North American OSB manufacturers are still operating well below their technical production capacity. Estimates drawn up by two producers - Norbord and Louisiana-Pacific - show that mills continued to operate below 60% capacity in 2011. Suppliers had hardly raised their capacity utilisation rates this year, either, even though deliveries have been better over the past few months. Source: euwid-wood-products
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