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Item 1. OUR BUSINESS

OUR BUSINESS

We are one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands. We own or control nearly 7 million acres of timberlands, primarily in the U.S., and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood and specialty cellulose fibers products. Our company is a real estate investment trust (REIT).

We are committed to operate as a sustainable company and are listed on the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index. We focus on increasing energy and resource efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing water consumption, conserving natural resources, and offering products that meet human needs with superior sustainability attributes. We operate with world class safety results, understand and address the needs of the communities in which we operate, and present ourselves transparently.

In 2015, we generated $7.1 billion in net sales and employed approximately 12,600 people who serve customers worldwide.

This portion of our Annual Report and Form 10-K provides detailed information about who we are, what we do and where we are headed. Unless otherwise specified, current information reported in this Form 10-K is as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

We break out financial information such as revenues, earnings and assets by the business segments that form our company. We also discuss the development of our company and the geographic areas where we do business.

Throughout this Form 10-K, unless specified otherwise, references to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the company” refer to the consolidated company.

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We meet the information-reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by filing periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports and statements — information about our company’s business, financial results and other matters — are available at:

•the SEC website — www.sec.gov;
•the SEC’s Public Conference Room, 100 F St. N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549, (800) SEC-0330; and
•our website — www.weyerhaeuser.com.

When we file the information electronically with the SEC, it also is posted to our website.

WHO WE ARE

We started out as Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, incorporated in the state of Washington in January 1900, when Frederick Weyerhaeuser and 15 partners bought 900,000 acres of timberland. Today, we are working to grow a truly great company for our shareholders, customers and employees. We grow and harvest trees and manufacture and sell products made from trees.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) ELECTION

Starting with our 2010 fiscal year, we elected to be taxed as a REIT. We expect to derive most of our REIT income from investments in timberlands, including the sale of standing timber through pay-as-cut sales contracts and lump sum timber deeds. REIT income can be distributed to shareholders without first paying corporate level tax, substantially eliminating the double taxation on income. A significant portion of our timberland segment earnings receives this favorable tax treatment. We continue to be required to pay federal corporate income taxes on earnings of our Taxable REIT Subsidiary (TRS), which includes our manufacturing businesses and the portion of our Timberlands segment income included in the TRS.

PENDING MERGER WITH PLUM CREEK

On November 6, 2015 Weyerhaeuser Company and Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (“Plum Creek”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Plum Creek will merge with and into Weyerhaeuser Company with Weyerhaeuser continuing as the surviving corporation. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Plum Creek shareholders will receive 1.60 shares of Weyerhaeuser common shares for each share of Plum Creek common stock at the closing date. Plum Creek is a REIT that owns and manages more than 6 million acres of timberland in the United States. In addition Plum Creek produces wood products, develops opportunities for mineral and other natural resource extraction, and develops and sells real estate properties. See Note 4: Acquisitions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about the pending merger.

OUR BUSINESS SEGMENTS

In the Consolidated Results section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, you will find our overall performance results for our business segments:

•Timberlands,
•Wood Products and
•Cellulose Fibers.

Detailed financial information about our business segments and our geographic locations is in Note 2: Business Segments and Note 21: Geographic Areas in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as in this section and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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On November 8, 2015 Weyerhaeuser announced that the board authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives for its Cellulose Fibers business. At this time there can be no assurance that the board's evaluation process will result in any transaction or that any transaction, if pursued, will be consummated.

EFFECT OF MARKET CONDITIONS

The health of the U.S. housing market strongly affects our Wood Products and Timberlands segments. Wood Products primarily sells into the new residential building and repair and remodel markets. Demand for logs from our Timberlands segment is affected by the production of wood-based building products as well as export demand. Cellulose Fibers is primarily affected by global demand and the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.

COMPETITION IN OUR MARKETS

We operate in highly competitive domestic and foreign markets, with numerous companies selling similar products. Many of our products also face competition from substitutes for wood and wood-fiber products. We compete in our markets primarily through price, product quality and service levels. We are relentlessly focused on improving operational excellence to ensure a competitive cost structure and producing quality products customers want and are wiling to pay for.

