West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd is a diversified wood products company with facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, paper and related wood residuals.
The company generates revenue from the sale of lumber products such as spruce pine fir and southern yellow pine, engineered wood products including oriented strand board, laminated veneer lumber, medium…
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd is a diversified wood products company with facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, paper and related wood residuals.
The company generates revenue from the sale of lumber products such as spruce pine fir and southern yellow pine, engineered wood products including oriented strand board, laminated veneer lumber, medium density fibreboard, plywood and particleboard, as well as northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and paper, which are sold to wholesale distributors, retail chains, professional dealers and industrial customers for further processing.
The company operates through the following segments: Lumber, North America Engineered Wood Products, Pulp & Paper and Europe Engineered Wood Products.
- The Lumber segment produces softwood lumber from species such as spruce pine fir and Douglas fir in western Canada and southern yellow pine in the southern United States, along with wood chips and other residuals.
- The North America Engineered Wood Products segment manufactures oriented strand board, laminated veneer lumber, medium density fibreboard, plywood and particleboard for construction and industrial uses.
- The Pulp & Paper segment produces northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and paper products for packaging and other applications.
- The Europe Engineered Wood Products segment produces oriented strand board and related engineered wood products for customers in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
Within the highly competitive wood products industry, West Fraser maintains a leading cost position through efficient operations, reliable fibre access and a diversified product mix, while competing with other global producers on price, quality and service.
The company serves a broad customer base that includes major retail chains, professional dealers, contractor supply yards, wholesalers and industrial users who further process its wood products.