Weyerhaeuser Set To Kick Off Woodyard Expansion at Mississippi Mill

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) (Federal Way, Washington) will commence construction later this month on a multi-million dollar expansion of a woodyard at a pulp and paper mill in Columbus, Mississippi. The company's board approved a project that would essentially see the installation of a new woodyard to process tree-length logs and increase roundwood capacity. In addition to increasing roundwood storage, the mill will benefit from the project through lower operating and energy cost and producing higher quality chips. Construction will begin on April 20, and the new woodyard is expected to be fully operational by April 2006.

The current woodyard consist of a debarker, two log stackers, and slasher decks and has the capacity for 18-20 tons of roundwood storage. Key components of the new state-of-the-art woodyard will include two overhead cranes, a new debarker, and a chip conveying system, along with ancillary equipment. Roundwood capacity will be around 40-60 tons per day. Weyerhaeuser corporate engineering group will oversee engineering, purchasing, and construction activities.

Operations at the Columbus complex began in 1982. The mill employs 700 workers and produces approximately 550 tons per day of lightweight coated papers and 1,000 tons per day of bleached softwood kraft and paper grade market pulp. In Mississippi, Weyerhaeuser operates the Columbus mill, box plants at Jackson, Olive Branch, and Magnolia, and lumber mills at McComb, Bruce, and Philadelphia.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2004, sales were $22.7 billion. It has offices or operations in 19 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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