1 Memorandum from K. Hanks, MRI, to project files. Changes in the population of existing plywood and composite wood products plants and equipment following the information collection request. April 18, 2000. INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE December 16, 2003 To: Project Files From: Katie Hanks and Kristin Parrish Subject: Changes in the population of existing plywood and composite wood products plants and equipment between April 2000 and November 2003.

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) conducted an information collection request ( ICR) in August, 1998 to collect information for use in developing the Plywood and Composite Wood Products ( PCWP) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ( NESHAP). The information reported in the ICR responses is representative of PCWP plant operations during 1997. Major changes ( e. g., plant closures, new plant starts, equipment/ capacity additions, ownership changes) in the PCWP industry through April 2000 were noted and included in EPA's analyses prior to proposal of the PCWP standards. 1 Many additional changes have occurred in the PCWP industry between April 2000and November 2003. The purpose of this memorandum is to document the changes that have occurred in the population of PCWP plants and equipment after April 2000.

Information about changes to plants has become available through correspondence with companies and through review of trade journals. Tables 1 through 4 summarize the changes. Attachment 1 is a collection of references that are not in the project docket or trade publications.

C:\ dmautop\ temp\ dwcgi 28573 1077652544 491487000. wpd 2 Table 1. Plants that began operation in April 2000 or later.

Plant name and location ID No. Product Description of equipment at the plant Referencea Homanit USA, Mt. Gilead, NC NA MDF ( thin high density fiberboard) Operating steadily. 140 MMSF ( 3/ 4 in.)

Annual basis. Dryers get direct heat from wood fired energy system. 60% of the air flow is recirculated to lower flow to the wet scrubber/ RTO. Two dryers. Continuous press. PW, Sept 2002, p. 10 Norbord, Joanna, SC NA OSB Started up in April 2000. 500 MMSF/ yr capacity. Callidus energy system originally designed to burn trash. Uses 3 rotary kilns to burn bark to heat steam and hot oil. Heat system has DESP. Three conveyor dryers heated by steam coils ( indirect heat).

Continuous press w/ PTE/ TCO. New technology: preheater which heats flakes to 160 180oF proceeds press. PW, Sept 2000, p. 53 PW, Nov 2000, p. 12 Hawaiian DuraGreen, Maui, HI NA PBS Uses 32,000 tons bagasse to produce 20 MMSF/ yr ( 3 30 mm thickness). PMDI resin. Carbohydrate Economy Bulletin.

February 20011 PW, Jan 2001, p. 27 Besse Forest Products Group, Rice Lake, WI NA hardwood veneer New hardwood veneer plant in Rice Lake PW, Jan 2001, p. 26 PW, Nov 2001, p. 16 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette) Carolina Particleboard,

Bennettsville, SC ( not on same site with MDF or paper plants in Bennettsville) NA PB/ MDF combo board ( PB with finer fibers) Carolina Particleboard operation began in late July and produces a board that is between conventional particleboard and MDF. Construction began May 2000. First board 7/ 01. 10 ft wide continuous press. 210 MMSF 3/ 4in annual capacity Started up production in 2001. PW, May 2001, p. 10 PW, Nov 2001, p. 8 PW Sept 2002, p. 32 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 PW, Jan 2003, p. 6 Table 1. Plants that began operation in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Description of equipment at the plant Referencea 3 Roseburg Forest Products, Riddle,

OR NA LVL 6.6 million ft3/ yr LVL plant nearing startup 8 opening 4x90 ft hot press Adding two shifts due to demand for product PW, May 2001, pp. 10, 71 PW, July 2002, p. 49 CanFibre Group, Lackawanna, NY NA MDF Processes 50% green hardwood chips and 50% recycled wood.

Plant was started up in January 2001 and as of late in year was running near 94 MMSF annual capacity production. PW, July 2001, p. 9 PW, Jan 2002, p. 18 Fibertech, CA NA PBS Rice straw.

Began operation in 1999, capacity at 40 Mm3 Mention in PW, July 2001, p. 34 Straw into Gold? The Agriculture Fiber based Panelboard Industry Karyn Moskowitz, The Dogwood Alliance, April, 20012 Harvest Board, Libson, ND NA PBS ( molded) Building plant to make 6 MMSF/ yr molded PBS parts. Production to begin in September, 2001. PW, September 2001, p. 67 Table 1. Plants that began operation in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Description of equipment at the plant Referencea 4 Norbord Industries, Inc. ( Nexfor Inc.), Huguley, AL NA OSB To start in 2001. Identical to Joanna, SC plant. Started up in July 2001. Callidus energy system burns bark and provides indirect steam heat to 3 Koch conveyor dryers, and exhaust from the dryers is burned in the secondary combustion chamber of the Callidus system. Dryers each 240 ft long,

with 80 ft zones. Most of the drying occurs in the first zone. TCO on 56 m Siempelkamp ContiRoll press.

Reached capacity in 2002. PW, Nov 2000, p. 12 PW, May 2002, p. 10 PW, Jan 2003, p. 6 Georgia Pacific, Fordyce, AR NA OSB Began operation in January 2001.

Equipment includes 5 direct fired rotary flake dryers heated by 2 suspension type burners, 2 9 can RTOs to control dryers and heaters, 2 blenders, former, hot oil press with 16 openings, partial enclosure on press ( incl loader and unloader), and a 5 can RTO to control press exhaust Site visit report for the July 25,

2001 visit to the Georgia Pacific oriented strandboard plant in Fordyce, Arkansas. 6/ 30/ 02 ( Docket) 2/ 19/ 02 ( Katie)

Southern Pine Fibers, Inc.

( Reinwood MDF) NA MDF & high density fiberboard 135 MMSF/ yr plant planned for Edgefield Co., SC within next 2 years PW, May 2001, p. 10 States Industries NA HPW Does not say when it opened. Wood and Wood Products, March 2002, pg. 66 Table 1. Plants that began operation in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Description of equipment at the plant Referencea 5 Huber Engineered Woods ( J. M.

Huber), Broken Bow, OK NA OSB 600 MMSF plant planned and expected to be fully operational in 2004. Broke ground in Nov 2002. Will process southern pine OSB using a continuous press. Controls include WESPs upstream of 2 RTOs.

Ordered two 150 MMBTU/ hr. wood fired energy systems to provide heat for two single pass dryers and 70 MMBtu/ hr in thermal oil. PW, Nov 2002, p. 6 PW, Jan 2003, p. 88 PW, Mar 2003, p. 42 PW, Sept. 2003, Projects aPW = Panel World ( Page number is provided if hard copy was reviewed. If the online version was reviewed, then the article title is provided). Bolded references are presented in Attachment 1. All other references are available elsewhere in the project docket or from trade publications as noted.

Shaded rows indicate new plants under construction that have not started operation as of November 2003. 6 Table 2. Plants that closed down in April 2000 or later.

Plant name and location ID No. Product Equipmenta Closure date Referenceb Georgia Pacific North Little Rock, AR 76 HB ( wet/ wet) 2 wet/ wet HB presses July 22, 2000 PW, July 2000, p. 7 Louisiana Pacific, Oroville, CA 137 HB ( dry/ dry) 2 tube dryers, 1 dry/ dry HB press Closed in 2001 and was liquidated. PW, Jan 2001, p. 8 and PW,

Jan 2001, p. 27 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 Louisiana Pacific, Oroville, CA 137 MDF 1 tube dryer w/ RTO, 1 press w/ PTE/ RTO and 1 board cooler with RTO Closed. Minutes of the June 4, 2003,

Meeting Between the U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) and the American Forest & Paper Association ( AF& PA), the Composite Panel Association ( CPA), the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement ( NCASI), and Industry Representatives.

Masonite, Ukiah, CA 121 HB ( wet/ wet and wet/ dry lines) Wet/ wet line: 3 HB presses with wet scrubber Wet/ dry line: 1 HB dryer,

1 press preheat oven, 1 HB oven w/ RTO, 1 HB press with PTE/ RTO June 2001 Mar. 6, 2001 Masonite press release3 Louisiana Pacific,

Clayton, Al 135 MDF 2 MDF presses with PTE/ RTO, 4 tube dryers with RTO ???( After Jan 2001) PW, Jan 2001, p. 8 and PW,

Jan 2001, p. 27 Table 2. Plants that closed down in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Equipmenta Closure date Referenceb 7 CanFibre, Riverside, CA 500 MDF 2 tube dryers with TCO, 1 MDF press with TCO ( no PTE considered in floor) Closed/ for sale as of June 2001. Bankrupt. Sold 1/ 02 and will be liquidated. PW, July 2001, p. 9 PW, Jan 2002, p. 18 Jan 25, 2002 CanFibre press release4 Willamette Dallas, OR 208 SPW 3 veneer dryers, 3 presses ???( Between July 2000 and January 2001) PW, July 2000, p. 16 PW, Jan 2001, p. 26 Potlach, Jaype Plywood Pierce, ID 161 SPW 3 veneer dryers, 2 presses August 2000 PW, Nov 2000, p. 8 and PW,

Jan 2001, p. 27 Louisiana Pacific,

New Waverly, TX 466 SPW 4 veneer dryers, 3 presses ???( After Jan 2001) PW, Jan 2001, p. 8 and PW,

Jan 2001, p. 27 Willamette Ruston, LA 201 SPW 2 veneer dryers, 1 press January 2001 PW, Jan 2001, p. 8 Boise Cascade, Emmett, ID 443A SPW 2 veneer dryers with process incineration, 1 press June 2001 PW, May 2001, p. 8 Louisiana Pacific, Bon Weir, TX 150 SPW 4 veneer dryers, 2 presses Plant to close August 2002. Acquired by G P ( see Table 4) but will remain idle until needed. PW, Sept 2002, p. 6 PW, Nov 2002, pp. 5 6 PW, Jan 2003, p. 10 Georgia Pacific ( formerly L P),

Urania, LA 142A SPW 4 veneer dryers, 3 presses Operations suspended until needed as of December 1, 2002. PW, Jan 2003, p. 10 Nov 15, 2002 G P press release5 Georgia Pacific, Russellville, SC 103 SPW 3 veneer dryers, 3 presses Georgia Pacific, Gloster, MS 89 SPW 3 veneer dryers, 4 presses Table 2. Plants that closed down in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Equipmenta Closure date Referenceb 8 Georgia Pacific, Talladega, AL 72 SPW 3 veneer dryers with RTO,

