Flakeboard Buys Three Mills

Flakeboard America Ltd., a U.S. subsidiary of Arauco, is acquiring the U.S. panel assets of SierraPine, including three composite board plants: particleboard plants at Martell and Springfield Calif. and a MDF plant at Medford, Ore.

The acquisitions will enlarge the panel capacity of the Arauco plants in North America to 2 billion SF (3/4 in. basis) or 3.5 million m3.

Meanwhile SierraPine states it will permanently close its particleboard plant in Adel, Ga., which was built in 1965.

Arauco acquired Flakeboard’s seven composite board mills and Uniboard’s particleboard/MDF/laminate complex in Moncure, NC in 2012. The North American mills operate under the Flakeboard name.

The Medford plant opened as a division of Medco in 1975.

Ellis Martin Led Family Business

Ellis Spencer Martin, one of the family members responsible for the growth of Roy O. Martin Lumber and Martin Timber Co., died October 18, 2013 in Alexandria, La. He was 96. The eldest son of…

Knokey Behind Many Plywood Developments

Gene (Eugene Rae) Knokey, the technical inspiration and motivating force behind the development of much of the plywood process machinery still considered today the standard of the industry, died August 22, 2013 in Anacortes, Wash.…

They Were The Best And The Brightest

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Panel World 2013 On page 8 we report on the death of Gene Knokey, who during his era was one of the most brilliant plywood machinery men in the industry.…

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