Our business segments’ competitive strategies are as follows:

•Timberlands — Extract maximum value from each acre we own or manage.
•Wood Products — Deliver high-quality lumber, structural panels, engineered wood products and complementary building products for residential, multi-family, industrial and light commercial applications at competitive costs.
•Cellulose Fibers — Concentrate on value-added pulp products and low cost manufacturing assets.

SALES OUTSIDE THE U.S.

In 2015, $2.3 billion — 32 percent — of our total consolidated sales from continuing operations were to customers outside the U.S. Our sales outside the U.S. are generally denominated in U.S. dollars. The table below shows sales outside the U.S. for the last three years.

SALES OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
201520142013
Exports from the U.S.$1,719$1,892$1,891
Canadian export and domestic sales400472488
Other foreign sales144150114
Total$2,263$2,514$2,493
Percent of total sales32%34%29%

OUR EMPLOYEES

We have approximately 12,600 employees. This number includes:

•11,700 employed in North America and
•900 employed by our operations outside of North America.

Of these employees, approximately 3,500 are members of unions covered by multi-year collective-bargaining agreements. More information about these agreements is in Note 9: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

WHAT WE DO

This section provides information about how we:

•grow and harvest trees and
•manufacture and sell products made from them.

For each of our business segments, we provide details about what we do, where we do it, how much we sell and where we are headed.

TIMBERLANDS

Our Timberlands segment manages 6.9 million acres of private commercial timberlands worldwide. We own 6.3 million of those acres and have long-term leases on the other 0.6 million acres. In addition, we have renewable, long-term licenses on Canadian timberlands. The tables presented in this section include data from this segment's business units as of the end of 2015.

WHAT WE DO

Forestry Management

Our Timberlands segment:

•grows and harvests trees to be converted into lumber, other wood and building products and pulp and paper;
•exports logs to other countries where they are made into products;
•plants seedlings to reforest harvested areas using the most effective regeneration method for the site and species (in parts of Canada natural regeneration is employed);
•monitors and cares for the planted trees as they grow to maturity; and
•strives to sustain and maximize the timber supply from our timberlands while keeping the health of our environment a key priority.

Our goal is to maximize returns by selling logs and stumpage to internal and external customers. We focus on solid wood and use intensive silviculture to improve forest productivity and returns while managing our forests on a sustainable basis to meet customer and public expectations.

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Sustainable Forestry Practices

We are committed to responsible environmental stewardship wherever we operate, managing forests to produce financially mature timber while protecting the ecosystem services they provide. Our working forests include places with unique environmental, cultural, historical or recreational value. To protect their unique qualities, we follow regulatory requirements, voluntary standards and implement the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) standard. Independent auditing of all of the forests we own or manage in the United States and Canada certifies that we meet the SFI standard. Our timberlands in Uruguay are certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard or the Uruguayan national forestry management standard which is endorsed by the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

Canadian Forestry Operations

In Canada, we manage timberlands under long-term licenses that provide raw material for our manufacturing facilities in various provinces. When we harvest trees, we pay the provinces at stumpage rates set by the government, which generally are based on prevailing market prices. We transfer logs to our manufacturing facilities at cost, and do not generate any profit in the Timberlands segment from the harvest of timber from the licensed acres in Canada.

Other Values From Our Timberlands

In the United States, we actively manage mineral, oil and gas leases on our land and use geologic databases to identify and market opportunities for commercial mineral and geothermal development. We recognize leasing, bonus, and option revenue over the terms of agreements with customers. Revenue primarily comes from:

•royalty payments on oil and gas production;
•bonus payments from oil and gas leasing and exploration activity;
•royalty payments on hard minerals (rock, sand and gravel);
•geothermal lease and option revenues; and
•the sale of mineral assets.

In managing mineral resources, we generate revenue related to our ownership of the minerals and, separately, related to our ownership of the surface. The ownership of mineral rights and surface acres may be held by two separate parties. Materials that can be mined from the surface, and whose value comes from factors other than their chemical composition, typically belong to the surface owner. Examples of surface materials include rock, sand, gravel, dirt and topsoil. The mineral owner holds the title to commodities that derive value from their unique chemical composition. Examples of mineral rights include oil, gas, coal (even if mined at the surface) and precious metals. If the two types of rights conflict, then mineral rights generally are superior to surface rights. A third type of land right is geothermal, which can belong to either the surface or mineral owner. We routinely reserve mineral and geothermal rights when selling surface timberlands acreage.