3 presses Westbrook Wood Products,

Coquille, OR X ( never received survey) SPW unknown Closed several years ago. 1/ 28/ 03 email from Coquille Chamber of Commerce. 6 Louisiana Pacific, Olathe ( Montrose), CO 139 OSB 1 OSB rotary dryer with RTO, 1 OSB press with PTE/ RTO Plant closed permanently in May 2002 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 May 20, 2002 L P press release7 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette), Bend, OR 206 PB 1 green dryer, 3 dry dryers, 2 presses Closed in April 2002. PW, July 2002, p. 8 PW, Nov 2002, p 5 April 8, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release8 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette), Lillie, LA 198 PB 1 green dryer, 1 dry dryer,

1 press Closed before Dec 2002 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 PW, Jan 2003, p. 6 Sept 4, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release9 Phenix Biocomposites, Mankato,

MN 504 PBS 1 rotary dryer and 1 press ???? As of June 2001,

operating under Chapter 11. Has received court approval to borrow new funds and open on a limited basis; litigation pending. PW, July 2001, p. 9 Table 2. Plants that closed down in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Product Equipmenta Closure date Referenceb 9 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette), Woodburn, OR 444 I joist 1 I joist curing room. 1 RF curing line. Closed by 2002 end PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 PW, Jan 2003, p. 6 June 6, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release10 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette), Winston, OR 435 LVL 1 LVL press. Closed October 2002. PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 PW, Jan 2003, p. 6 Aug 27, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release11 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette), Simsboro, LA 434 Glulam 3 glulam presses, 1 RF curing line Closed June 2002. June 6, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release10 Nevamar Co. ( formerly International Paper) Stuart, VA 128 PB 2 green dryers, 1 press Closing. PW, Mar 2003, p. 10 Weyerhaeuser Co. ( formerly Willamette), Millport, AL 185 SPW 2 SW veneer dryers with RCO Effective immediately;

sawmill will continue to operate. PW, May 2003, p. 8 Roseburg Forest Products, Green,

OR 17 SPW 3 veneer dryers with scrubbers, 2 presses Closed October 1 , 2003. PW, Sept. 2003, Update Chesapeake Hardwood Products,

Inc., Hancock, VT 322 HPW 1 press Moving all operations to Chesapeake, VA,

planning to sell Hancock facility PW, Sept. 2003, Chesapeake Consolidates Operations In Virginia aEquipment listed was uncontrolled unless otherwise stated.

bPW = Panel World ( Page number is provided if hard copy was reviewed. If the online version was reviewed, then the article title is provided). Bolded references are presented in Attachment 1. All other references are available elsewhere in the project docket or from trade publications as noted. 10 Table 3. Plants adding or removing equipment in April 2000 or later.

Plant name and location ID No. Producta Description of equipment changea Referencea Columbia Forest Products, Trumann, AR 462 HPW Adding new production line ( 82 MSF capacity increase) PW, May 2000, p. 30 Columbia Forest Products, Craigsville,

WV 333 HV Adding presses and other new equipment to expand HPW operations by at least 46 MSF. PW, May 2000, p. 30 Willamette Multiple Sites NA Adding 11 RCO's and 6 RTO's at 14 panel plants on dryers and presses PW, Sept 2000, p. 8 Millersburg, OR 436 PB Control 2 PB presses Willamette Industries, Inc.

Settlement Fact Sheet, July 20,

2000. Changes to be completed w/ in approximately 2.5 years ( around early 2003) 15 Information on specific control devices required by consent decree

email from Linda Lay, 6/ 18/ 0316 Bend, OR ( closed, see Table 2) 206 PB Control 4 rotary dryers and 2 PB presses Lillie, LA ( closed, see Table 2) 198 PB Control 2 rotary dryers and 1 PB press Simsboro, LA 199 PB Control 2 rotary dryers and 1 PB press ( RCO/ RTO)

Eugene, OR 207 MDF Limit production to no more than 92 MMSF/ yr 3/ 4" ( installed an RCO, didn't work, now they're trying a biofilter)

Malvern, AR 197 MDF Control 1 tube dryer and 2 MDF presses ( RCO/ TO)

Chester, SC 212 SPW Control 3 veneer dryers ( RCO/ RTO)

Dodson, LA 200 SPW Control 2 veneer dryers ( RCO/ RTO)

Emerson, LA 196 SPW Control 2 veneer dryers ( RCO/ RTO)

Sweet Home, OR ( aka Foster, OR) 209 SPW Control 3 veneer dryers ( RCO/ RTO)

Ruston, LA ( closed, see Table 2) 201 SPW Control 2 veneer dryers Springfield, OR 210 SPW Control 2 veneer dryers ( RTO)

Zwolle, LA 202 SPW Control 2 veneer dryers ( RCO/ RTO)

Masonite, Laurel, MS 124 HB Phasing out production on 2 siding lines. Mar. 6, 2001 Masonite press release3 Table 3. Plants adding or removing equipment in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Producta Description of equipment changea Referencea 11 Weyerhaeuser, Dierks, AR 186 SPW Plywood manufacturing will cease mid

2001 but lumber and veneer manufacturing will continue Feb 14, 2001 letter and Jan. 24,

2001 Weyerhaeuser press release14 PW, May 2001, p. 8 Weyerhaeuser, Wright City, OK 192 SPW Veneer production will cease mid 2001 but facility will continue to make plywood using veneer from Dierks, AR. ( 1 veneer dryer with RCO will shut down) Feb 14, 2001 letter and Jan. 24,

2001 Weyerhaeuser press release14 Potlatch, Cook, MN 164 OSB Modernizing/ expanding from 250 to 435 MMSF/ yr 3/ 8" PW, Jan 2001, p. 10 SierraPine Ltd., Springfield, OR ( formerly Weyerhaeuser) 193 PB Fabrication and installation of four 10,000 acfm BioReactors was completed, with startup on September 17, 2001 as part of Biofilter Pilot System. After the first 3 weeks, tests showed 90% removal of formaldehyde and methanol.

Two natural gas fired turbine generators installed October 2001. Exhaust used as heat for flash tube dryers PW, Mar 2002, p. 24 PW, May 2003, p. 13 Table 3. Plants adding or removing equipment in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Producta Description of equipment changea Referencea 12 Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette),

Simsboro, LA 199 PB Bought new CPS continuous press ( 10 ft wide x 120 ft long) from Dieffenbacher;

scheduled to be in use by May 2002;

identical to continuous press started up in Aug 2001 in Willamette's Bennettsville,

SC mill. Production capacity doubled to 240 MMSF ( 3/ 4"). Started Aug 9, 2002. Except for an existing dryer, production line is new with new continuous press. Added 2 new triple pass rotary dryers ( one green dryer and one dry dryer). Press exhaust is make up air for all three dryers. Dryer exhaust goes to 2 RCO's. UF resin used. Three board coolers. PW, Mar 2002, p. 21 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 & 22 25 Hood Industries, Wiggins, MS 113 SPW Added veneer dryer in 2001. Dryer emissions controlled by RTO. PW, Sept 2002, p. 16 Plum Creek Timber Co., Columbia Falls,

MT 158 MDF About to start up thin board line, which includes a continuous press and an eighthead sander. Capacity will be 225 MMSF.

Press has partial enclosure ( pickup system)

with venturi scrubber and biofilter.

Biofilter also controls new flash tube dryers, total exhaust treated is 600,000 cfm. PW, May 2003, p. 31 Mitchell Leu, Environmental Engineer. Telephone contact report regarding the type of control device installed on an MDF press at Columbia Falls, MT. June 12, 2003. Table 3. Plants adding or removing equipment in April 2000 or later ( continued)

Plant name and location ID No. Producta Description of equipment changea Referencea 13 Georgia Pacific, Oxford, MS 87 PB Closing PB operations to install new line;

thermally fused melamine facility will continue to operate. New PB line will include 2 dryers, forming line, and continuous press. The line is designed to replace old PB line ( 3 green dryers, 1 press) with planned start up date in fourth quarter of 2002. Once new line operational, current multi opening press line will shut down. PW, Jan 2001, p. 9 PW, May 2003, p. 8 Boise Cascade Corporation Multiple Sites Florien, LA 49 SPW Added RTO to control 4 dryers Information on specific control devices required by consent decree

email from Linda Lay, 6/ 18/ 0316 Oakdale, LA 50 SPW Added RTO to control 4 dryers Medford, OR 469 SPW Added RTO to control 3 dryers  required to add more, but have not decided yet Elgin, OR 52 SPW Adding control device Island City, OR 51 PB Adding RTO to control green furnish dryer Yakima, WA 57 SPW Required to add control devices on veneer dryers Boise Cascade Corporation, Elgin, OR 52 SPW In July 2003, commissioned PEI to replace a WESP with a 60,000 acfm TCO at Elgin that can operate both thermally and catalytically ( RTO or RCO) to control three existing veneer dryers. PW, Sept. 2003, Projects Plant name and location ID No. Producta Description of equipment changea Referencea 14 Boise Cascade Corporation, LaGrande,

OR 51 PB Ordered a 70,000 acfm RTO to control emissions from the green dryer downstream of the existing wet ESP. The system startup is scheduled for October. PW, Sept. 2003, Projects aPW = Panel World ( Page number is provided if hard copy was reviewed. If the online version was reviewed, then the article title is provided). Bolded references are presented in Attachment 1. All other references are available elsewhere in the project docket or from trade publications as noted. 15 Table 4. Companies changing ownership in April 2000 or later.

Company Plant ID Nos. Description of ownership change Referencea Champion International ( 3 plywood plants) 63 ( SV), 64 ( SPW),

65 ( SPW) International Paper purchased Champion International plants on May 12, 2000 PW, July 2000, p. 8 PW, Jan 2001, p. 26 Alliance Forest Products Joists, Inc. (

Ijoists NA Bought by Boise Cascade Corp. for $ 17 million. PW, Sep 2000, p. 57 Georgia Pacific, Lebanon, OR ( hardboard) 99 Private investors purchased Lebanite Corp from Georgia Pacific. Manufacturer of high density,

moisture resistant hardboard. PW, Nov 2000, p. 10 Louisiana Pacific, Mellen, WI ( HV plant) 345 Columbia Forest Products acquired Louisiana

Pacific Mellen, WI plant PW, Nov 2000, p. 10 Aug. 31, 2000 L P press release15 Masonite ( 5 FB/ HB plants) 130 ( HB), 124 ( HB), 123 ( FB),

125 ( FB)

126 ( HB) ( see also below) Premdor ( Canadian) Inc purchased Masonite from International Paper. Acquisition complete August 2001.

