Rayonier is a leading international forest products company primarily engaged in the production and sale of high-performance specialty cellulose products. It is also involved in activities associated with timber and real estate, which include the sale of standing timber, timberland acreage and land for development. The company owns or manages approximately 2.5 million acres of timberland in the United States and New Zealand. Approximately 40 percent of its sales are to customers in more than 50 countries outside the United States. The company also manufactures lumber and medium-density fiberboard for domestic and export markets, as well as trade logs and wood products throughout the Pacific Rim. Established in 1926, Rayonier consists of approximately 2,000 employees. Rayonier operates a lumber mill in Swainsboro, Ga.