Timberlands Products

PRODUCTSHOW THEY’RE USED
LogsLogs are made into lumber, other wood and building products, and pulp and paper products.
TimberlandsTimberland tracts are sold or exchanged to maximize value or improve our timberland portfolio.
TimberStanding timber is sold to third parties.
Minerals, oil and gasMinerals, oil and gas are sold into construction and energy markets.
Other productsSeed and seedlings grown in the U.S. and plywood produced at our mill in Uruguay are sold to third parties. U.S. timberlands are leased to the public for recreational purposes.

HOW WE MEASURE OUR PRODUCT

We report Timberlands data in cubic meters. Cubic meters measure the total volume of wood fiber in a tree or log that we can sell. Cubic meter volume is determined from the large and small-end diameters and length and provides a comparative measure of timber and log volume among operating regions, species, size and seasons of the year.

We also use multiple units of measure when transacting business including:

•Thousand board feet (MBF) — used in the West to measure the expected lumber recovery from a tree or log. This measure does not include taper or recovery of non-lumber residual products.
•Hundred cubic feet (CCF) — used in the West to measure the volume of a log. The measure does not include any calculation for expected lumber recovery.
•Green tons (GT) — used in the South to measure weight; factors used for conversion to product volume can vary by species, size, location and season.

WHERE WE DO IT

Our timberlands assets are located primarily in North America. In the U.S. we own and manage sustainable timberlands in nine states for use in wood products and pulp and paper manufacturing. We own or lease:

•4.0 million acres in the southern U.S. (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas); and
•2.6 million acres in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

We also own and operate nurseries and seed orchards in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Georgia.

Our international operations are located in Uruguay, where we own 298,000 acres and have long-term leases on 25,000 acres. In Canada, we manage timberlands under long-term licenses that provide raw material for our manufacturing facilities. These licenses are in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario (license is managed by partnership) and Saskatchewan.

Our total timber inventory — including timber on owned and leased land— is approximately 350 million cubic meters. The amount of timber inventory does not translate into an amount of lumber or panel products because the quantity of end products:

•varies according to the species, size and quality of the timber; and
•will change through time as the mix of these variables adjust.

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The species, size and grade of the trees affects the relative value of our timberlands.

We maintain our timber inventory in an integrated resource inventory and geographic information system (“GIS”). The resource inventory component of the system is proprietary and is largely based on internally developed technologies, including growth and yield models developed by our research and development organization. The GIS component is based on GIS software that is viewed as the standard in our industry.

Timber inventory data collection and verification techniques include the use of industry standard field sampling procedures as well as proprietary remote sensing technologies in some geographies where they generate improved estimates. The data is collected and maintained at the timber stand level.

United States

Summary of 2015 United States Standing Timber Inventory

GEOGRAPHIC AREAMILLIONS OF CUBIC METERS AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
TOTAL INVENTORY(1)
West:
Douglas fir/Cedar153
Whitewood31
Hardwood12
196
South:
Southern yellow pine113
Hardwood29
142
Total U.S.338
(1) Inventory includes all conservation and set aside areas.

Summary of 2015 United States Timberland Locations

GEOGRAPHIC AREATHOUSANDS OF ACRES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
FEE OWNERSHIPLONG- TERM LEASESTOTAL ACRES(1)
U.S.:
West2,594—2,594
South3,4036304,033
Total U.S.5,9976306,627
(1) Acres include all conservation and set aside areas.

We provide a constant year round flow of logs to internal and third-party customers. We sell grade logs to mills that manufacture a diverse range of products including lumber, plywood and veneer. We also sell chips and fiber logs to pulp, paper and oriented strand board mills. We also sell standing timber to third parties. Our timberlands are well located to take advantage of road, logging and transportation systems for efficient delivery of logs to these customers.