Premdor changed name to " Masonite International Corporation" in Jan 2002. PW, Sept 2000, p. 10 PW, Jan 2001, p. 6 PW, Sept 2001, p. 68 PW, Jan 2002, p. 5 Aug. 31, 2001 Premdor press release16 Jan 2, 2002 Premdor press release17 Masonite, Towanda, PA 126 ( d/ d HB) Bouught by CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc M. L. Steele, Environmental Engineer, CraftMaster Manufacturing Inc. ( CMI),

Towanda, PA. Public Comment.

March 3, 2003.

International Paper, Marion, SC ??? ( not on our list) Bought by Panel Equipment Sales, Inc. ( PES) PW, Sept 2001, p. 30 International Paper, Spring Hope, NC ??? ( not on our list) Bought by Panel Equipment Sales, Inc. ( PES) PW, Sept 2001, p. 30 Prarie Forest Products, Hutchinson, KS 219 New owner: John Chudy, Omaha, NE PW, Sept 2001, p. 67 Table 4. Companies changing ownership in April 2000 or later. ( continued)

Company Plant ID Nos. Description of ownership change Referencea 16 Phenix Biocomposites, Mankato, MN 504 Phenix Biocomposites, LLC is seeking offers to purchase its business through Insolvency Strategies, Inc.   manufactures aboard PW, Mar 2002, p. 10 Willamette Industries ( all facilities) Weyerhaeuser acquired Willamette.

Acquisition/ merger complete June 2002. PW, Mar 2002, p. 8 PW, Nov 2002, p. 5 July 1, 2002 Weyerhaeuser press release18 International Paper, Cordele, GA ( OSB) 122 Bought by Norbord PW, May 2002, pp. 14, 71 International Paper, Jefferson, TX ( OSB) 120 Bought by Norbord PW, May 2002, pp. 14, 71 International Paper, Nacogdoches, TX ( OSB) 119 Bought by Norbord PW, May 2002, pp. 14, 71 Omak Wood Products ( now called Colville Indian Power and Veneer),

Omak, WA ??? ( not on our list) Bought by Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp. PW, May 2002, p. 8 Simpson Timber Co., Shelton, WA 237 Attempting to sell specialty plywood division PW, May 2002, p. 16 International Paper particleboard facilities in Franklin, Stuart, and Waverly, VA 128, 129, 184 Bought by Nevamar Co., LLC PW, Sept 2002, p. 6 Company Plant ID Nos. Description of ownership change Referencea 17 Louisiana Pacific,

Bon Weir, TX ( SPW)

Cleveland, TX ( SPW)

Logansport, LA ( SPW)

Urania, LA ( SPW, MDF))

Missoula, MT ( PB)

Arcata, CA ( PB)

Silsbee, TX ( PB)

Alpena, MI ( HB) 150 151 141 142A/ 142B 147 138 152B 43 Mills up for sale. Mills in italics were sold as indicated in the rows below. PW, July 2002, p. 10 Hatley Veneers, Inc., Hatley, WI HPW& V Purchased by Besse Forest Products PW, July 2002, p. 7 Louisiana Pacific,

Bon Weir, TX ( SPW)

Cleveland, TX ( SPW)

Logansport, LA ( SPW)

Urania, LA ( SPW, MDF)) 150 151 141 142A/ 142B Owned by Georgia Pacific as of September 2002. Mills traded for Georgia Pacific,

Woodland, Maine OSB mill. The Bon Weir and Urania SPW plants will remain idle until needed. PW, Nov 2002, pp. 5 6 Sept 16, 2002 L P press release19 Sept 16, 2002 G P press release20 Louisiana Pacific,

Missoula, MT ( PB) 147 Purchased by Roseburg Forest Products PW, Jan 2003, p. 8 Nov 4, 2002 L P press release21 Georgia Pacific, Woodland, ME ( OSB) 83 Owned by Louisiana Pacific as of September 2002. PW, Nov 2002, pp. 5 6 Sept 16, 2002 L P press release19 Sept 16, 2002 G P press release20 CanFibre Group, Lackawanna, NY ( MDF) NA Purchased in late February 2003 by Great Lakes MDF, LLC ( a newly formed Delaware Limited Liability Company) PW, May 2003, p. 27 aPW = Panel World ( Page number is provided if hard copy was reviewed. If the online version was reviewed, then the article title is provided). Bolded references are presented in Attachment 1. All other references are available elsewhere in the project docket or from trade publications as noted. Attachment 1 Miscellaneous References Not Readily Available Elsewhere 1 CARBOHYDRATE ECONOMY BULLETIN Volume 2, Number 1, February 2001 WELCOME TO THE CARBOHYDRATE ECONOMY BULLETIN The Carbohydrate Economy Bulletin reports on the growth of an emerging industry based on plant matter derived industrial products, and on the growth of farmer owned manufacturing enterprises. The Bulletin contains information on new industry technologies, highlights businesses and their products, and tracks policies that advance a carbohydrate economy.

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I. AGRICULTURAL FIBERS BOARD FROM BAGASSE IN HAWAII A new agricultural fiber based particleboard plant is up and running on the island of Maui. Hawaiian DuraGreen will use 32,000 tons of bagasse ( the fibrous residue from sugar cane processing) to produce 20 million square feet of board annually.

Hawaiian DuraGreen is owned by Alexander and Baldwin, a company that also runs the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company ( HC& S), Hawaii's largest producer of raw sugar. HC& S supplies feedstock to the particleboard plant, which is conveniently located adjacent to HC& S's Puunene Mill.

The board is bound with PMDI resin, a formaldehyde free product, and is highly moisture resistant. Thicknesses from 3.0mm to 30mm are available; various densities can also be produced. Applications for the product include hardboard replacement, tileboard substrate, formply facing, laminate flooring substrate, and container flooring DuraGreen is being marketed by and is available through Panel Source International. For more information on the product, see the web site at www. panelsource. net/ panel/ panaloha. htm or contact Panel Source at 780 458 1007. ************************************************************************** 2 Straw into Gold? The Agriculture Fiber based Panelboard Industry By, Karyn Moskowitz, The Dogwood Alliance, April, 2001 ( http:// www. fiberfutures. org/ straw/ main_ pages/ 07_ markets/ files/ Moscowitz. pdf)

Executive Summary Wood chips from southeastern forests have become a significant component in the manufacture of composite panelboards. Panels made from wood chips may include oriented strand board ( OSB), medium density fiberboard ( MDF) and particleboard. Large " build it yourself" type of businesses like Home Depot and Lowe's sell panelboards directly to end users and builders. The Dogwood Alliance has targeted Lowe's as part of the market demand reduction campaign. Dogwood's strategy is to present Lowe's with products that are substitutes or alternatives to wood chip based panelboards. Agricultural fiber based ( agfiber) panelboards made out of straws, grasses and bast materials like kenaf and industrial hemp are being produced in many forms, and in many places around the world. In the past six years, dozens of plants have started up operations in the U. S. and Canada. Unfortunately, due to engineering and marketing mistakes, high material and handling costs relative to wood chips, and other reasons, many of these plants have stopped operations. In this report, I will focus on the reasons for that failure, and the roles that the Dogwood Alliance and Lowe's can assume in order to educate consumers about the issues.

Introduction Wood fiber based panelboards such as medium density fiberboard ( MDF), oriented strand board ( OSB) and particleboard are composite products consisting of particles, chips, or strands of wood of various sizes bonded together with a synthetic resin or binder under heat and pressure. The composites are formed into boards, and used to build houses, furniture, kitchen cabinets, and a host of other applications. The percentage of chips present in a board may run from 0 100 percent, and depends on the price of the chip market at the time of manufacture, and the location of the chips in relation to the plant. Residue and waste from sawmill and planing operations may also be used in the manufacture of panelboards. If the price of wood chips in the South are low, panelboard plants in the South will use more chips than sawmill waste and vice versa. Particleboard and MDF usually include a low percentage of chips and a higher percentage of residues, whereas OSB is mainly wood chips. The quality of the boards is better controlled by the use of wood chips, since the quality and size of chips can be manufactured according to specifications. Panelboards were introduced by the wood products industry due to the low price of chips in comparison to plywood, the diminishing numbers of large trees for plywood production, and as a way to utilize residue from sawmill operations, and now, wood chips. Wood chips from southeastern forests have become a significant component in the manufacture of composite panelboards ( see Tables 1 and 2). Table 1: Timber Inventory and Panel Plant Capacity ( 1998) in the South by State ( thousand m3)

AL AR FL GA LA MS NC SC TN VA Plywood 1323 1622 503 1058 2371 1207 575 693 0 281 OSB 310 0 0 979 496 683 722 0 336 929 Particle Bd 277 301 30 660 407 858 378 278 0 595 MDF 239 416 0 212 89 0 255 567 0 37 Lumber 5815 5426 1742 7089 2962 6544 5270 3339 2150 2969 Pulpwood1 25880 9899 11683 24633 16166 18480 14047 12670 3894 8206 Total Drain 33844 17664 13958 34631 22491 27772 21247 17547 6380 13017 1 Includes roundwood to pulp mills, wood chipped in the forest, and residue from plywood and lumber mills.

Table 2: Growth in OSB Capacity vs. Plywood Capacity ( thousand m3)

Year GA LA MS NC TN VA OSB 85 257 221 111   221 90 943 266 266 310   354 95 1001 349 387 354   960 96 979 526 679 682   1039 97 979 496 683 722 336 928 98 978 496 683 722 336 929 Plywood 85 908 1639 1031 649   221 90 1040 2236 1205 805   261 95 1039 2445 1318 805   281 96 1058 2582 1322 818   281 97 1058 2743 1322 694   281 98 1058 2371 1207 575   281 The wood fiber based panelboard industry is roughly a $ 2 4 billion a year industry. Over the past six years, the agfiber panelboard business has grown to represent nearly three percent of that total. However, in the past year, a majority of the important players in the agfiber panelboard industry have gone bankrupt.

What is an Agfiber based Panelboard?

