesale,
homebuilding
and
industrial
customers.
Visit
LP's
web
site
at
www.
lpcorp.
com
for
additional
information
on
the
company.

Roseburg
Forest
Products,
based
in
Roseburg,
Ore.,
is
a
privately
held,
integrated
manufacturer
of
a
diverse
line
of
lumber,
plywood,
particleboard
and
engineered
wood
products,
with
lands
and
facilities
in
California
and
Oregon.

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FORWARD
LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
press
release
contains
forward­
looking
statements
within
the
meaning
of
Section
27A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
and
Section
21E
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Act
of
1934.
Although
LP
believes
the
expectations
reflected
in
these
forward­
looking
statements
are
based
upon
reasonable
assumptions,
these
expectations
may
not
be
achieved.
In
particular,
LP's
ability
to
consummate
the
transactions
referred
to
herein
is
subject
to
numerous
factors
beyond
its
control,
including
conditions
in
the
economy
generally
and
in
LP's
industry
and
the
capital
markets
in
particular,
LP's
financial
condition
and
results
of
operations,
perceptions
regarding
LP's
business
and
prospects
and
other
factors
disclosed
in
LP's
Annual
Report
on
Form
10­
K
and
Quarterly
Reports
on
Form
10­
Q.
Accordingly,
there
can
be
no
assurance
as
to
whether,
when
or
the
terms
upon
which
LP
may
be
able
to
consummate
any
or
all
of
these
transactions
or
to
achieve
the
objectives
described
herein.

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