Plum Creek Timber Company Description
On the banks of this Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder would have had a very different childhood. Real estate investment trust (REIT) Plum Creek Timber is one of the US's largest timber companies, with some 8 million acres of timberland in 18 states. Harvesting old- and new-growth timber, the company sells logs to sawmills and pulp and paper mills; it also produces lumber, plywood, and medium-density fiberboard (MDF). The company also has real estate sales operations, and pursues natural-resource opportunities, including mineral extraction and natural gas production. In an effort to promote environmental conservation, Plum Creek sold approximately 320,000 acres of land to environmental groups in 2008.
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