Agfiber denotes any fibrous material produced in what are normally considered agricultural operations. There are grass wastes, such as ryegrass, tall fescue, and orchard grass, cereal straw wastes, such as barley and wheat, and bast waste, such as hemp, kenaf, and flax shive. Other options include rice, cotton, and soy. After the important part of the plant is harvested for food, oil, or seed production, a fibrous stalk of waste material, or residue, is left over, collectively referred to as straw. The three largest volume crops in North America include wheat, coarse grains ( including barley and oats) and sugar cane. Currently, hemp and kenaf experts believe that the highest economic value for these products are in the paper market. After straw is harvested from the field, it's chopped up into very fine pieces. The straw is then usually mixed with non formaldehyde resins called isocyanates, or MDI. Next, the mixture is " baked" and pressed into flat panels. The panels are then cooled, trimmed and sold. Most agfiberbased boards manufactured today are meant to compete with MDF or particleboard interior type applications, as opposed to OSB, structural type building applications. MDI resins are considered less toxic to end users than formaldehyde, which outgasses well after installation. However, MDI is very difficult and hazardous to handle during the manufacturing process. Most of the agfiber based panelboards are manufactured using MDI, while most wood fiber based panelboards are manufactured using formaldehyde, with the exception of OSB. Panelboards are not a new concept. In the 1920s, two composite panel products were produced without the use of resins. One, Celotex, was made out of sugar cane bagasse, the fibrous waste material remaining after the sugar is extracted from the cane. The other, Masonite, was produced from wood based fibers. In the 1950s, a number of plants that utilized waste from sawmills and veneer operations, and some forest thinnings and roundwood, were constructed in both Europe and the United States. Urea formaldehyde resins were used to bond the particles. These were the first oriented strand and medium density fiberboards produced in the United States. The use of nonwood, or agfiber residues in resin bonded products first took place in the 50s and 60s, in Asia, South America and Europe. The primary motivation for this industry was a lack of suitable trees locally for the production of lumber or veneer, and a desire to utilize a waste material while at the same time eliminating the cost of its disposal. Not only does agfiber provide a way to solve agricultural residue issues, the board promises superior performance to wood fiberbased boards, according to various sources. Those characteristics include: higher strength; superior dimensional stability; lighter weight; better machining characteristics; increased screw and nail holding ability; more water resistance; no formaldehyde emissions; and improved laminating attributes. A couple of sources say there might even be some natural fire resistance to some agfiber boards, though that apparently hasn't been proven yet. Agfiber based Panelboards: What Went Wrong?

This past year has been a difficult one for the agfiber based panelboard industry. As with any new entrepreneurial industry, there was a lot of initial excitement and interest, and very high hopes. Some people say the demise of the various agfiber based manufacturing plants is a serious blow to the industry at large, and can be attributed to too many unknowns. Startups were dealing with new and unfamiliar ( at least to them) raw materials, as well as new engineering concepts, new managers falling prey to opportunistic industry consultants and engineers, and a lack of thorough research on past plants' experiences. Others say that some plants simply overshot their budgets, and that the mistakes that were made were not fatal, just a temporary setback. Specifically, faulty engineering decisions at some plants ( such as Isobord's decision to exclude a prepress in their process) resulted in the plants' inability to operate at full capacity and produce consistent, Grade A boards. Added to that are high resin costs ( MDI is five times the cost of formaldehyde resins), the high cost of handling, storing, and transporting agfiber inventory ( agfibers generally have a lower bulk density than wood fibers, making them more sensitive to transportation costs, and are sensitive to weather and pest infestation), economies of scales too small to compete with the mature, wood chip based panelboard industry, inexperienced marketing plans, and an inability to extract a green premium from this mostly " commodity" market. It is believed that in the past six years, over $ 600,000,000 dollars has been invested in this new sector, with roughly a ten percent chance of cost recovery. Therefore, the investment community may not be as eager as they originally were to continue to invest in this sector. However, the profit potential for alternative agfiber based panelboard products still looms large, and the possibility of some smarter, keener decision makers entering the field may reverse the investment jitters. Many states and provinces, including, Manitoba, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, have strict burning restrictions on field residues. Still, some experts estimate that 100 million tons of flax residue is burnt in prairies in Manitoba each year alone. After burning, 31/ 2 million tons of surplus fiber still exists, with only 250,000 tons per year utilized in agfiber board production. Add to this public pressure on retailers like Lowe's, education to consumers, and Dogwood Alliance's commitment to the market demand reduction campaign, and there may be hope for this industry after all.

A Deeper Look at the Industry In the past six years, at least 25 plants that manufacture panelboards out of agfiber or recycled, reclaimed wood have been built in North America. To date, only a few of them are still in operation. The plants that are still surviving are relatively small operations, that service niche markets ( see Table Three). Hitting niche markets is helping agfiber panel producers overcome weak prices and establish a presence in markets that are perhaps better suited to the particulars of each plants' fiber and process. Agfiber based panelboard pricing can range from about 75 percent less expensive than comparable wood chip based products, to over 33 percent more expensive. Pricing depends on regional markets, and the supply of wood chips and/ or agfibers at the time of purchase. Table 3: Agfiber based Panelboard Plants in North America as of April, 2001 Company Location Capacity ( Mm3) Year Start Furnish Status Acadia New Iberia, LA 33 00 Bagasse Operating AgreFiber Wanham, ALT 55 99 Fescue Grass Bankrupt Agriboard Electra, TX 5 95 Wheat Financial Reorg Cal Agriboard Willows, CA 75 Rice Seeking Capital CanFibre Riverside, CA/ NY 97 Wastewood Financial Reorg Compak/ WG ALT Closed Fin Reorg Dakota Agri Hebron, ND Wheat Seeking Capital Enviroboard Colusa, CA 30 Rice Seeking Capital Fibertech Colusa, CA 40 99 Rice In Operation Forestburg Forestburg, ALT 25 99 Wheat Financial Reorg Goldboard Finley, ND 350 00 Wheat Seeking Capital HarvestBoard Atwood, KS 250 Wheat Negotiating Funding HI Duragreen Maui, HI 20 00 Bagasse Fine tuning process HI Sugar Puunena, HI 25 96 Bagasse Signed Contract Isobord Elie, MAN 230 99 Wheat Operating Fin Reorg Meadowood Albany, OR < 1 77 Rye Grass Seeks to Expand NW Strawbd Pasco, WA Seeking Capital Pac NW Fiber Plummber, ID 20 00 Bluegrs/ Wht In Production Parkland Kamsack, SAS 30 Wheat Seeking Capital Phenix Mankato, MN 71 99 Soy/ Wheat Closed Fin Reorg Prairie FP Hutchinson, KS 11 97 Wheat Temp. shut down PrimeBoard Wahpeton, ND 53 95 Wheat In Operation Stramit USA Perryton, TX 99 Wheat Closed For example, Primeboard, located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, started operation in 1995. They are considered the only viable operator on the list at this time. Primeboard uses wheat straw to manufacture particleboard. The owner started with his own funds and a captive market with his own furniture manufacturing business. He also had very good timing to qualify for substantial low interest funding from the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, through its Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation ( AARC). They have since been purchased by Duracraft furniture makers, and almost all of the mill's production is used to meet internal demand. Meadowood Industries from Albany, Oregon is one of the oldest running plants, in operation since 1977. Meadowood uses ryegrass from the Willamette Valley to make " unique and decorative" structural boards. Meadowood materials are used in residential and commercial building applications as accent walls, ceilings, or room dividers, and as components for cabinetry, furniture, bulletin boards and display fixtures. Acadia Board Co., New Iberia, Louisiana has had a lot of support from both local and federal government. For example, the AARC provided seed financing for Acadia, and the Parish of New Iberia helped by issuing an industrial revenue bond. This company's target product has been a bagasse based thin board for laminate flooring substrate and high end furniture. They are still managing to stay afloat, albeit in their third round of financing. Other survivors in the industry include FiberTech in California, using rice straw, Pacific Northwest Fibers in Idaho, using bluegrass straw, and DuraGreen, in Hawaii, using bagasse. Fibertech is limping in startup with a shortage of funds and creditors that are becoming less patient. Pacific NW Fiber is working hard to make poor quality equipment produce a good quality product so they can stay alive. Duragreen enjoys a considerable freight advantage over wood fiber based boards because they are manufactured so close to the point of sale. Together these six companies constitute only about 15 percent of the total alternate panel capacity installed in the last few years. A number of the larger operations, including AgreFiber, Forestburg, Phenix, Isobord, Agrifiber, and CanFibre have all filed Chapter 11 or the Canadian equivalent in the past year or so. By far the most ambitious and famous of these plants is Isobord, located in Manitoba, Canada. Isobord was formed in 1993, and produced their first boards in 1998. The Isobord plant has the capacity to utilize 230 Mm3 of wheatstraw residue from farmers each year. The original investment in the plant was $ 100 million. Dow is reported to be a large investor. This is probably because the Isobord process uses isocyanate resin, or MDI, manufactured by Dow, as the primary resin in their process. Although Isobord had money for their start up phase, some industry experts admit they did not borrow enough to survive the first few years. Hence, funding ran out before Isobord had time to introduce the product widely and ramp up sales. As of April 19th, 2001, Isobord had sustained $ 50 million in losses, and was involved in a financial reorganization, and offered for sale at .10 cents on the dollar. As panels, Isobord products are used for many of the same applications that medium density fiberboard is used for, such as countertops, shelving, cabinetry and as a component in furniture and flooring. The company also manufactures two " ready to use" products, StorageBord   and ShelfBord   that were sold directly to consumers in retail outlets, the most famous being Home Depot. Home Depot still has inventory for sale in many of their stores. Isobord was never able to run above 65 percent capacity. They also had a difficult time producing Grade A boards. What went wrong? By their very nature, agfiber panel mills are new and thus faced with large debt service and depreciation costs. On the wood side, most U. S. manufacturers have a long track record and far lower costs in these two areas. But more specifically, Isobord had some severe engineering problems. In fact, they are suing the engineer, Stone and Webster, in court, for misleading them ( this firm was involved in three of the big failures, and has since filed Chapter 11). However, one source describes that it was Isobord management that made a fatal engineering decision. In any case, the plant was never able to perform efficiently. The other problems included the high costs of raw material handling. This may seem a contradiction. After all, farmers in Manitoba, as well as Oregon, California and Minnesota are facing burn restrictions, and are very happy to get rid of the waste residue for cheap. However, there are expensive handling issues. The material is only harvested once or twice a year. So, there are high inventory costs. Also, the material is extremely volatile. Prairie Forest Products, another agfiber plant located in Kansas, had a fire recently that wiped out part of their inventory. Both Isobord and Prairie Forest Products are reported to have thousands of tons of rotten fiber in their storage areas. Finally, much of the fiber is lost in the preparation, either at the beginning, when the straw is broken down, or later, when the boards are trimmed. Losses in trimming are especially high because much of the expensive MDI resin gets thrown out. It has also been reported that Sauder, a large furniture company, pulled out from their vaunted agreement with Isobord last year. Some industry people say that Sauder was disappointed with Isobord's inconsistency and quality. Another industry insider stated that a wellknown forest industry giant from Atlanta pressured Sauder not to buy from Isobord, with threats to discontinue servicing their wood based panelboard needs. Finally, Isobord, along with many others in the industry, falsely believed that consumers would be willing to pay a green premium for an agfiber based panel board. If there is no green premium in this market, and the product is not marketed for its inherently better structural characteristics, it is essentially a commodity market. With a commodity market, profit margins are low, and it is difficult for new plants with large startup costs and debts to compete. This is especially true since their competition includes the largely entrenched, market savvy, wood products industry. On the other hand, perhaps more " educated" consumers will enter the market in the future, and refuse to purchase a product made from increasingly rare southern forests. One industry expert maintains that " the wholesalers say nobody is asking for a green panel, but when you talk to the customers, they have a lot of interest in a green panel." Most consumers want to know how agfiber compares structurally to MDF or OSB wood based panel boards. Some expect to save money on these panels since they are seen as being made up of " waste" as opposed to high quality wood. Phenix Biocomposites, of Mankato, Minn., was a smaller firm that recently filed for bankruptcy. Phenix's panels had earned " TECO" certification as structural panels, which means Phenix wheat straw boards were approved for use in flooring, sheathing and roofing applications. Their goal was to compete with OSB and plywood, and they were the first agfiber panel approved for structural applications. Competing with OSB, as opposed to MDF makes more sense because wood based OSB manufacturers share the high MDI resin costs as their agfiber counterparts.

