Changes still affecting Weyerhaeuser
From Staff Reports

Rapid changes continue to hit Weyerhaeuser's operations in Pine Hill.

The company also announced on May 4 that it is reviewing all of its containerboard operations, including the Pine Hill facility. One option could be the sale of the containerboard operations.

"Weyerhaeuser Company announced that its board of directors has authorized a process to consider a broad range of strategic alternatives for its Containerboard, Packaging and Recycling business. Alternatives range from continuing to hold and operate the assets to a possible sale or combination.

"We are positioning Weyerhaeuser to grow in areas that present the greatest opportunities for our shareholders and employees," said Steven R. Rogel, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The Containerboard, Packaging and Recycling segment is operated by some of the finest people in the industry, and I appreciate their ongoing efforts to improve the performance of these businesses throughout this process."

Weyerhaeuser will not speculate on the outcome of the review or whether it will result in any specific course of action.

Larrimore to be new manager

Brad Larrimore is expected to be announced as the new mill manager replacing Randy Nebel who left the company earlier this year. More information is expected on this move next week.

Ledford lumber manager

In other Weyerhaeuser news, Don Ledford has joined Weyerhaeuser Company's Pine Hill iLevel Lumber Technologies operation as unit manager.

As unit manager of the Pine Hill lumber operation, Ledford is responsible for daily operations and production of the lumber operation, which employs 150 men and women.

The lumber technologies operation is part of Weyerhaeuser's iLevel business, which includes residential building material operations across North America. The Pine Hill lumber operation has the capacity to produce 180 million board feet of lumber a year. Ledford has worked with Weyerhaeuser's building materials business for 15 years, most recently as lumber superintendent of the Wright City, Okla. lumber operation. He has worked at Weyerhaeuser's Mountain Pine, Ark. lumber and plywood operation, at the Bruce, Miss. lumber operation and in lumber and plywood sales at Hot Springs, Ark. Ledford also worked in wood products research with International Paper.

Weyerhaeuser employs about 800 people in its containerboard, lumber and veneer and woodlands operations in this area.

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