This summer, Georgia-Pacific will shutter its particleboard facilities in Hope, Ar., and Monroeville, Al., and will not rebuild its plant in Thomson, Ga., which was destroyed in a May 29 fire.
This summer, Georgia-Pacific will shutter its particleboard facilities in Hope, Ar., and Monroeville, Al., and will not rebuild its plant in Thomson, Ga., which was destroyed in a May 29 fire.
G‐P’s particleboard facility in Diboll, Tx., will remain in operation.
The company attributed the closures to flat demand for particleboard and competitors planning new mills that are larger, higher-tech, and more efficient.
Do it Best is expanding Milwaukee and Diablo power tools and power tool accessories into its True Value distribution centers.
Timberlab Inc., Portland, Or., has begun construction on a 190,000-sq. ft. world-class cross-laminated timber manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Or.
Rugby Architectural Building Products opened its newest and largest customer service center in Winston-Salem.
Elk Creek Forest Products, McMinnvile, Or., is acquiring wholesaler All-Coast Forest Products, Cloverdale, Ca.
Continental’s vinyl deck membranes are now available in the U.S.
Kebony Textured with Color prefinished cladding product line was developed in response to customer demand for a uniform and unique cladding finish in an off-the-shelf offering.
Toyota Material Handling has introduced a refreshed Core Electric Forklift series, delivering efficient uptime and lower energy consumption to maximize productivity and cost efficiency with improved motors and controllers.
A new smaller compact unit for thermal modification with an annual capacity of a half-million bd. ft. has been developed by IWT-Moldrup.