Conclusion Some people say the failure of many of the large agfiber plants this year is just the growing pains of an industry in its infancy. Isobord, selling off their assets at a huge discount, may be purchased and rise again with a new name and better engineering. Perhaps price supports, government programs and grants will help prop them up. Others say that unless substantial investment is made in equipment and marketing by people that want environmental products, the industry as it is now will likely collapse by year end. One industry entrepreneur believes in an entirely new line of products that utilize agfibers in a different but similar product line. Less expensive, naturally derived resins, such as linseed oil, may be used in the new processes. One proposed product is reported to be four times the value of particleboard, and a lot less expensive to make. Most important, the economics work. Unfortunately, this is proprietary information and it is too early to release data. However, the entrepreneur did offer Dogwood a chance to invest in this new technology, and would be willing to sign a secrecy agreement if we are interested in investing in the venture.

Where Do We Go From Here?

How can the different players, Dogwood, Lowe's, the industry, etc., respond to this situation? Some sources have reported that Lowe's was already looking into investing in an agfiber panelboard plant of some kind in order to block pressure from groups like Dogwood Alliance. Lowe's can offer their end users better information and a broader range of products to keep them informed on the availability of products. Stores can display products, brochures, hold focus groups, seminars, etc. on the agfiber industry. The timing may be a bit early, due to the instability of the large players in the industry. In the meantime, Lowe's can introduce customers to some of the smaller niche products to get them used to the products. These products can be marketed most successfully to the sustainable living community. Diversifying the agricultural economy, saving the " family farm," turning " straw into gold," conserving trees   all of these concepts appeal on many levels to this particular market segment.

How Can the Industry Better Respond?

Are agfiber based panel benefits of value in the market? Many claim that the panels offer many additional benefits, including the elimination of formaldehyde emissions, the " tree free" aspect, lower weight and improved moisture resistance. While some of these issues are obvious, others are not, and the market has not yet accepted that all these features do exist. However, even if they do, what is their value? Will the market pay more for a " tree free" product, or, because it is made from agricultural residuals, will the customer expect to pay less? Just what exactly is the value of a lower density panel? These questions remain unanswered. Since Phenix Biocomposites went out of business, no one has produced a similar, OSBlike product. It would be logical for agfiber board producers to want to compete with OSB products, because both products utilize the more expensive MDI resins, and both need to recover this cost. The Alberta Research Council has developed a prototype roller/ cutter machine that generates split straw strands with good length to width ratios that are amenable to orientation. Their product exceeded the Canadian standard for structural panels. Plus, they estimated the cost of the resinated furnish at 83 percent of the cost of resinated wood. Although this is a relatively narrow advantage, with further refining of the process and a possible breakthrough in making other resins compatible with straw, the potential for a significantly lower cost furnish exists. Such developments may alter the structural panel economic playing field. What can Dogwood do to help this process along? A number of actions might be in order.

° Keep the pressure on Lowe's. However, be sensitive to the fact that this industry is experiencing some growing pains. ° Keep ourselves, members, consumers, and Lowe's educated on what companies are out there and who they can support. ° Support pilot building projects that utilize agfiber based products. ° Join the industry associations and participate in conferences and meetings. Shmooze with the winners. ° Join forces with groups like Forest Ethics that are putting pressure on stores to eliminate products that use toxic resins like formaldehyde. However, groups that are concerned about oldgrowth ° forests being logged for building applications need to be educated about the role of chips from southeastern forests in panelboard applications. ° Support onsite agfiber based panel building applications like John Stahl's Church of the Living Tree . ° One of the key reasons that wood chips are relatively cheap compared to agfibers are the subsidies. Externalities such as reduced water quality, lost recreation values and diminished biodiversity are all externalized costs that are not absorbed by the wood products industry. ° Get involved in life cycle analyses. Some industry experts believe that agfibers, when their entire manufacturing lifecycle is taken into account, may be more damaging to the environment ( gas for tractors, transportation, compaction, erosion, etc). Is this just some more wood chip industry rhetoric, or is it worth a second look? ° Study locally oriented reclaimed wood based applications, such as the Green Institute's program in Minnesota. Stay tuned for a Dogwood Alliance report on this market segment.

Sources Composite Panel Association.

Environmental Building News.

Lengel, Don. 1999. Ag fibers: They look like fibers and they act like fibers. Why not make fiberboards?

Lengel, Don. 2001. Agfiber dot gone: A litany of failure.

Lengel, Don. 1998 2001. Numerous presentations.

McKeever, Tim and Henry Spelter. 1998. Wood based panel plant locations and timber availability in selected U. S. States. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL GTR 103. Madison, WI: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 53 p.

Nahan, Mathew, and James Wilson. Numerous unpublished journal articles.

Panelworld Magazine. The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Institute ( TAPPI).

Conversations with Doug Murray of Tennessee Forest Watch, Pete Nelson of Agfiber Technology, Donny of Ohio Hempery, Don Lengel of Lengel Associates, Brent Smith, Matthew Nahan of Corvallis Environmental Center, John Stahl of Church of the Living Tree, Frank Riccio of Danforth International, Henry Spelter of the Forest Products Laboratory, U. S. Forest Service, Erwin Lloyd of BioComposite Solutions, Coleman Smith, Scott Banbury, Joe Hickey of the Kentucky Hempgrowers Association, and Keith Gorzell of Meadowood Industries. ************************************************************************** 3 NEWS RELEASE Editorial Contact: Hillary Hufford, Communications Manager Masonite Corporation Phone: 312/ 634 2860 Fax: 312/ 634 2785 E mail: hillary. hufford@ ipaper. com MASONITE ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO PHASE OUT HARDBOARD SIDING CHICAGO, ILLINOIS   MARCH 6, 2001   Masonite Corporation announced today its decision to phase out production of all hardboard siding products. This will result in the closure of the Ukiah, Calif. mill, and the shutdown of two siding production lines at the Laurel, Miss. mill. The other products manufactured at the Laurel mill will not be impacted.

The company will phase out production of all siding products including Colorlok ® , Woodsman ® Lap & Panel, SuperSide ® , and HiddenRidge ® siding, and Modulux ® industrial board. Other Masonite industrial fiberboard products will continue to be available from the company's Lisbon Falls, Maine, mill. Both manufacturing locations expect to operate the affected production lines for the next 60 to 90 days to fulfill outstanding orders and facilitate a smooth market transition for customers.

Although Masonite is phasing out production of hardboard siding products, International Paper will continue to make these products available to qualified claimants for repair and replacement purposes under the terms of a 1998 legal settlement.

" This was a very difficult decision to make," said Jim Morrison, General Manager, Masonite Building and Industrial Products. " We will be working very closely with employees and their families during the transition to assist them in pursuing other employment opportunities." Masonite will be providing severance, job placement and counseling assistance to a total of 620 affected employees throughout the Masonite organization.

Masonite has manufactured hardboard siding since the mid 1950s. Over the past five years, the hardboard siding market has declined significantly. " The continued decline of this market segment will not support continued production of this product," said Morrison.

Masonite Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., designs and manufactures wood composite materials for residential and commercial construction and industrial applications.

http:// www. nefsi. org/ newsletters/ newsletters/ ACIHIF. htm http:// www. northcoastrailroad. org/ Acrobat/ FinancialFeasibility/ NWP% 20Appendix% 20A. pdf ************************************************************************** 4 The CANFIBRE GROUP LTD. 8 King Street East, Suite # 1501 Toronto, Ontario M5C 1B5 CANADA Email: info@ canfibre. com Telephone: ( 416) 681 9990 Fax: ( 416 681 9992 CANFIBRE CONCLUDES SALE OF RIVERSIDE FACILITY TORONTO   Jan. 25, 2002   Pursuant to the notice of its intent in a press release issued August 27, 2001, The CanFibre Group Ltd. (" CanFibre"), ( CDNX: YCF) announces that it has completed the sale of its Riverside Facility to CFR Holdings, Inc., a company formed by certain creditors of CanFibre of Riverside, Inc. (" Riverside"), the subsidiary of CanFibre that owns the facility. The sale was approved November 20 by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District Court of Delaware where Riverside's Chapter 11 case is pending.

In a related transaction, Riverside and its creditors also reached a settlement with Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. (" SWEC") that resulted in a payment by SWEC of $ 500,000, the fixing of a claim against the SWEC estate in the amount of $ 3 million, and the release by SWEC of approximately $ 10 million in claims SWEC had asserted against Riverside. The sale was effective on December 31, 2002 and all payments of the related transaction were completed January 18, 2002.

Under the terms of the sale, all proceeds of the SWEC settlement and the sale will be distributed to creditors pursuant to orders of the Bankruptcy Court. CanFibre of Riverside will continue to exist as an entity until all distributions to such creditors can be completed, after which Riverside will be liquidated.

Riverside filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 2000 due to critical cash constraints that resulted first from, as CanFibre contends, the facility never having been properly completed by its turn key contractor, SWEC and second, as a result of the bankruptcy of CanFibre's prior majority shareholder, Kafus Industries Ltd. Riverside discontinued production at the facility in April 2001.

CanFibre's other MDF facility, CanFibre of Lackawanna LLC (" Lackawanna") has not suffered the same fate as Riverside. Construction of Lackawanna was completed directly by CanFibre following the bankruptcy of SWEC and Lackawanna continues to operate producing high quality MDF in a range of commodity and specialty grades.