Western United States

Our Western acres are well situated to serve the wood product markets in Oregon and Washington. In addition, our location on the West Coast provides access to higher-value export markets for Douglas fir and whitewood logs in Japan, China and Korea. The size and quality of our Western Timberlands, coupled with their proximity to several deep-water port facilities, positions us to meet the needs of Pacific Rim log markets.

Our lands are composed primarily of Douglas fir, a species highly valued for its structural strength. Our coastal lands also contain whitewood and have a higher proportion of hemlock and other whitewoods than our interior holdings. Our management systems provide us a competitive operating advantage and range from research and forestry, to technical planning models, mechanized harvesting, and marketing and logistics.

On July 23, 2013, we purchased 100 percent of the equity interests in Longview Timber LLC (Longview Timber) for $1.58 billion cash and assumed debt of $1.07 billion, for an aggregate purchase price of $2.65 billion. Longview Timber was a privately-held Delaware limited liability company engaged in the ownership and management of approximately 645,000 acres of timberlands in Oregon and Washington. More information on this transaction can be found in Note 4: Acquisitions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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2015 Western U.S. Inventory by Species

2015 Western U.S. Inventory by Age / Species

The average age of timber harvested in 2015 was 52 years. Most of our U.S. timberland is intensively managed for timber production, but some areas are conserved for environmental, historical, recreational or cultural reasons. Some of our older trees are protected in acreage set aside for conservation, and some are not yet logged due to harvest rate regulations. While over the long term our average harvest age will decrease in accordance with our sustainable forestry practices, we harvest generally 2 percent of our Western acreage each year.

Southern United States

Our Southern acres predominantly contain southern yellow pine and encompass timberlands in seven states.

We intensively manage our timber plantations using forestry research and planning systems to optimize grade log production. We also actively manage our land to capture revenues from our oil, gas and hard minerals resources. We do this while providing quality habitat for a range of animals and birds. We lease more than 94 percent of our acres to the public and state wildlife agencies for recreational purposes.

2015 Southern U.S. Inventory by Species

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2015 Southern U.S. Inventory by Age / Species

The average age of timber harvested in 2015 was 31 years for southern yellow pine. In accordance with our sustainable forestry practices, we harvest generally 3 percent of our acreage each year in the South.

International

Summary of 2015 International Standing Timber Inventory

GEOGRAPHIC AREAMILLIONS OF CUBIC METERS AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
TOTAL INVENTORY
Uruguay:
Pine8
Eucalyptus4
Total International12

Summary of 2015 International Timberland Locations

GEOGRAPHIC AREATHOUSANDS OF ACRES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
FEE OWNERSHIPLONG-TERM LEASESTOTAL ACRES
Uruguay29825323

Our timberland acres in Uruguay are split approximately 49 percent loblolly pine and 51 percent eucalyptus. Loblolly pine comprises more of our timber inventory due to its older age. On average, the timber in Uruguay is in the second third of its rotation age. It is entering into that part of the growth rotation when we will see increased volume accretion. About 97 percent of the area to be planted has been afforested to date.

2015 International Inventory by Species (Uruguay)

In Uruguay, the target rotation ages are 21 to 22 years for pine and 14 to 17 years for eucalyptus. We manage both species to a grade (appearance) regime.

We also operate a plywood mill in Uruguay with a production capacity of 250,000 cubic meters. Production volume reached 218,000 cubic meters in 2015.

In Brazil, we were a managing partner in a joint venture that operated a hardwood sawmill. We sold our interest in this joint venture during 2014.

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Canada — Licensed Timberlands

We manage timberlands in Canada under long-term licenses from the provincial governments to secure volume for our manufacturing facilities in various provinces. The provincial governments regulate the volume of timber that may be harvested each year through Annual Allowable Cuts (AAC), which are updated every 10 years. As of December 31, 2015, our AAC by province was:

•Alberta — 3,906 thousand cubic meters,
•British Columbia — 804 thousand cubic meters,
•Ontario — 146 thousand cubic meters and
•Saskatchewan — 788 thousand cubic meters.

When the volume is harvested, we pay the province at stumpage rates set by the government and generally based on prevailing market prices. The harvested logs are transferred to our manufacturing facilities at cost (stumpage plus harvest, haul and overhead costs less any margin on selling logs to third parties). Any profit from harvesting the log through to converting it to a finished product is recognized at the respective mill in either the Cellulose Fibers or Wood Products segment.

