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Weyerhaeuser breaks ground on TimberStrand facility
[Jun 25, 2025]


 

Ground was broken Wednesday (June 18, 2025) just west of Monticello for Weyerhaeuser's state-of-the-art facility that will produce TimberStrand-engineered wood products.

The plant, expected to begin operations in 2027, will be located at Lipton Industrial Park, south of U.S. 278 across from the Monticello Sports Complex, located about 4 miles west of the Drew County seat. It was announced last November Weyerhaeuser would invest about $500 million to expand its engineered wood products capacity.

The facility will have an annual production capacity of 10 million cubic feet, comparable to an existing TimberStrand facility in the Canadian province of Ontario.

"We've had tremendous support, not only from local leaders and businesspeople, but also from regional and state-elected officials and members of the community," said Brian Chaney, senior vice president of wood products at Weyerhaeuser. "This is the first new facility Weyerhaeuser has built in many years, and the fact that we're doing it here in southeast Arkansas is a testament to the support this region has shown for the project, the leadership of the people involved and the optimism we have in the forest products industry in this state."

TimberStrand is a wood product that will mostly be made from the Southern yellow pine grown on Weyerhaeuser's regional timberlands. It is described as being engineered for straightness and strength, not twisting or flexing like dimensional lumber.

Weyerhaeuser expects to generate more than $100 million of annual adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, at full operating capacity and add nearly 200 jobs in the area, once the facility is fully operational. Weyerhaeuser currently employs 719 in Arkansas.
 

Source: pbcommercial.com



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