Interfor Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Lumber Manufacturing Facilities in Georgia and South Carolina
August 19 2024 - 5:00PM
INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”)
(TSX: IFP) announced today that it will indefinitely curtail
operations at its sawmills in Meldrim, Georgia and Summerville,
South Carolina. These curtailments are in response to persistently
weak lumber market conditions.
Log deliveries will be curtailed immediately, followed by an
orderly wind-down of operations, which is expected to be completed
by the end of the third quarter of 2024. Both sawmills produce
kiln-dried Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber and have a
combined annual capacity of 330 million board feet.
These indefinite curtailments will impact approximately 180
employees across both facilities. Interfor expects to mitigate some
of the impact on affected employees by providing work opportunities
at other Company operations, where possible.
The expected impact of these curtailments on production volume
for the remainder of 2024 was included in the temporary curtailment
guidance referenced in Interfor’s press release dated August 8,
2024. However, the indefinite nature of these curtailments means
the impact on lumber production is likely to extend beyond 2024,
based on facts and circumstances known today.
The Company will continue to monitor market conditions across
all its operations and adjust its production plans accordingly.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains information and statements that are
forward-looking in nature, including, but not limited to,
statements about the Company’s log procurement and lumber
production. A statement Interfor makes is forward-looking when it
uses what is known today to make a statement about the future. Such
forward-looking statements are based on Interfor’s current
expectations and certain assumptions, including assumptions
regarding lumber prices. Statements containing forward-looking
information may include words such as: will, could, should,
believe, expect, anticipate, intend, forecast, projection, target,
outlook, opportunity, risk or strategy. Readers are cautioned that
actual results may vary from the forward-looking information in
this release, and undue reliance should not be placed on such
forward-looking information. Risk factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking information
in this release are described in Interfor’s annual Management’s
Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Risks and
Uncertainties,” which is available on www.interfor.com and under
Interfor’s profile on www.sedarplus.ca. Material factors and
assumptions used to develop the forward-looking information in this
release include log and lumber market conditions and labor
availability. Unless otherwise indicated, the forward-looking
statements in this release are based on the Company’s expectations
at the date of this release. Interfor undertakes no obligation to
update such forward-looking information or statements, except as
required by law.
ABOUT INTERFOR
Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company with
operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual
lumber production capacity of approximately 5.0 billion board feet
and offers a diverse line of lumber products to customers around
the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website
at www.interfor.com.
Investor Contacts:
Rick Pozzebon, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer(604) 689-6804
Mike Mackay, Vice President, Corporate Development &
Treasury (604) 689-6846
Media Contact:
Svetlana Kayumova, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs &
Communications(604) 422-7329svetlana.kayumova@interfor.com
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