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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Weyerhaeuser's Wood Products Group Nearly Breaks Even in 2Q

Weyerhaeuser Co.'s wood products group posted a $3 million contribution loss to pretax earnings in the second quarter, recovering from a $162 million loss in 2009's second quarter and a $19 million deficit in this year's first quarter, as sales revenues jumped 32.8% to $789 million. But the company predicted its loss will widen "significantly" in the current quarter as market prices for its lumber and oriented strand board decline.
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