For the third consecutive year,Mohawk was honored as the most sustainable flooring manufacturer in the 2013 Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings,the only annual assessment of sustainability practices among the region's ...
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At an extraordinary general meeting shareholders in the Canadian OSB manufacturer Ainsworth Engineered approved the takeover by Louisiana-Pacific agreed on 4 September. On 31 October, the Supreme Court of British Columbia also approved the ...
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In the third quarter of 2013, Louisiana-Pacific suffered year-on-year decline in the operating result of the OSB division to US$30.2m, representing only one third of the result of US$95.4m achieved in the second quarter. The adjusted ...
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The US company Louisiana-Pacific wrapped up its complete take-over of the Peace Valley OSB mill on 31 May. The mill was previously operated as a joint venture with Canfor. The transaction was originally supposed to close at the end of 2012, ...
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The global producer of glass fiber reinforcements, Owens Corning (OC - Snapshot Report), has joined with Taishan Fiberglass, a subsidiary of China National Materials Group, Sinoma, to promote the use of Alkali Resistant (AR) specialty ...
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New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
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The US company Louisiana-Pacific plans to expand its European distribution of engineered wood products (EWP) launched in the UK in 2010 into the markets in continental Europe as well this year. The EWP are being sold in the UK under the ...
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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. ...
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NASHVILLE, TN - Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) says wood product sales for the first quarter were $362 million, 9 percent higher than a year ago. A net loss of $11.3 million was less than half the loss reported the year prior. "All of our ...
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San Jose, Calif. – Wood Panels, during the past few years, has gained mileage as a preferred material for decorative purposes in claddings, floorings, roof sheathing, internal linings, ceilings, and construction purposes. Wood Panels ...
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