GEOGRAPHIC AREATHOUSANDS OF ACRES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
TOTAL LICENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Canada:
Alberta5,306
British Columbia1,008
Ontario(1)2,574
Saskatchewan4,987
Total Canada13,875
(1) License is managed by partnership.

Five-Year Summary of Timberlands Fee Harvest Volumes

FEE HARVEST VOLUMES IN THOUSANDS
20152014201320122011
Fee harvest volume – cubic meters:
West11,13011,1738,9077,1706,595
South11,56811,67611,59611,4889,738
International889990818763854
Total23,58723,83921,32119,42117,187

Our Timberlands annual fee harvest volumes represents the depletion of the timber assets we own. Depletion is a method of expensing the cost of establishing the fee timber asset base over the harvest or timber sales volume.

Our fee harvest volumes are managed sustainably across all regions to ensure the preservation of long-term economic value of the timber and to capture maximum value from the markets. This is accomplished by ensuring annual harvest schedules target financially mature timber and reforestation activities align with the growing of timber through its life cycle to financial maturity.

Five-Year Summary of Timberlands Fee Harvest Volumes - Percentage of Grade and Fiber

PERCENTAGE OF GRADE AND FIBER
20152014201320122011
WestGrade87%89%90%90%90%
Fiber13%11%10%10%10%
SouthGrade59%59%57%59%58%
Fiber41%41%43%41%42%
InternationalGrade65%63%60%67%55%
Fiber35%37%40%33%45%
TotalGrade73%73%69%71%70%
Fiber27%27%31%29%30%

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HOW MUCH WE SELL

Our net sales to unaffiliated customers over the last two years were:

•$1.4 billion in 2015 — down 10 percent from 2014; and
•$1.5 billion in 2014.

Our intersegment sales over the last two years were:

•$830 million in 2015 — down 4 percent from 2014; and
•$867 million in 2014.

Five-Year Summary of Net Sales for Timberlands

NET SALES IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
20152014201320122011
To unaffiliated customers:
Logs:
West$830$972$828$559$545
South241257256233196
Canada2422191917
Total1,0951,2511,103811758
Chip sales151291819
Timberlands sales and exchanges(1)6252655977
Higher and better use land sales(1)1419192225
Minerals, oil and gas2632323153
Products from international operations(2)87969010686
Other products5135253026
Subtotal sales to unaffiliated customers1,3501,4971,3431,0771,044
Intersegment sales:
United States559576518447424
Other271291281236222
Subtotal intersegment sales830867799683646
Total$2,180$2,364$2,142$1,760$1,690
(1) Significant dispositions of higher and better use timberland and some nonstrategic timberlands are made through subsidiaries. (2) Products include logs, plywood and hardwood lumber harvested or produced by our international operations. Includes sales from our operations in Uruguay, Brazil (sold in 2014) and China (sold in 2012).

Five-Year Trend for Total Net Sales in Timberlands

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Percentage of 2015 Sales Dollars to Unaffiliated Customers

Log Sales Volumes

Logs sold to unaffiliated customers in 2015 decreased 0.5 million cubic meters — 3 percent — from 2014.

•Sales volumes in the West decreased 0.3 million cubic meters — 3 percent — primarily due to lower export sales to China and Korea.
•Sales to unaffiliated customers in the South decreased 378 thousand cubic meters — 7 percent — primarily due to lower fee log harvest production.
•Sales volumes from Canada increased 95 thousand cubic meters — 16 percent — in 2015. The increase in volume to unaffiliated customers was primarily due to an increase in delivered log sales versus stumpage sales.
•Sales volumes from our international operations increased 44 thousand cubic meters — 7 percent — in 2015. The increase in volume was primarily due to increased fiber log sales in Uruguay.

We sell three grades of logs — domestic grade, domestic fiber and export. Factors that may affect log sales in each of these categories include:

•domestic grade log sales — lumber usage, primarily for housing starts and repair and remodel activity, the needs of our own mills and the availability of logs from both outside markets and our own timberlands;
•domestic fiber log sales — demand for chips by pulp, containerboard mills, and OSB mills; and
•export log sales — the level of housing starts in Japan and construction in China.

