This project at an oriented strand board facility in elkin, north carolina will replace a regenerative thermal oxidizer and electrostatic precipitator with a new technology that uses chemical…

Weyerhaeuser NR Company received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on August 28, 2025, with a completion date of August 27, 2030. The grant funds technological upgrades at the company's oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturing facility in Elkin, North Carolina. Specifically, the project will replace existing regenerative thermal oxidizer and electrostatic precipitator equipment with advanced chemical adsorption technology designed to reduce emissions while simultaneously creating value-added chemical products during the OSB production process.

This award aligns with the Wood Utilization Assistance program's objectives to strengthen domestic forest products markets and advance sustainable forest management through capital equipment installation and technological innovation at wood processing facilities. The five-year performance period supports infrastructure improvements that enhance operational efficiency and environmental performance within the forest products industry while contributing to the program's broader mission of expanding wood products markets and reducing hazardous fuels.

This project at an oriented strand board facility in elkin, north carolina will replace a regenerative thermal oxidizer and electrostatic precipitator with a new technology that uses chemical adsorption to create chemicals and a new, value-added product in oriented strand board production.