Acadian Timber
Acadian Timber Corp. (TSX: ADN) owns and manages approximately 2.4 million acres of timberland in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., selling sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass to roughly 90 regional mill and biomass customers while providing forest management services and voluntary carbon credits.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2010
- HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Acadian Timber does
Acadian Timber Corp. (TSX: ADN) is a publicly traded timberland management company that owns and manages approximately 2.4 million acres of forest land across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., including 775,000 acres of freehold timberland in New Brunswick, 300,000 acres of freehold timberland in Maine, and contractual management of approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands in New Brunswick on behalf of Twin Rivers Paper Company. The company holds a total merchantable timber inventory of 34.1 million m3, supporting a sustainable annual harvest of approximately 1.0 million m3, and produces softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products for sale to approximately 90 regional customers including lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and biomass energy buyers. Operations are governed by an SFI-certified sustainable forestry program, 80-year inventory and yield forecasts updated every five years, and a working forest conservation easement covering ~190,000 acres in Maine.
The business operates across multiple revenue lines: timber sales, contracted forest management services (fee per cubic meter of wood harvested plus harvesting services), voluntary carbon credits via the ACR-registered Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project on the Maine Timberlands, real estate leases (cell towers, outfitting, peat moss), and recreation access passes and waterfront leases. It has progressively internalized operations, most recently acquiring logging assets from A & A Brochu for $6.9 million in February 2025 to bring harvesting in-house in Maine, and is investing in digital forestry via the University of New Brunswick Digital Forestry Program. The largest shareholder is Macer Forest Holdings (principal Malcolm Cockwell), with Halmont Properties holding an indirect ~19.3% equity stake; the company pays a quarterly dividend of CAD $0.29 per share.
For FY 2025, Acadian reported timber sales and services revenue of CAD $87.0 million (versus $91.6 million in 2024, the decline attributable to the absence of carbon credit sales), adjusted EBITDA of $15.8 million, and net income of $49.0 million materially inflated by non-cash fair value adjustments. Q4 2025 timber sales rose 9% year-over-year, suggesting underlying operational stability even as headline financials are volatile due to the lumpy timing of voluntary carbon credit transactions.
Acadian Timber firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Acadian Timber
- Legal name
- Acadian Timber Corp.
- Website
- https://acadiantimber.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2010
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Acadian Timber Corp. (TSX: ADN) owns and manages approximately 2.4 million acres of timberland in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., selling sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass to roughly 90 regional mill and biomass customers while providing forest management services and voluntary carbon credits.
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Acadian Timber industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Timberland Management
- NAICS
- Forestry and Logging (113), Timber Tract Operations (11311), Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)
- SIC
- Forestry (800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Timberland & Forest Asset Management (IMAMAJAA), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE), Real Assets — Timberland & Forestry (FSAHAIAJ)
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Where Acadian Timber is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vancouver
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Acadian Timber business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Timber Sales: Sales of softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products to approximately 90 regional customers. Full-year 2025 revenue from timber sales and services declined to $87.0 million from $91.6 million due to the absence of carbon credit sales. Q4 2025 sales were $22.0 million, up 9% year-over-year.
- Forest Management Services: Acadian provides forest management and harvesting services on a contractual basis to Twin Rivers Paper Company relating to approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands in New Brunswick. Receives a land management service fee per cubic metre of wood harvested, plus cost recovery and service fees for harvesting services.
- Carbon Credits: Development and sale of voluntary carbon credits through the Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project registered on ACR. First tranche registered in 2023 and all credits sold in 2024. No carbon credit sales in 2025. Second and third tranches (~400,000 credits) in preparation for registration.
- Real Estate and Recreation: Additional income from land sales, private and commercial leases (cell towers, commercial outfitting, peat moss development), recreational land leases for waterfront lots, and sale of access passes for fishing, hunting and camping.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Quarterly | Quarterly Dividend |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Timber Products (Sawlogs, Pulpwood, Biomass) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Acadian Timber product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Acadian Timber owns and manages approximately 2.4 million acres of timberland in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., selling softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products to approximately 90 regional customers including lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and other primary forest product buyers. The company also provides contractual forest management and harvesting services to Twin Rivers Paper Company on Crown licensed timberlands, generates revenue from voluntary carbon credits through the Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project, and earns ancillary income from real estate and recreation activities on its land base.
Product overview
Acadian Timber operates as a timberland management company offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offering consists of Forest Products (softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products) sold to approximately 90 regional customers, supported by Forest Management Services that manage approximately 2.4 million acres of timberland across New Brunswick and Maine. The company generates additional revenue through Environmental Solutions (voluntary carbon credits via the Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project), Real Estate Services (land sales and commercial leases), and Recreation Services (access passes and recreational leases). The New Brunswick and Maine Timberlands operations are certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) program.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Forest Products Softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products sold to approximately 90 regional customers including lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and other primary forest product buyers in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S.
- Forest Management Services Contractual forest management, silviculture, road construction and maintenance, and harvesting services provided to Crown license holders (Twin Rivers Paper Company) on approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands in New Brunswick.
- Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project (Voluntary Carbon Credits) Voluntary carbon credit project registered on the ACR that increases carbon sequestration on Maine Timberlands subject to a working forest conservation easement, balancing harvest and growth with long-term planning and periodic carbon inventory verification.
- Real Estate Services Land sales, private and commercial leases (cell towers, commercial outfitting, peat moss development), and recreational land leases for waterfront lots across Acadian's timberland base.
