Second, builders are tending to use
oriented strand board from the South instead of western plywood because the price per square foot is about half.
has curtailed operations at its coated printing paper mill in Brainerd, Minn., and its
oriented strand board plant in Cook, Minn.
Norbord announced that a shortage of wood will cause it to temporarily suspend production at its
oriented strand board mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia.
30 September 2013 - Canadian
oriented strand board (OSB) producer Ainsworth Lumber Co Ltd (TSE:ANS) said it has been issued an interim court order, authorising a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the planned acquisition by US wood building materials maker Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE:LPX), or LP.
A new coating for wood products is being heralded by Grant Forest Products as a "big breakthrough" for the OSB (
Oriented Strand Board) producer now ramping up production at its new $20-million coated structural board mill in Earleton.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP is the largest producer of
Oriented Strand Board (OSB) in the world.
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oriented strand board (OSB) is designed to get the most from natural wood.
(L-P), Portland, Oregon, USA, said it will take downtime at eight of its North American
oriented strand board (OSB) mills for capital projects and extraordinary maintenance.
Its work force will grow by about 200, she said, when the company opens an
oriented strand board plant in Fordyce later this year.
The company expects higher sales volumes, improved operating rates, and slightly higher lumber sales realizations, offset by lower average sales realizations for
oriented strand board.