Our sales volumes include logs purchased in the open market and all our domestic and export logs that are sold to unaffiliated customers or transferred at market prices to our internal mills.

Five-Year Summary of Log Sales Volumes to Unaffiliated Customers for Timberlands

SALES VOLUMES IN THOUSANDS
20152014201320122011
Logs – cubic meters:
West8,6728,9807,7085,8985,267
South5,3005,6785,8885,5754,879
Canada687592511531479
International648604357343314
Total15,30715,85414,46412,34710,939

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Log Prices

The majority of our log sales to unaffiliated customers involve sales to domestic sawmills and the export market. Log prices in the following tables are on a delivered (mill) basis:

Five-Year Summary of Published Domestic Log Prices (#2 Sawlog Bark On — $/MBF)

Five-Year Summary of Export Log Prices (#2 Sawlog Bark On — $/MBF)

Our log prices are affected by the supply of and demand for grade and fiber logs and are influenced by the same factors that affect log sales. Export log prices are particularly affected by the Japanese housing market and Chinese demand.

Our average 2015 log realizations in the West decreased from 2014 — primarily due to weaker export log markets. Our average 2015 log realizations in the South were flat from 2014.

Minerals and Energy Products

Mineral revenue was down in 2015 as royalty revenue from natural gas declined amid weaker oil and gas prices and construction aggregates declined.

WHERE WE’RE HEADED

Our competitive strategies include:

•continuing to capitalize on our scale operations, silviculture expertise and sustainability practices;
•maximizing cash flow through operational excellence initiatives such as merchandising for value, harvest and transportation efficiencies, and flexing harvest to seasonal and short term opportunities;
•sustaining our export and domestic market access, infrastructure and strong customer relationships; and
•increasing non-timber revenue streams.

On November 6, 2015 we entered into a Merger Agreement with Plum Creek. Plum Creek is among the largest and most geographically diverse private landowners in the United States with more than 6 million acres of timberlands in 19 states, including significant holdings in proximity to our Western and Southern timberlands. Pending the completion of the merger, the combined company will own more than 13 million acres of timberlands.

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WOOD PRODUCTS

We are a large manufacturer and distributor of wood products primarily in North America and Asia.

WHAT WE DO

Our wood products segment:

•provides a family of high-quality softwood lumber, engineered wood products, structural panels and other specialty products to the residential, multi-family, industrial, light commercial and repair and remodel markets;
•distributes our products as well as complementary building products that we purchase from other manufacturers; and
•exports our softwood lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and engineered wood products primarily to Asia.

Wood Products

PRODUCTSHOW THEY’RE USED
Structural lumberStructural framing for new residential, repair and remodel, treated applications, industrial and commercial structures
Engineered wood products • Solid section • I-joistsFloor and roof joists, and headers and beams for residential, multi-family and commercial structures
Structural panels • OSB • Softwood plywoodStructural sheathing, subflooring and stair tread for residential, multi-family and commercial structures
Other productsWood chips and other byproducts
Complimentary building productsComplementary building products such as cedar, decking, siding, insulation and rebar sold in our distribution facilities

WHERE WE DO IT

We operate manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada. We distribute through a combination of Weyerhaeuser and third-party locations. Information about the locations, capacities and actual production of our manufacturing facilities is included below.

Principal Manufacturing Locations

Locations of our principal manufacturing facilities as of December 31, 2015, by major product group were:

•Structural lumber

– U.S. — Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington

– Canada — Alberta and British Columbia

•Engineered wood products

– U.S. — Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon and West Virginia

– Canada — British Columbia and Ontario

•Oriented strand board

– U.S. — Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina and West Virginia

– Canada — Alberta and Saskatchewan

•Softwood plywood

– U.S. — Arkansas and Louisiana

We also own or lease 17 distribution centers in the U.S. where our major products and complementary building products are sold. During 2015, we decided to close our distribution centers in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Paul.

