WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY Overview
Company Headquarters: US
Founded: 1900
Workforce: ~9,300
Company Working: Weyerhaeuser Company is engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of forest products. The company offers wood products, timbers, engineered solid section, structural lumber, oriented strand boards, engineered I-joists, hardwood lumber, and softwood plywood. It also offers structural panels, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and building products. The company distributes these products through its distribution centers and third-party distributors. It also grows and harvests trees and converts them into wood products, lumber, pulp, pellets, and paper. LVL products are offered under its engineered lumber product segment. The company offers wood products and timber for residential, multi-family, industrial, light commercial, and repair and remodeling markets. It operates 35 manufacturing facilities in Canada and the US and markets its products in countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.
Strategy
Weyerhaeuser Company aims to create sustainable forestry by adopting efficient manufacturing techniques. The company focuses on environmental stewardship by providing durable products. For instance, over the last decade, it planted more than 1 billion trees on its timberlands and also practiced sustainable forestry by harvesting an average of 2 percent of timberlands each year. It strategizes to create new opportunities by producing sustainable products to reduce its environmental footprint. The company also focuses on delivering innovative, customer-oriented solutions to gain a competitive edge over its peers in the global market.
