Georgia-Pacific modifies lumber operations in Texas, South Carolina
September 9, 2024
CAMDEN, Texas (From news reports) -- Georgia-Pacific announced it is modifying lumber operations at two of its lumber facilities located in Camden and Prosperity, South Carolina. Over the next couple of months, these sites will be discontinuing lumber production from logs while maintaining plywood core sawing operations. The modification will not have an impact on Georgia-Pacific's plywood facilities located within the same complexes as these lumber operations.
"Georgia-Pacific has an excellent workforce at both Camden and Prosperity Lumber, and our employees should be commended for maintaining competitive facilities for many years," said Fritz Mason, Georgia-Pacific Lumber President. "However, in the past year we have experienced historically challenging market conditions. As a result, the decision was made to modify our current operations at these two facilities.
"Our goal is to effectively run the current lumber operations at Camden and Prosperity to give us time to adequately address employee transfers and potential relocations. After the allotted run time, the sites will only saw plywood cores."
As one of the largest manufacturers of building products in North America, Georgia-Pacific operates production facilities in more than 30 communities across the United States and Canada.
