Interfor
Interfor is a North American lumber manufacturer producing dimension lumber, specialty lumber, engineered wood products, and its Interfor Blue PET Stud brand from 28 facilities with 4.4 billion board feet of annual capacity, serving construction, furniture, and global building materials customers.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1963
- HeadquartersBellingham, United States
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Interfor does
Interfor Corporation (TSX: IFP) is a publicly traded forest products company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, operating one of the largest lumber manufacturing footprints in North America. The company runs 28 sawmilling and production facilities across the US South (46% of capacity), Eastern Canada (25%), the BC Interior (17%), and the US Northwest (12%), with an aggregate annual lumber production capacity of approximately 4.4 billion board feet. Founded in 1963, Interfor produces dimension lumber, specialty lumber, engineered wood products (I-joists), and the proprietary "Interfor Blue" PET Stud sub-brand, serving customers in residential and commercial construction, furniture manufacturing, and global lumber distribution.
The company's core technology is conventional sawmilling and wood-product conversion at upgraded, "world-class" facilities supported by a C$1.6 billion capital program over the past decade. Products are marketed under functional benefits of on-spec, on-time delivery, sustainable fiber sourcing, and certified forestry practices. Interfor sells through direct sales relationships, a customer portal (clients.interfor.com), and global distribution channels, with product specifications accessible via its Digital Product Library. It has grown materially through acquisitions, most notably the C$490 million purchase of EACOM Timber Corporation in February 2022 and the Chaleur Forest Products acquisition in late 2022 (partially funded by US$200 million of long-term debt from Prudential Private Capital).
Interfor's revenue model is commodity-based: lumber prices fluctuate with market conditions, and the company does not publicly disclose product-level pricing tiers. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time lumber product sales to construction, furniture, and building materials customers worldwide. Quarterly revenue in Q4 2025 was C$600.6 million, down 19.54% year-over-year from C$746.5 million, and the company has reported three consecutive years of net losses (2023-2025) amid weak lumber pricing, trade tariffs, and announced production curtailments at its Ear Falls and Nairn Centre, Ontario facilities. As of March 2026, market capitalization stood at approximately C$577.4 million.
Interfor firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Interfor
- Legal name
- Interfor Corporation
- Website
- https://interfor.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1963
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Interfor is a North American lumber manufacturer producing dimension lumber, specialty lumber, engineered wood products, and its Interfor Blue PET Stud brand from 28 facilities with 4.4 billion board feet of annual capacity, serving construction, furniture, and global building materials customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Interfor is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bellingham
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices30 records
Markets served
Interfor business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Lumber Product Sales: Interfor generates revenue primarily through the sale of lumber products including dimension lumber, specialty lumber, and engineered wood products (I-joists) to customers in construction, furniture, and building materials industries worldwide.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Commodity lumber pricing subject to market conditions |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Interfor product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Interfor manufactures and sells lumber products, including dimension lumber, specialty lumber, and engineered wood products, from approximately 28 sawmill facilities across North America with an annual production capacity of roughly 4.4 billion board feet. The company supplies building materials dealers, wholesale distributors, and industrial buyers serving construction, renovation, and manufactured housing applications.
Product overview
Interfor is a lumber manufacturing company offering a diversified portfolio of wood products across North America. The company's product portfolio consists of four main categories: Dimension Lumber (structural lumber from Western US and Canada), Specialty Lumber (premium wood products), Interfor Blue (a proprietary PET Stud lumber brand exclusively for their PET Stud lumber mills), and Engineered Wood Products (joist products for residential and commercial construction). These products are supported by an Environmental Certification program and the Interfor Digital Product Library for product specifications and guides. Interfor operates with an annual lumber capacity of approximately 4.4 billion board feet from 28 world-class facilities.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Interfor Blue: A unique branding exclusively for Interfor's PET Stud lumber mills.
Products and services
- Dimension Lumber
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced timber losses by up to 30% through AI and technology integration in wood industry
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Interfor
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Interfor technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Interfor partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Titan Mining CorporationminorRichard Pozzebon, former CFO of Interfor Corporation, appointed as CFO of Titan Mining Corporation effective July 6, 2026. This represents a talent transfer rather than a commercial partnership.
- Kilmer GroupcoreInterfor completed acquisition of Chaleur Forest Products in New Brunswick from an affiliate of the Kilmer Group. The transaction expands Interfor's operational footprint in Eastern Canada.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Interfor competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Canfor Corporation: Canfor is one of the largest producers of softwood lumber in the world with operations across Western Canada and the US South, making it the closest publicly traded comparable to Interfor's lumber portfolio and geographic footprint.
- Resolute Forest Products: Resolute operates sawmills and wood products assets across North America, similar in scale and commodity exposure to Interfor's dimension lumber and specialty lumber operations.
- Boise Cascade Company: Boise Cascade manufactures engineered wood products (I-joists, LVL) and distributes a broad range of building materials, closely matching Interfor's engineered wood and specialty lumber offerings to construction customers.
- Tolko Industries Ltd. Tolko is a privately held Canadian lumber and engineered wood producer with operations across Western Canada; comparable to Interfor's BC Interior and Eastern Canada mills and product mix.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: Louisiana-Pacific produces commodity and specialty building products including OSB and engineered wood, overlapping with Interfor's dimension lumber and engineered wood products categories serving construction.
- Potlatch Deltic Corporation: PotlatchDeltic combines a timberland REIT with lumber manufacturing across the US South, providing a direct comparison for Interfor's US South (46% of capacity) lumber operations and fiber sourcing model.
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. West Fraser is a leading North American lumber, panels, and engineered wood products manufacturer with significant Canadian and US South capacity; directly overlaps with Interfor on dimension lumber and OSB/panels.
Regional players
- Sierra Pacific Industries: Sierra Pacific is a large privately held lumber and millwork producer concentrated in the Western US, comparable to Interfor on US Northwest and BC Interior production but focused on the US West.
Broad incumbents
- Weyerhaeuser Company: Weyerhaeuser is a large diversified timber REIT with lumber, OSB, and engineered wood products; broader scale and timberland ownership make it a benchmark incumbent rather than a pure-play sawmill peer.
- Georgia-Pacific LLC: Georgia-Pacific is a major privately held forest products conglomerate (Koch-owned) with lumber, panels, and building products; benchmarks scale and integrated wood-products exposure but is much broader than Interfor.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Interfor social profiles
Digital presenceInterfor financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Interfor leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Interfor subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Interfor funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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Interfor M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Interfor
What does Interfor do?
Interfor manufactures and sells lumber products, including dimension lumber, specialty lumber, and engineered wood products, from approximately 28 sawmill facilities across North America with an annual production capacity of roughly 4.4 billion board feet. The company supplies building materials dealers, wholesale distributors, and industrial buyers serving construction, renovation, and manufactured housing applications.
Is Interfor a public or private company?
Interfor is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Interfor founded?
Interfor was founded in 1963. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Interfor based?
Interfor is headquartered in Bellingham, United States, in the North America region.
How does Interfor make money?
One revenue line is on record: lumber Product Sales.
Who are Interfor's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Canfor Corporation, Resolute Forest Products, Boise Cascade Company, Tolko Industries Ltd., Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Potlatch Deltic Corporation and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.. Sierra Pacific Industries is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Weyerhaeuser Company and Georgia-Pacific LLC.
Does Interfor have an API?
No public API is recorded for Interfor.