“The demand for residential wood products continues to erode, and this announcement is a direct result of the business environment we face,” said Tom Gideon, executive vice president of the Forest Products division for the Federal Way, Wash.-based company.
The announcement will affect about 300 employees at the site. Weyerhaeuser is providing transition benefits to those employees.
“This was a very difficult decision impacting employees who have performed well,” Gideon said. “Unfortunately, the current extraordinarily weak market conditions require that we take decisive action. We fully understand the major impact of this closure on our employees, contractors and the Pine Hill community, and we will work constructively in the weeks and months ahead on the transition.”
Weyerhaeuser continues to employ approximately 350 workers in Alabama at facilities in Evergreen, Tuscumbia, Millport, Marion, Sweet Water and Camden. Additionally, Weyerhaeuser owns and manages more than 580,000 acres of timber in the state.
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