The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed, and does not accept responsibility for, the adequacy or accuracy of this release. ************************************************************************** 5 GP Home > News Room > News > 2002 Release No. C 1778 Georgia Pacific To Suspend Production At Three Plywood Manufacturing Facilities ATLANTA, GA. November 15, 2002   Georgia Pacific Corp. today announced it will suspend plywood production at its Russellville, S. C., Gloster, Miss., and Talladega, Ala., facilities, effective Dec. 1.

The company also is currently taking downtime at its Louisville, Miss., plywood manufacturing facility until January, and is continuing suspension of its plywood operations at Bon Weir, Texas, and Urania, La. The actions are consistent with the company's strategy to run its operations based on market demand and to manage its inventory.

" We continue to actively balance production with current demand across our building products manufacturing businesses," said Lee Thomas, Georgia Pacific president. " Total downtime from our idled plywood facilities represents 25 percent of our company's plywood capacity. Suspending operations at selected facilities is necessary to address the recent decline in commercial and industrial market demand for these wood products."

The company's Russellville facility employs 310 people and produces various grades of plywood, with annual production capacity of 260 million square feet. The Gloster operation employs 320 people, with annual production capacity of 285 million square feet. The Talladega operation employs 430 people, with annual production capacity of 322 million square feet. The Louisville facility employs 300 people, with annual production capacity of 290 million square feet.

Re start of production at these facilities will occur when warranted by market conditions. Adjacent non plywood Georgia Pacific facilities at these locations are not affected by the actions. Georgia Pacific has 20 softwood plywood manufacturing facilities nationwide.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, pulp and related chemicals. With annual sales of more than $ 25 billion, the company employs approximately 71,000 people at 600 locations in North America and Europe. Georgia Pacific's building products distribution segment has long been among the nation's leading wholesale suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do it yourself warehouse retailers.

Media Contacts: James Malone ( 404) 652 6031 Robin Keegan ( 404) 652 4713 ************************************************************************** 6 From: Chamber of Commerce [ chamber2000@ harborside. com] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1: 22 PM To: kphanks@ rti. org Subject: Re: Ask us a Question form Katie,

The current phone book has a listing for Westbrook Land & Timber Cranberries, 60745 Seven Devils Rd. in Bandon, 541 347 1329 and also one for Westbrook Land & Timber LLC, Coquille, 541 572 8204.

The Westbrook mill here at Coquille closed several years ago.

Louise Pace, Director Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Birch Coquille, OR 97423 541 396 3414 chamber2000@ harborside. com www. coquillechamber. com  Original Message  From: < Katie Hanks> To: < chamber2000@ mail. harborside. com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8: 26 AM Subject: Ask us a Question form > Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Katie Hanks () > on Tue Jan 28 08: 26: 08 PST 2003 >  > realname: Katie Hanks > Email: kphanks@ rti. org > Question or Comment: Is Westbrook Wood Products still operating? If so, I am looking for their current phone number and address.

> moving to coquille: no ************************************************************************** 7 LP Announces Permanent Closure of Its Olathe, CO, Oriented Strand Board Mill Monday, May 20, 2002 News Release No: 116 5 2 Contact: David Dugan ( Media Relations) 503.821.5285 Bill Hebert ( Investor Relations) 503.821.5100 Portland, Ore. ( May 20, 2002)  Louisiana Pacific Corporation ( LP) ( NYSE: LPX) today reported it will permanently close its Olathe, Colorado, oriented strand board ( OSB) mill on May 24, 2002. LP curtailed operations at the mill in December 2001 due to market and wood supply conditions. The mill's 79 employees will receive severance benefits as provided under LP's current facility closure policy.

" LP's commitment to responsibly managing our production and focus our resources on our most efficient, lowest cost operations compelled us to make this decision," said Harold Stanton, vice president of LP's OSB business. " We are saddened by the impact this decision will have on our employees, their families and the surrounding community."

LP is a premier supplier of building materials, delivering innovative, high quality commodity and specialty products to its retail, wholesale, homebuilding and industrial customers. Visit LP's web site at www. lpcorp. com for additional information on the company.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This news release contains statements concerning Louisiana Pacific Corporation's ( LP) future results and performance that are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, the effect of general economic conditions, including the level of interest rates and housing starts, market demand for the company's products, and prices for structural products; the effect of forestry, land use, environmental and other governmental regulations; the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, and the risk of losses from fires, floods and other natural disasters. These and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from such forward looking statements are discussed in greater detail in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. ************************************************************************** 8 News Release KorPINE Particleboard Plant to close April 15 Portland, Ore., April 08, 2002   Weyerhaeuser Company announced today it will close the KorPINE Particleboard Plant in Bend, Ore., on April 15, affecting approximately 111 positions.

The closure was made to improve the operational efficiency and financial performance of Weyerhaeuser's particleboard business. Willamette Industries, which owned the Bend plant until earlier this year, had shut down one of two production lines six months ago in an effort to improve profitability, but the mill continued to struggle.

William R. Corbin, Weyerhaeuser executive vice president, Wood Products, said the decision to close the 35 year old plant came after a thorough review of the facility's ability to remain competitive.

" Weak particleboard markets have created intense pressure for particleboard plants across the industry," Corbin said. " KorPINE has been beset in recent years by high operating costs related to outdated technology, a shrinking supply of raw material in the Bend area, and high energy costs. This is a well run facility that, because of pressure from a number of directions, is unable to compete in today's marketplace.

" I don't think the news comes as a surprise to employees, given problems over the years, and yet there is no easy way to approach this type of decision," Corbin said. " We have notified employees and are now doing all we can to support them with information and the appropriate resources."

Corbin said employees will have access to area employment services and training opportunities. He said the company will take a coordinating role to make sure employees have full access to appropriate services. Severance for hourly employees will be handled in accordance with the union contract.

Despite the closure, Corbin said the Willamette acquisition makes particleboard a new core business for Weyerhaeuser.

" Years ago Weyerhaeuser operated only a handful of small particleboard plants," he said. " Our presence in the business was too small. The Willamette acquisition changed that by positioning us to take a lead role in this business worldwide. Most of these particleboard plants are ultracompetitive because of modern technology and a stable supply of raw materials."

Built by Willamette Industries in 1966, KorPINE is one of 21 industrial facilities in Oregon recently purchased by Weyerhaeuser. Aside from KorPINE, Weyerhaeuser now owns four particleboard plants in the United States and one in France. Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $ 14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 17 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities.

************************************************************************** 9 News Release Weyerhaeuser to Close Lillie Particleboard, Tulsa Sheet Operations Federal Way, Wash., September 04, 2002   Weyerhaeuser Company today announced the permanent closure of its Lillie, La., particleboard and Tulsa, Okla., corrugated sheet manufacturing facilities to improve the company's ability to compete in both markets.

Weyerhaeuser plans to close the Lillie operation on or before Dec. 31, a move that will eliminate 127 positions and 119 million square feet of production. The Tulsa closure, effective immediately, eliminates 25 jobs and 31 million square feet of capacity from the company's packaging system.

Weyerhaeuser said both closures would help the company match production to customer needs and improve operating efficiency. The closures will not affect customers, who will now be served by other Weyerhaeuser facilities.

Both operations were part of the Willamette Industries acquisition that Weyerhaeuser completed earlier this year.

Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $ 14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. ************************************************************************** 10 News Release Weyerhaeuser Consolidates Denver Packaging Operations; Closes Two Engineered Lumber Products Operations Federal Way, Wash., June 06, 2002   Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY) today announced plans to consolidate its packaging operations in the Denver, Colorado market by permanently closing its Denver packaging facility and transferring some of that business to the company's facility in Golden, Colorado.

Weyerhaeuser will report charges associated with the closure in its second quarter. These charges, when finalized, will be material to Weyerhaeuser's second quarter results earnings release.

Eighty three Denver positions will be eliminated as a result of the closure. The company is working with Denver employees to find reassignments within Weyerhaeuser and will provide outplacement services for those who wish to leave the company. The Golden operation will add a new third work shift requiring 23 positions. Denver employees will have an opportunity to apply for those positions, if they desire.

Weyerhaeuser continues to operate a recycling center, a distribution center and a real estate company along the Front Range. None of these facilities will be affected by the packaging consolidation.

Weyerhaeuser also announced that it is closing two engineered lumber products operations acquired from Willamette Industries to reduce costs, improve efficiency and better align production with demand.

The company said it will close the Glulam plant in Simsboro, La., on June 30 and will gradually reduce production at the engineered lumber products plant in Woodburn, Ore. and completely close the facility by the end of the year. The company is providing employees with severance benefits, job and outplacement counseling, and priority interviews for jobs in other parts of the country.

Both announcements are part of the company's goal to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, better align supply with demand and achieve a potential $ 300 million in annual savings over the next three years through synergies from Weyerhaeuser's acquisition of Willamette Industries.

Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $ 14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. ************************************************************************** 11 News Release Weyerhaeuser to Close Engineered Lumber Products Plant in Winston Eugene, Ore., August 27, 2002   Weyerhaeuser Company today announced it will close its engineered lumber products plant in Winston, Ore., by Oct. 1, affecting 37 positions. The plant is located about 15 miles southwest of Roseburg.

Company officials say the closure will improve the operational efficiency and financial performance of Weyerhaeuser's engineered lumber business. The plant, which makes laminated veneer lumber ( LVL), is the smallest of the company's LVL operations.

Today's announcement is part of the company's goal to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, better align supply with demand, and achieve cost savings as a result of Weyerhaeuser's acquisition of Willamette Industries. The company acquired the Winston facility as part of the acquisition earlier this year.

Employees will have access to a range of information and services, including area employment services, information about internal opportunities and consideration given to relocation. They will also receive severance benefits.

In a related development, the company announced reductions at two other Oregon engineered lumber products sites: 25 positions out of 373 at the Trus Joist plant in Eugene, and 25 positions out of 155 at the Trus Joist plant in Junction City. The reductions are intended to further balance production with demand.

Weyerhaeuser remains the state's largest producer of engineered lumber products, with operations in Albany, Eugene, Junction City, Hillsboro, Stayton and Vaughn that employ approximately 800 people.

Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $ 14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. ************************************************************************** 12 WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. SETTLEMENT FACT SHEET July 20, 2000 Background: Willamette Industries, Inc. of Portland, Oregon must pay a civil penalty of $ 11.2 million for failure to comply with Clean Air Act ( CAA) permitting procedures. The penalty is the largest ever assessed for factory emissions of air pollution. Willamette will spend an additional $ 8 million on Supplemental Environmental Projects.

To protect the environment and public health, the settlement requires Willamette to install stateof the art pollution control equipment, valued at approximately $ 74 million, at 13 of its facilities located in four states.

