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TOLLESON LUMBER CO.,INC. ACHIEVES SFI CERTIFIED SOURCING CERTIFICATION Perry, GA -As part of its broad commitment to the corporatesocial responsibility, Forestry Initiative@(SFI@) Tolleson Lumberannounced today it has met Sustainable sourcing requirementsfor its sawmills in Perry and Preston,Georgia. Tolleson Lumber earnedthe certification by meeting the fiber sourcing requirementsof the SFI 2010-2014Standard(Objectives 8-20). This includes an auditableprocurement processto promote responsibleforestry requiring that producers- among other things support logger and forestertraining and encouragesuppliersin North America to promptly reforest harvestedsites,protect threatenedand endangered species,and practicesto protect water quality. strengthenbest management "At TollesonLumber we have a strong commitmentto responsibleforest management, and so do our customers. SFI certifi.edsourcing helps us meetthe high expectationsof thepeople who buy our products," said Jay Galloway, President of TollesonLumber. non-profit SFI program standsapart Through its certified.sourcing,the independent, the from other certification programsby addressing fact that 90 percentof the world's forests are not certified. An SFI certified sourcing label tells consumersthe lumber is from legal and responsiblesources,regardlessof whether the forest is certified. Producerswho sourceraw materials from outside of North America must perform risk assessments avoid controversialsourcessuch as illegal logging operations. to "The SFIprogram values the crucial role all forest landownersplay in protecting the long-term health and sustainability of ourforests, including the millions of familyforest owners in North America who supply wood to SFIprogram participants," said SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow. "By meeting SFI sourcing requirements,TollesonLumberjoins a growing number of companies working with landownersand helping improveforestry practices on millions of additional acres of land." About Tolleson Lumber The Tolleson tradition begah in 1919 when J. Meade openedhis first sawmill business in Georgia. For the next92 years Tolleson Lumber continuedto grow and expanduntil there were two sawmills - one at Perry, Georgia and one at Preston,Georgia with a combined capacity of over 400 million board feet per year. In March 201I ILIM Timber Industry, a leading Russianforest products company,acquiredcontrolling interest in Tolleson Lumber Company. About SFI Inc. SFI Inc. is an independent501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization,and is solely

Page2of2 responsiblefor maintaining, overseeingand improving the internationally recognized SuStainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program (www.sfiprogram.org). Across North America, more than 195 million acresare certified to the SFI forest management standard,making it the largest single forest standardin the world. The SFI program's unique fiber sourcing requirementspromote responsibleforest managementon all suppliers'lands. SFI Inc. is governedby a three-chamber board of directors representingenvironmental,social and economic sectorsequally.

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