Weyerhaeuser Solutions Inc. Offers Full Range of Services to Develop, Manage and Commercialize Forest Assets
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced the launch of
Weyerhaeuser Solutions Inc., a new subsidiary offering a full range of
consulting and management services designed to help clients develop,
manage and commercialize forest assets.
Weyerhaeuser Solutions Inc. is a business composed of consulting experts
with Weyerhaeuser operating experience and expertise. The business can
work with companies in industries such as energy, mining, forestry and
manufacturing which are interested in reducing their carbon footprint,
sourcing bio-energy feedstocks, and managing landscapes for water supply
and quality.
Ray Risco serves as president of the new subsidiary, reporting directly
to Tom Gideon, executive vice president ? Timberlands. Risco has more
than two decades of experience operating international businesses in
executive, general management, and financial roles. He has been a key
player in Weyerhaeuser′s international strategic development, mergers
and acquisitions, partnership management and operational leadership.
'With the ability to serve customers around the world, we can design,
manage and commercialize forest-based solutions to mitigate risk,
diversify investment and expand economic opportunity,? Risco said. 'We
do this by taking a holistic approach to helping clients expand their
portfolios to include renewable forest-based assets, and providing
customized, innovative solutions, on a global scale, that enhance supply
security and provide economic alternatives. Our experts can help
customers to make informed choices, which we then help implement.?
Services Weyerhaeuser Solutions provides include:
- Natural Resource Management: Site evaluation, land appraisal,
financial analysis, active forest management, watershed and water-use
strategies, and supply chain services for sustainable forest products.
- Climate Change Strategy: Innovative carbon sequestration
solutions.
- Renewable Resources for Energy: Ecosystem services to remediate
current operations and assistance in transitioning to renewable energy
supplies.
More information on Weyerhaeuser Solutions is available at www.wy.com/solutions.
Weyerhaeuser Solutions is a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser NR Company, the
taxable Real Estate Investment Trust subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company.
About Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world′s largest forest products
companies, began operations in 1900. We grow and harvest trees, build
homes and make a range of forest products essential to everyday lives.
We manage 22 million acres of timberland worldwide on a sustainable
basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.
At the end of 2010, we employed approximately 14,000 employees in 10
countries. We have customers worldwide and generated $6.6 billion in
sales in 2010. Our stock trades on the New York Stock exchange under the
symbol WY. Additional information about us is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com.
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