Sep 16, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. West Fraser Timber announced a new $125 million capital spending program which will focus on expanding and upgrading various solid wood operations in Alberta, the U.S. South and the B.C. interior. The program is expected to be carried out over the next 18 months. Hank Ketcham, West Fraser's Chairman, President and CEO, said, "As a result of our strong balance sheet we are able to begin making significant capital improvements to our facilities to keep them at the forefront of technology and efficiency." West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, wood chips, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp and newsprint. The сompany has operations in western Canada and the southern United States.