Summary of Wood Products Capacities as of December 31, 2015

CAPACITIES IN MILLIONS
PRODUCTION CAPACITYNUMBER OF FACILITIES
Structural lumber – board feet4,75018
Engineered solid section – cubic feet(1)436
Oriented strand board – square feet (3/8”)3,0356
Softwood plywood – square feet (3/8”)4602
(1) Three engineered wood products facilities also produce engineered I-Joists to meet market demand. 2015 production of I-Joists was 185 million lineal feet.

Production capacities listed represent annual production volume under normal operating conditions and producing a normal product mix for each individual facility. Production capacities do not include any capacity for facilities that were sold or permanently closed as of the end of 2015. We also operate a facility in Foster, Oregon that produces veneer, primarily for use in our engineered wood products facilities.

In 2014, we decided to reopen our Evergreen, Alabama engineered wood products facility. This facility was previously indefinitely closed.

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Five-Year Summary of Wood Products Production

PRODUCTION IN MILLIONS
20152014201320122011
Structural lumber – board feet4,2524,1524,0843,8463,528
Engineered solid section – cubic feet(1)20.920.418.015.413.4
Engineered I-joists – lineal feet(1)185182168147122
Oriented strand board – square feet (3/8”)2,8472,7492,7232,5112,127
Softwood plywood – square feet (3/8”)(2)248252241214197
(1) Weyerhaeuser engineered I-joist facilities also may produce engineered solid section. (2) All Weyerhaeuser plywood facilities also produce veneer.

HOW MUCH WE SELL

Revenues of our Wood Products segment come from sales to wood products dealers, do-it-yourself retailers, builders and industrial users. Wood Products net sales were $3.9 billion in 2015 and $4 billion 2014.

Five-Year Summary of Net Sales for Wood Products

NET SALES IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
20152014201320122011
Structural lumber$1,741$1,901$1,873$1,400$1,087
Engineered solid section428402353279235
Engineered I-joists284277247190161
Oriented strand board595610809612354
Softwood plywood12914314411566
Other products produced189176171167142
Complementary building products506461412295231
Total$3,872$3,970$4,009$3,058$2,276

Five-Year Trend for Total Net Sales in Wood Products

Percentage of 2015 Net Sales Dollars in Wood Products

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Wood Products Volume

The volume of structural lumber, OSB, and engineered wood products sold in 2015 increased from 2014 due to increased demand.

Five-Year Summary of Sales Volume for Wood Products

SALES VOLUMES IN MILLIONS
20152014201320122011
Structural lumber – board feet4,5884,4634,4364,0313,586
Engineered solid section – cubic feet21.320.018.215.412.3
Engineered I-joists – lineal feet188184177152128
Oriented strand board – square feet (3/8”)2,9722,7882,7722,5081,977
Softwood Plywood – square feet (3/8”)381395402340249
Sales volumes include sales of internally produced products and complementary building products sold primarily through our distribution centers.

Wood Products Prices

Prices for commodity wood products — Structural lumber, OSB and Plywood — decreased in 2015 from 2014.

In general, the following factors influence prices for wood products:

•Demand for wood products used in residential and multi-family construction and the repair and remodel of existing homes affects prices. Residential construction is influenced by factors such as population growth and other demographics, the level of employment, consumer confidence, consumer income, availability of financing and interest rate levels, and the supply and pricing of existing homes on the market. Repair and remodel activity is affected by the size and age of existing housing inventory and access to home equity financing and other credit.
•The availability of supply of commodity building products such as structural lumber, OSB and plywood affects prices. A number of factors can influence supply, including changes in production capacity and utilization rates, weather, raw material supply and availability of transportation.

The North American housing market continued to show steady but slow improvement in 2015. Oversupply and weak Canadian currency resulted in generally lower lumber commodity pricing in 2015. The following graphs reflect product price trends for the past five years.

Five-Year Summary of Published Lumber Prices — $/MBF

Five-Year Summary of Published Oriented Strand Board Prices — $/MSF

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WHERE WE’RE HEADED

Our competitive strategies include:

•reduce controllable manufacturing costs through operational excellence and capital execution;
•maintain a value-added product mix;
•leverage our brand and reputation as the preferred provider of quality building products; and
•pursue disciplined, profitable sales growth.