The Willamette Industries, Inc., settlement is the latest action in EPA's national enforcement effort against wood product manufacturers for violations of the Clean Air Act. EPA or states have already reached settlements with three other companies ( Louisiana Pacific, Georgia Pacific and Weyerhaeuser). This action is a natural culmination of the government's investigation of the Wood Products Industry and a continuing effort against recalcitrant violators since a Consent Decree was first lodged against Louisiana Pacific in 1993.

With today's action, the four largest companies, representing well over half the value of the wood products industry, have been brought into compliance with the major permitting requirements of the Clean Air Act.

Violations:

° The government alleges that Willamette failed to obtain proper Clean Air Act permits.

° The PSD program was designed to prevent deterioration of these clean air areas, and only by being subjected to PSD review, or by taking and abiding by federally enforceable permit limitations, can we guarantee emissions will not have detrimental impact on the air quality in attainment areas.

° Under the law, a company seeking to construct or modify a major facility that emits air pollution must obtain a permit before proceeding. To comply with the permitting procedures, a company must determine the nature of the emissions created by its manufacturing processes and report its findings to state and federal air permitting authorities.

Willamette Facilities Required to Install Pollution Controls:

° 13 facilities in four states. The facilities are specifically located in: Chester, SC; Emerson and Malvern Ark.; Dodson, Ruston, Zwolle, Lillie, and Simsboro, LA; Bend, Eugene, Foster, Springfield and Albany, Oregon. Settlement:

° Civil penalty of $ 11.2 million for failure to comply with permitting procedures.

° The company has agreed to spend a total of $ 8 million dollars in extra projects to be shared with South Carolina, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The SEPs to be performed include pollution reduction projects, alternative fuels projects, community sewer and water system improvements, and state parkland donations, and concentrated in the immediate areas where Willamette facilities are located, many of which are economically disadvantaged areas. Four million dollars will be spent for additional pollution control at plants in Oregon and $ 4 million dollars will be spent for parkland acquisition ( Ark); sewer system improvements ( LA) and ethanol fueling stations to encourage fleets to use clean fuels ( SC)

° To protect the environment and public health, the settlement requires Willamette to install state of the art pollution control equipment, valued at approximately $ 74 million, at 13 of its facilities located in four states.

Environmental benefits derived from the consent decree:

° Installation of state of the art pollution control equipment at 13 of Willamette's facilities over the next 2 ½ years will mean emission reductions of 17,500 tons of volatile organic compounds ( VOCs); 8,100 tons of particulate matter ( PM); and 1,020 tons of Carbon Monoxide ( CO) over the life of the consent decree ( approximately five years).

° The consent decree also requires the company to conduct multi media audits at the facilities affected by this settlement, develop and implement parametric monitoring plans, and apply for proper air permits for the facilities currently out of compliance. ************************************************************************** 13 From: Lay. Linda@ epamail. epa. gov Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11: 21 AM To: Hanks, Katie P. Cc: Kesari. Laxmi@ epamail. epa. gov Subject: RE: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Yes, Weyerhaeuser uses the hybrid RCO/ RTO.

On Eugene, Weyerhaeuser installed an RCO, but the concentration measured from the presses was too low to achieve a 90% DRE. They are now going to run a pilot biofilter project on their dryers instead of the RCO on the presses. They plan to send the RCO to Malvern to replace the TO. If the pilot project works, they plan to use it on the dryers.

Under the BCC consent decree " Attachment 2," there are requirements for Yakima and additional ones for Medford. The company has not stipulated yet what control they will choose in either case.

Island City elected to control the green furnish dryer so they are not obligated to control the press.

" Hanks, Katie P." < kphanks@ rti. org> 06/ 19/ 2003 10: 02 AM To: Linda Lay/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA cc: Subject: RE: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Thanks for the information. It is very helpful. I do have a couple of questions.

Is the " RCO/ RTO" you listed for Weyerhaeuser a hybrid unit ( e. g., installed with catalytic media as an RCO, but media can later be replaced with regular ceramic media and the unit operated as an RTO)? Will Weyerhaeuser be installing controls on the press and dryers at their Eugene, OR MDF plant?

Will BCC be installing controls on veneer dryers at Yakima, WA; and on the press at thier Island City particleboard plant?

Thanks.  Original Message From: Lay. Linda@ epamail. epa. gov [ mailto: Lay. Linda@ epamail. epa. gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11: 04 AM To: Hanks, Katie P. Cc: Kesari. Laxmi@ epamail. epa. gov Subject: RE: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Here's what I have thus far.

Facility Control Device Eqpt. controlled Approx. date of install.

Weyerhaeuser  Plywood plants Foster, OR RCO/ RTO veneer dryers 2/ 2001 Chester, SC RCO/ RTO veneer dryers 6/ 2001 Emerson, Ark. RCO/ RTO veneer dryers 4/ 2002 Dodson, LA RCO/ RTO veneer dryers 9/ 2002 Zwolle, LA RCO/ RTO veneer dryers 1/ 2002 Springfield, OR RTO veneer dryers 5/ 2001 Weyerhaeuser  Particleboard ( PB) Louisiana, aka SurePine, LA RCO/ RTO press and dryers 8/ 2002 Weyerhaeuser  Medium Density Fiberboard ( MDF) Malvern, Ark. RCO/ TO presses and flash 7/ 2001 tube dryer Weyerhaeuser closed facilities Ruston, LA Plywood Lillie, LA PB KorPine, OR PB Boise Cascade Corporation ( BCC)  plywood Florien, LA RTO dryers 1, 2, 3, and 4 11/ 2002 Oakdale, LA RTO dryers 1, 2, 3, and 4 11/ 2002 Medford, OR RTO dryers 1, 5, and 6 3/ 2002 Elgin, OR due 9/ 2003 White City, OR ( Rogue Valley) Not required to control ( see consent decree for requirements) Kettle Falls, WA "

BCC  particleboard Island City, OR RTO Green Furnish Dryer due 11/ 2003 LP had a 1 hour average for compliance with the PMP indicators. Weyerhaeuser ( formerly Willamette) uses the 12 hour average similar to GP in their PMPs. BCC is required to put their plan into their Title V permit applications to be approved by the States. We have not seen any of their proposed plans.

The vendor that has gone out of business is GeoEnergy, according to BCC  BCC is now using PRO Environmental.

Hope this helps, Linda " Hanks, Katie P." < kphanks@ rti. org> 06/ 17/ 2003 02: 02 PM To: Linda Lay/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA cc: Subject: RE: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Thanks. I will need the names of the specific facilities since the cost impact estimates are mill by mill for our project.

 Original Message From: Lay. Linda@ epamail. epa. gov [ mailto: Lay. Linda@ epamail. epa. gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1: 58 PM To: Hanks, Katie P. Cc: Kesari. Laxmi@ epamail. epa. gov Subject: Re: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Yes, I can get together most of the information you want but it will take a few days. Relative to the vendor availability, according to Weyerhaeuser and BCC, one of the major suppliers went out of business. I will try to get you more information on this, but BCC was using this to provide for any delay they might have on one of their facilities. As it turned out though, they were able to meet the schedule.

The GP parametric monitoring plan states that they will monitor " continuously with readings recorded every 15 minutes and averaged every 12 hours as required by the Consent Decree." I'll check on the others.

Do you need the names of the specific facilities and what is controlled at each of them? Any other specific information needed?

Linda " Hanks, Katie P." < kphanks@ rti. org> 06/ 17/ 2003 01: 47 PM To: Linda Lay/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA cc: Mary Kissell/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA Subject: Status of Willamette and Boise consent actions; parameter averaging times Can you update us on the status of control device installation at the Willamette ( now Weyerhaeuser) and Boise plants. We would like to know what control device each plant installed ( or plans to install), the equipment controlled, and approximate control device installation date. Do you have this information available? Should we need to redo our economics analysis, we may use this information to reduce the cost estimates associated with the MACT rule ( i. e. we could avoid showing cost impacts for controls already installed to comply with a consent decree).

In their comments on the proposed plywood and composite wood products ( PCWP) MACT, the American Forest & Paper Association ( and affiliates) stated that several of the consent decrees negotiated between the EPA and the industry that were included in the MACT floor determination contain 12 hour block average parameter monitoring requirements. Is this true? We could not verify or refute this statement based on review of the consent information we have in hand. It appears as if Georgia Pacific may have 12 hour averaging requirements, but we are unsure about Louisiana Paicifc, Willamette, and Boise.

We have also gotten comments suggesting that there are not enough reputable control device vendors to install the large numbers of control devices that will be required by MACT. Do you know if vendor availability has been a problem for Willamette or Boise?

Katie Hanks RTI International 3040 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 ( 919) 316 3732 ( 919) 541 7155 ( fax) kphanks@ rti. org *********************************************************************************** News Release For Immediate Release January 24, 2001 For More Information Local: Leon Robinette, 501 624 8138 Trades: Brian McDermott, 253 924 4337 Financial: Bruce Amundson, 253 924 3047 Weyerhaeuser Announces Area Mill Changes Hot Springs, Ark.   Weyerhaeuser Company today announced changes at its Arkansas and Oklahoma wood products facilities that will help the company better match its manufacturing facilities with the maturing pine raw material it has been growing commercially for the past 30 years.

The changes will provide better customer service, improve efficiency and capture new market opportunities by focusing the company's wood products complexes on specific product lines. The company said these changes will be completed by mid year 2001:

° At Mountain Pine, Ark., the mill will focus on plywood manufacture. The millwork operation will close, and the chip and saw mill will be reduced to one shift. ° At Dierks, Ark, the mill will focus on producing lumber and veneer, and plywood manufacturing will be closed. The veneer will be shipped to Mountain Pine and Wright City, to be made into plywood there. ° At Wright City, Okla., the mill will continue to make both lumber and plywood, and will use veneer produced at Dierks. It will be reorganized along business lines, and the company logging operation and one shift of veneer production will be shut down. ° All locations will realign the services that support manufacturing operations, so that they will balance with the new focus of the mills.

Across the three locations, these changes will eliminate some 300 hourly and salaried jobs. The company will work with the International Association of Machinists to mitigate the effects of the reconfiguration. The company will also work with appropriate state agencies to help affected employees find new jobs.

Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY), one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. It has offices or operations in 15 countries, with customers worldwide.

In Arkansas, Weyerhaeuser owns and manages 730,000 acres of forestland, and a seedling nursery that grows more than 55 million pine and hardwood tree seedlings a year. The company operates two pine wood products manufacturing facilities, three containerboard packaging plants, a hardwood sawmill, a pressure treating plant that makes utility poles, and a common carrier railroad subsidiary. Its Hot Springs office is the headquarters for two of Weyerhaeuser's core businesses, and includes a wood products sales and marketing center. In Southeast Oklahoma, the company manages 510,000 acres of commercial forestland, and operates facilities that manufacture lumber, plywood, and the natural brown paper used to make corrugated cartons.

