West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.: SWOT Analysis & Company Profile

• Publication date: November 2010

Synopsis Business Review’s West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. contains a company overview, key facts, locations and subsidiaries, news and events as well as a SWOT analysis of the company. Summary This SWOT Analysis company profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to quickly understand the key information concerning West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.’s business. Business Review’s “West F...

Synopsis
Business Review’s West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. contains a company overview, key facts, locations and subsidiaries, news and events as well as a SWOT analysis of the company.

Summary
This SWOT Analysis company profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to quickly understand the key information concerning West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.’s business.

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Scope
• Examines and identifies key information and issues about (West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.) for business intelligence requirements
• Studies and presents West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities (growth potential) and threats (competition). Strategic and operational business information is objectively reported.
• The profile contains business operations, the company history, major products and services, prospects, key competitors, structure and key employees, locations and subsidiaries.

Reasons To Buy
• Quickly enhance your understanding of the company.
• Obtain details and analysis of the market and competitors as well as internal and external factors which could impact the industry.
• Increase business/sales activities by understanding your competitors’ businesses better.
• Recognize potential partnerships and suppliers.
• Obtain yearly profitability figures

Key Highlights
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (West Fraser) is an integrated forest products company, engaged in producing lumber, wood chips, fibreboard, plywood, pulp, linerboard, kraft paper, and newsprint. The company’s products can be classified into four main groups: lumber, laminated veneer lumber, panels & plywood and pulp & paper. The company carries out its business operations through subsidiaries and joint ventures owned directly or indirectly. West Fraser Mills is the principal operating subsidiary of West Fraser. The company has manufacturing operations in western Canada and the southern US. Furthermore, West Fraser is focusing on entering the power industry by exploring biomass power opportunity. During the year ended December 2009, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production was 1.6 million cubic feet. The majority of West Fraser’s plywood is sold to customers in Canada. The company is headquartered in British Columbia, Canada.

Wood, Paper And Fiber Industry in Canada

Table of Contents
1 COMPANY OVERVIEW
1.1 Key Facts
2 BUSINESS OVERVIEW
2.1 Business Description
2.2 Key Employees
2.2.1 Key Employee Biographies
2.3 Locations and Subsidiaries
3 SWOT ANALYSIS
3.1 Overview
3.2 Strengths
3.3 Weaknesses
3.4 Opportunities
3.5 Threats
4 NEWS AND EVENTS
4.1 News
4.2 Company History
5 Appendix
5.1 Research Methodology
5.2 Additional Notes
5.3 Disclaimer

List of Tables
Table 1: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Key Facts
Table 2: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Key Employees
Table 3: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Key Employee Biographies
Table 4: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Locations
Table 5: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Subsidiaries
Table 6: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. SWOT Analysis
Table 7: West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. History