CELLULOSE FIBERS

Our cellulose fibers segment is one of the world’s largest producers of absorbent fluff pulp used in products such as diapers. We also manufacture liquid packaging board and other pulp products. We have a 50 percent interest in North Pacific Paper Corporation (NORPAC) — a joint venture with Nippon Paper Industries that produces primarily high-brightness publication papers and newsprint.

WHAT WE DO

Our cellulose fibers segment:

•provides cellulose fibers for absorbent products in markets around the world;
•works closely with our customers to develop unique or specialized applications;
•manufactures liquid packaging board used primarily for the production of containers for liquid products; and
•is largely energy self sufficient, with over 80 percent of its energy derived from black liquor produced at the mills and biomass.

Cellulose Fibers Products

PRODUCTSHOW THEY’RE USED
Pulp • Fluff pulp (Southern softwood kraft fiber) • Softwood papergrade pulp • Specialty chemical cellulose pulp• Used in sanitary disposable products that require bulk, softness and absorbency • Used in products that include printing and writing papers and tissue • Used in textiles, absorbent products, specialty packaging, specialty applications and proprietary high-bulking fibers
Liquid packaging boardConverted into containers to hold liquids such as milk, juice and tea
Other products • Slush pulp • Wet lap pulpUsed in the manufacture of paper products

WHERE WE DO IT

Our cellulose fibers products are distributed globally through a direct sales network. Locations of our principal manufacturing facilities by major product group are:

•Pulp Manufacturing

– U.S. — Georgia (2), Mississippi and North Carolina

– Canada — Alberta

•Pulp Converting

– U.S. — Mississippi

– Poland

•Liquid packaging board

– U.S. — Washington

Summary of Cellulose Fibers Capacities as of December 31, 2015

CAPACITIES IN THOUSANDS
PRODUCTION CAPACITYNUMBER OF FACILITIES
Pulp – air-dry metric tons1,8705
Liquid packaging board – metric tons3151

Production capacities listed represent annual production volume under normal operating conditions and producing a normal product mix for each individual facility.

Five-Year Summary of Cellulose Fibers Production

PRODUCTION IN THOUSANDS
20152014201320122011
Pulp – air-dry metric tons1,8221,8591,8151,7731,769
Liquid packaging board – metric tons255265279265279

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HOW MUCH WE SELL

Revenues of our Cellulose Fibers segment come from sales to customers who use the products for further manufacturing or distribution and for direct use. Our net sales were $1.9 billion in 2015 and 2014.

Five-Year Summary of Net Sales for Cellulose Fibers

NET SALES IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
20152014201320122011
Pulp$1,499$1,559$1,501$1,433$1,617
Liquid packaging board305310326332346
Other products5667758995
Total$1,860$1,936$1,902$1,854$2,058

Five-Year Trend for Total Net Sales in Cellulose Fibers

Percentage of 2015 Net Sales Dollars in Cellulose Fibers

Pulp Volumes

Our sales volumes of cellulose fiber products were 1.8 million tons in 2015 and 2014.

Factors that affect sales volumes for cellulose fiber products include:

•growth of the world gross domestic product,
•demand for absorbent hygiene products and paper and
•relative strength of the U.S. dollar.

Five-Year Summary of Sales Volume for Cellulose Fibers

SALES VOLUMES IN THOUSANDS
20152014201320122011
Pulp – air-dry metric tons1,8211,8261,8661,7621,756
Liquid packaging board – metric tons255249277262269

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Pulp Prices

Our average pulp prices in 2015 decreased compared with 2014 due to a stronger US dollar and available supply.

Five-Year Summary of Published NBSK Pulp Prices — $/ADMT

WHERE WE’RE HEADED

Our competitive strategies include:

•profitably growing with long-term strategic customers;
•developing enhanced products for existing and new markets;
•continued execution of operational excellence initiatives such as manufacturing reliability and quality management systems; and
•focusing capital investments on cost reduction, green energy opportunities and product quality.

On November 8, 2015 Weyerhaeuser announced that the board authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives for its Cellulose Fibers business. At this time there can be no assurance that the board's evaluation process will result in any transaction or that any transaction, if pursued, will be consummated.

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