In Oklahoma City, it also operates a paper recycling center and a building products distribution center.

Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at www. weyerhaeuser. com.

************************************************************************** 15 Columbia Forest Products Acquires L P's Mellen, Wisconsin, Mills Thursday, August 31, 2000 News Release No: News Release No. 117 7 0 Contact: Kelly Stoner ( Media Relations) 503/ 821 5281 Bill Hebert ( Investor Relations) 503/ 221 0800 Portland, Ore   North American hardwood plywood leader Columbia Forest Products ( CFP) announced today the acquisition of Louisiana Pacific Corporation's ( NYSE: LPX) veneer and flitchwood mills in Mellen, Wisconsin. The terms of the sale were undisclosed.

" The acquisition of the Mellen facilities will broaden Columbia's presence in the rotary hardwood veneer market and ensure a secure supply of decorative veneer to CFP plywood operations and veneer customers," said Harry Demorest, president and CEO of Columbia Forest Products.

The Mellen operations, which include a 100,000 square foot veneer facility and the 30,000 square foot flitchwod facility, employ a combined workforce of approximately 240 employees, which is not expected to significantly change following the acquisition.

" The sale of L P's Mellen facilities is part of our effort to focus on the company's core businesses," said Bill Hebert, L P's director of business development. " We are pleased that Columbia Forest Products, who is a leader in the hardwood plywood and veneer markets, will now be managing the Mellen facilities." ************************************************************************** 16 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stock Symbol: PDI   ( Toronto), PI   ( New York)

PREMDOR COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF MASONITE TORONTO, Ontario ( August 31, 2001)   Premdor Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Masonite Corporation from International Paper Company.

Philip S. Orsino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Premdor, stated " the combined organization is a world class integrated global building products company that is the world leader in the design and manufacturing of doors, door components and entry systems. The Company will now focus entirely on growing the combined business and delivering superior shareholder value through increased sales and earnings."

Premdor operates over 70 facilities in twelve countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and has over 10,000 employees. The Premdor Group of Companies manufacture, merchandise and sell their products to door manufacturers, large building products distributors, jobbers, home center chains and retail building supply dealers in over 50 countries.

This press release contains a number of " forward looking statements". All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company or its management expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including sales growth, level of sales, rates of return and earnings per share and other matters, are forward looking statements. They are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company and its management in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the expectations and predictions of the Company and its management is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: general economic, market and business conditions; level of construction and renovation activity; competition; financing risks; ability to manage expanding operations; retention of key management personnel; environmental and other governmental regulation; and other factors.

For more information contact: Mr. Larry Repar Vice President, Sales and Marketing 1600 Britannia Road East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1J2 ( 905) 670 6500 www. premdor. com ************************************************************************** 17 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stock Symbol: MHM   ( Toronto and New York)

PREMDOR CHANGES NAME TO MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Acquisition Of Masonite Leads To Name Change   " Builds On Strengths Of Two Great Companies For A New Era Of Growth"

TORONTO, ONTARIO ( January 2, 2002)   Premdor Inc. today announced that effective January 1, 2002, the name of the Corporation has been changed to Masonite International Corporation and will trade on both the TSE and the NYSE under the symbol MHM.

" The choice of the Masonite name for our combined operations builds on the strengths of two great companies and sets the stage for a new era of growth. The name change reflects the world recognition of the Masonite brand. Masonite is well known for its 75 year history of innovating, manufacturing and marketing quality building products utilizing wood composite technology," stated Philip S. Orsino, President and CEO of Premdor Inc.

The new enterprise is a unique, integrated, global building products company with its Corporate Headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario and its International Administrative Offices in Tampa, Florida. It operates over 70 facilities in twelve countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and has over 10,000 employees. The Company sells its products to customers in over 50 countries.

For more information contact:

Mr. Larry Repar Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Sales and Marketing 1600 Britannia Road East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1J2 ( 905) 670 6500 www. masoniteinternational. com ************************************************************************** 18 News Release Weyerhaeuser Completes Acquisition of Willamette Federal Way, Wash., July 01, 2002   Weyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE: WY) announced that as of June 30, Willamette Industries has been fully merged into Weyerhaeuser. This completes Weyerhaeuser's acquisition of Willamette. As a result of the merger, all Willamette assets and obligations have become assets and obligations of Weyerhaeuser.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2001, sales were $ 14.5 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at www. weyerhaeuser. com.

************************************************************************** 19 LP Completes Divestiture of Texas and Louisiana Plywood Mills; Acquires oriented strand board mill in Maine Monday, September 16, 2002 News Release No: 126 9 2 Contact: David Dugan ( Media Relations) 503.821.5285 Bill Hebert ( Investor Relations) 503.821.5100 Portland, Ore. ( September 16, 2002)  Louisiana Pacific Corporation ( LP) ( NYSE: LPX) announced today that it has completed the transfer of its Texas and Louisiana plywood mills to Georgia Pacific Corporation ( NYSE: GP) in exchange for Georgia Pacific's oriented strand board ( OSB) mill in Woodland, Maine, and some additional consideration.

" We intend to incorporate our newly acquired mill into our OSB business," said Mark A. Suwyn, LP's Chairman and CEO. " However, due to current market conditions, the mill will remain in an idled state for six to nine months. During this period, we plan to implement upgrades and modifications to bring the mill closer in line with our low cost manufacturing structure."

In May 2002, LP announced the intent to divest its plywood business, along with other selected businesses and assets, in order to significantly reduce current debt and enhance long term competitiveness and flexibility. Following the divestitures, LP will focus on its businesses where the company has a strong competitive position and where further opportunities exist for strategic growth and profitable improvement.

LP is a premier supplier of building materials, delivering innovative, high quality commodity and specialty products to its retail, wholesale, homebuilding and industrial customers. Visit LP's web site at www. lpcorp. com for additional information on the company.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Although LP believes the expectations reflected in these forward looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, these expectations may not be achieved. In particular, LP's ability to consummate the transactions referred to herein is subject to numerous factors beyond its control, including conditions in the economy generally and in LP's industry and the capital markets in particular, LP's financial condition and results of operations, perceptions regarding LP's business and prospects and other factors disclosed in LP's Annual Report on Form 10 K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10 Q. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to whether, when or the terms upon which LP may be able to consummate any or all of these transactions or to achieve the objectives described herein.

Related Products LP OSB Sheathing Top Notch ® OSB Tongue & Groove Flooring Top Notch ® HP OSB Tongue & Groove Flooring ************************************************************************** 20 GP Home > News Room > News > 2002 Release No. C 1762 Georgia Pacific Announces Completion Of Asset Exchange With Louisiana Pacific ATLANTA, GA. September 16, 2002   Georgia Pacific Corp. ( NYSE: GP) today announced the completion of its previously announced asset exchange with Louisiana Pacific Corp. ( LP) ( NYSE: LPX). Georgia Pacific divested to LP its Woodland, Maine oriented strandboard facility and acquired four plywood facilities in Texas and Louisiana, and a medium density fiberboard facility in Louisiana.

The transaction allows Georgia Pacific to acquire plants that geographically complement its existing structural panels manufacturing and distribution capabilities.

Facilities at Cleveland, Texas and Logansport, La., will continue operating, with production increasing over time. The plant at Bon Wier, Texas as well as the two plants at Urania, La., all of which were idled by LP, will remain idled and in a position so they may be restarted as conditions dictate.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, packaging, paper, building products, pulp and related chemicals. With annual sales of more than $ 25 billion, the company employs approximately 71,000 people at 600 locations in North America and Europe. Its familiar consumer tissue brands include Quilted Northern ® , Angel Soft ® , Brawny ® , Sparkle ® , Soft ' n Gentle ® , Mardi Gras ® , So Dri ® , Green Forest ® and Vanity Fair ® , as well as the Dixie ® brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. Georgia Pacific's building products distribution segment has long been among the nation's leading wholesale suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do ityourself warehouse retailers. In addition, Georgia Pacific's Unisource Worldwide subsidiary is one of the largest distributors of packaging systems, printing and imaging papers and maintenance supplies in North America. For more information, visit www. gp. com Media Contacts: Greg Guest ( 404) 652 4739 Robin Keegan ( 404) 652 4713 ************************************************************************** 21 LP and Roseburg Forest Products Sign Letter of Intent for the Sale of LP's Missoula, Mont., Particleboard Mill Monday, November 4, 2002 News Release No: 134 11 2 Contact: David Dugan ( Media Relations) 503.821.5285 Bill Hebert ( Investor Relations) 503.821.5100 Portland, Ore. ( November 4, 2002)  Louisiana Pacific Corporation ( LP) ( NYSE: LPX) and Roseburg Forest Products today announced the signing of a letter of intent for the sale of LP's Missoula, Mont., particleboard mill. The Missoula, Mont., particleboard mill was an operation LP announced for sale in May 2002 as part of its asset sale and debt reduction program. The mill, employing more than 200 people, produces both specialty and commodity particleboard products.

" This is another step in the execution of our divestiture program," said Mark A. Suwyn, LP Chairman & CEO. " This sale will put this mill into the hands of a company focused on the particleboard business, allowing us to fully focus our attention and resources on our ongoing businesses."

Suwyn continued, " The proceeds from this sale, along with those from our other business and timberland divestitures, will be applied toward our debt reduction program."

" Particleboard has been a strategic business for Roseburg Forest Products for decades," according to Allyn Ford, Roseburg Forest Products President. " We want to grow our particleboard business both internally and through acquisition, and LP's Missoula facility is a perfect fit for us."

LP is a premier supplier of building materials, delivering innovative, high quality commodity and specialty products to its retail, wholesale, homebuilding and industrial customers. Visit LP's web site at www. lpcorp. com for additional information on the company.

Roseburg Forest Products, based in Roseburg, Ore., is a privately held, integrated manufacturer of a diverse line of lumber, plywood, particleboard and engineered wood products, with lands and facilities in California and Oregon.

### FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Although LP believes the expectations reflected in these forward looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, these expectations may not be achieved. In particular, LP's ability to consummate the transactions referred to herein is subject to numerous factors beyond its control, including conditions in the economy generally and in LP's industry and the capital markets in particular, LP's financial condition and results of operations, perceptions regarding LP's business and prospects and other factors disclosed in LP's Annual Report on Form 10 K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10 Q. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to whether, when or the terms upon which LP may be able to consummate any or all of these transactions or to achieve the objectives described herein.

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