M&A Deal Summary

West Fraser Acquires Weldwood of Canada

On December 31, 2004, West Fraser acquired forest products company Weldwood of Canada from International Paper

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is West Fraser’s 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is West Fraser’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is West Fraser’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-12-31
Target Weldwood of Canada
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) West Fraser
Sellers(s) International Paper
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Weldwood of Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Weldwood of Canada Ltd. is a manufacturer of lumber, laminated veneer lumber, treated wood products, plywood, and northern bleached softwood kraft pulp in the forest products industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

West Fraser

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Forest Products
Employees9,700
Revenue 6.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

West Fraser is a wood products company that produces lumber, newsprint, wood chips, plywood, panels, and pulp and paper products. West Fraser was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Forest Products M&A 1 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 6
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-31 Edson Forest Products

Edson, Alberta, Canada

Edson Forest Products is a dimensional lumber mill in Edson, Alberta.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

International Paper

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Packaging
Employees37,000
Revenue 18.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
International Paper's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
International Paper's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.

International Paper is a multinational company operating in the packaging and paper industry. International Paper provides sustainable packaging, pulp, and paper products and serves a diverse range of customers, including manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. International Paper was founded in 1898 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 15
Sector: Forest Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 12
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-07-01 Box USA Holdings

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Box USA was one of the nation’s largest independent full-service converters of corrugated packaging materials. The Company operated 23 converting facilities in 15 states and sold over 10 billion square feet of finished corrugated containers, partitions and sheets annually.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-27 Arizona Chemical Co.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Arizona Chemical Co. LLC is a producer and refiner of pine chemicals. Its products are environmentally-friendly and are used in thousands of everyday products including fragrances, personal care items, plastics, household cleaners, adhesives, printing inks, decorative pains, tires and rubber products.

Sell $485M