Weyerhaeuser to build new facility in south Arkansas

Timber harvesting and transportation in forest. Transport of forest logging industry, forestry industry. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #224134937 - vaitekune)

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, has announced an estimated $500 million investment to build a new, state-of-the-art Timber-Strand facility near Monticello and Warren, Arkansas. This investment is expected to create 200 high-quality jobs in the south Arkansas region.

“This $500 million investment and 200 new jobs are pivotal for towns like Monticello and Warren,” said Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The new facility will expand Weyerhaeuser’s engineered wood products capacity, adding approximately 10 million cubic feet of annual production capacity. Using southern yellow pine as the primary feedstock, Weyerhaeuser will manufacture TimberStrand, a laminated strand lumber, at the Arkansas facility and will use a biomass-fueled cogeneration system to fully supply the plant’s electrical needs.

PHOTO: Timber harvesting and transportation in forest. Transport of forest logging industry, forestry industry. (Adobe Stock │ #224134937 – vaitekune)