- Recreation Services Access passes and permits for fishing, hunting, and camping along with recreational land leases for waterfront lots, providing access to cabins, campgrounds, thousands of kilometers of forest roads, streams, lakeshore, and 270 km of recreational trails.
Quantifiable outcome
- 34.1 million m3 of total merchantable timber inventory with ~1.0 million m3 annual sustainable harvest volume
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Companies that use Acadian Timber
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Acadian Timber technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Feature3 records
Acadian Timber partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- A & A Brochu, LLCcoreAcadian completed the acquisition of logging and related assets from A & A Brochu, LLC for $6.9 million in February 2025 as part of its strategic transition to internal harvesting operations in Maine.
- Twin Rivers Paper CompanycoreAcadian provides forest management and harvesting services on a contractual basis to Twin Rivers Paper Company relating to approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands in New Brunswick. Under the agreement, Acadian receives a land management service fee for every cubic metre of wood harvested on the Crown timber license. Acadian also performs silviculture activities and is responsible for construction and maintenance of designated main roads on Crown lands. Acadian provides harvesting services for approximately 15% of the Crown Allowable Annual Cut for Twin Rivers, plus harvesting services to sub-licensees for an additional 13% of the annual harvest.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Acadian Timber competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Pope Resources: Was a Pacific Northwest timberland REIT that merged with Rayonier. Closely comparable to Acadian on scale and model: a smaller-cap public timberland manager that also pursued timber sales, real estate development, and land conservation easements alongside its core forest operations.
- GreenGold Group AB: Swedish privately-held timberland investment company. Notable as a direct strategic connection — Malcolm Cockwell, Acadian's Chair/Interim CEO, sits on the GreenGold board. Operates a similar European timberland ownership and forest management model, making it a like-for-like benchmark on European demand for sustainable timber assets.
- Rayonier Inc. U.S.-listed timberland REIT (NYSE:RYN) that owns, manages and sells timber from approximately 2.7 million acres in the U.S. South, Pacific Northwest and New Zealand. Most direct comparable to Acadian as a public, pure-play timberland owner with a long-duration biological asset base.
- PotlatchDeltic Corporation: U.S.-listed timberland REIT (Nasdaq:PCH) managing approximately 2.2 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. South and Pacific Northwest. Closest peer on business model — owns timberland, sells stumpage, harvests and manages forests for both fiber and real estate value.
- CatchMark Timber: Was a U.S.-listed timberland REIT focused on high-quality timberlands in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Lake States, and Southeast before merging with PotlatchDeltic. Directly comparable to Acadian on the pure-play timberland REIT/vehicle model with a focus on institutional asset management of timber assets.
Broad incumbents
- Weyerhaeuser Company: One of the world's largest private owners of softwood timberlands (~11 million acres in the U.S.) operating timber, real estate, and wood products businesses. A broader incumbent that overlaps with Acadian on the timberland ownership and stumpage sales model but with much greater scale and downstream integration.
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Major diversified lumber, OSB, and pulp producer (TSX:WFG; NYSE:WFG) with significant timberland holdings across Western Canada and the U.S. South. Overlaps with Acadian on timberland ownership and sawlog supply, though operates as a much larger, downstream-integrated incumbent.
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners: Global infrastructure and real-asset platform (NYSE:BIP) with timberland exposure through its real assets segment. Cockwell also serves on Brookfield's board. Comparable to Acadian on the institutional timberland ownership thesis and capital allocation framework, though with vastly greater scale and a diversified asset base.
Regional players
- Interfor Corporation: One of North America's largest lumber producers (TSX:IFP) operating sawmills across the U.S. South, Pacific Northwest, and Eastern Canada. A direct regional customer analogue for Acadian's sawlog sales and a comparable on the NB/Maine forest economy, though Interfor is a downstream lumber manufacturer rather than a timberland owner.
Emerging players
- Mercer International Inc. Pulp and lumber producer (Nasdaq:MERC) operating mills in the U.S. South, Germany, and Canada, and a meaningful pulpwood buyer. Comparable to Acadian on the customer-side economics of the pulpwood market and on the broader NB/Maine regional forest economy, though focused on processing rather than land ownership.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Acadian Timber social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Acadian Timber financial estimates
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Acadian Timber leadership team
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Profiles3 records
Acadian Timber subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Acadian Timber funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Acadian Timber M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Acadian Timber
What does Acadian Timber do?
Acadian Timber owns and manages approximately 2.4 million acres of timberland in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., selling softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass by-products to approximately 90 regional customers including lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and other primary forest product buyers. The company also provides contractual forest management and harvesting services to Twin Rivers Paper Company on Crown licensed timberlands, generates revenue from voluntary carbon credits through the Anew – Katahdin Forestry Project, and earns ancillary income from real estate and recreation activities on its land base.
Is Acadian Timber a public or private company?
Acadian Timber is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Acadian Timber founded?
Acadian Timber was founded in 2010. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Acadian Timber based?
Acadian Timber is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Acadian Timber make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Timber Sales are the primary driver. The others are forest Management Services, carbon Credits and real Estate and Recreation.
Who are Acadian Timber's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Pope Resources, GreenGold Group AB, Rayonier Inc., PotlatchDeltic Corporation and CatchMark Timber. Broad incumbents are Weyerhaeuser Company, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Interfor Corporation is listed as a regional player. Mercer International Inc. is listed as an emerging player.
Does Acadian Timber have an API?
No public API is recorded for Acadian Timber.
What industry is Acadian Timber in?
Acadian Timber's product category is Timberland Management. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAMAKAA, Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private), with a secondary code of IMAMAJAA, Timberland & Forest Asset Management. Its NAICS code is 113 and its SIC code is 800.