The Canadian wood-based panels manufacturer Norbord intends to start refurbishment of the continuous press line at the OSB plant in Huguley-Lanett at the beginning of 2014. The plant was shut down indefinitely in January 2009. This serves ...
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At the end of June, the Canadian wood-based-panels manufacturer Norbord re-commissioned its US-American OSB plant in Jefferson, which had been shut down indefinitely in January 2009. The company had already announced this step at the ...
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The Canadian OSB producer Norbord aims to recommission the plant in Jefferson, Texas, which was shut down indefinitely in January 2009, probably in mid-2013. The company has in the meantime started appropriate preparation work, for which a ...
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The Europe activities of Norbord have developed slightly downhill again in the second quarter of 2012. Sales revenues were 6.8% lower than a year earlier at $109m and EBITDA deteriorated to $9m in the same period. Norbord had generated ...
August was a tough month for Minnesota’s timber industry. The Verso paper mill in Sartell and the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth both shut down permanently, putting 400 people out of work. The plant closings were among the ...
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West Fraser Timber Co. And Western Forest Products Inc. Are leading Canadian lumber producers to the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five-year highs to feed a U. S. Housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Lumber ...
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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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In its quarterly report, the Canadian company Norbord states that it will shut down production at its OSB plant in Val d‘Or, Québec, at the end of July 2012 for an indefinite period. The shutdown is intended to improve the ...
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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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