Norbord’s Alberta OSB Mill Resumes Production After Fire

by | May 27, 2016 | News

Norbord Inc. recently announced that its OSB mill in High Level, Alberta resumed production over the weekend following a fire that occurred on May 4th.

As previously reported, in the afternoon of May 4th, a fire broke out in the mill yard which, as a result of the hot, dry, windy weather conditions in northern Alberta , quickly spread to the log storage area outside the plant.  As a precaution, Norbord immediately suspended production at the mill.  Shipping from finished goods inventory resumed the weekend of May 6th.

The High Level, Alberta mill has a stated annual production capacity of 860 million square feet (3/8-inch basis) and has been ramping up towards full production since resuming operations in late 2013.  High Level is located approximately 720 kilometers northwest of Edmonton and 400 kilometers west of Fort McMurray.

From Yahoo! Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/norbords-high-level-alberta-mill-100000267.html;_ylt=A86.J72EOkNXRkIAbiAnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw–

Timber License Canceled For Curtailed Norbord OSB Mill

by | Jan 20, 2016 | News

Norbord Inc. recently announced that the Quebec Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has terminated the wood license associated with its curtailed Val-d’Or, Quebec OSB mill. Production at the Val-d’Or mill was indefinitely suspended in 2012 following persistently weak North American housing market conditions and lower demand for OSB. This development is not expected to have any impact on the company’s financial results.

“This is disappointing news, but in the bigger picture, we firmly believe that our Val-d’Or mill is the best alternative for the aspen pulpwood in that region,” said Peter Wijnbergen, Norbord’s President and CEO. “Unfortunately, market conditions do not yet justify a restart at Val-d’Or, but we are exploring options for the mill and are committed to a restart once market conditions are supportive. The Ministry has confirmed we can reapply for a wood license when we are ready to restart the mill.”

Norbord is the world’s largest OSB producer and continues to operate in the Abitibi region at its La Sarre, Quebec OSB mill. Since 2012, the company has invested and committed capital in excess of US$35 million to optimize that mill’s capacity and ensure its long-term competitiveness.

From Canadian Newswire: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/norbord-provides-update-on-val-dor-quebec-osb-mill-565685951.html

Louisiana-Pacific Adds Production Line At Alabama OSB Mill

by | Jan 15, 2016 | News

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. recently broke ground on a project that will add a FlameBlock Fire-Rated OSB Sheathing line at its Clarke County oriented strand board (OSB) mill. A new facility will be constructed to house the production line for the company’s fire-rated sheathing product.

Louisiana-Pacific CEO Curt Stevens said the new line in Clarke County will meet the growing demand in the single-family, multi-family and light commercial construction markets.

The company selected the Clarke County mill for the new line because of its strong workforce and proven performance in manufacturing commodity OSB from a safety, quality and environmental perspective, Louisiana-Pacific said in a release.

Plans call for the multi-million dollar project to be completed in the third quarter of 2016, with production scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The Clarke County mill opened in 2007, and is one of the company’s 10 OSB manufacturing facilities in North America – employing 161 workers.

From the Birmingham Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/morning_call/2016/01/louisiana-pacific-adds-production-line-at-clarke.html

B.C. OSB Mill Given Green Light On MDI

by | May 27, 2015 | News

B.C. OSB Mill Given Green Light On MDI

 

Despite local opposition, Peace Valley Oriented Strand Board (OSB) in Fort St. John has been granted an amendment to its Environmental Certificate to allow the use of a controversial chemical in its manufacturing process. The plant is currently only permitted to use phenol formaldehyde resin as an adhesive — a condition on its original certificate.

The Louisiana-Pacific Ltd. (LP) plant applied for the amendment to use methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI, at its factory for the production of its particleboard items in spring 2014. Before that, it had applied to the Ministry of the Environment for an amendment to its Discharge Authorization Permit to use MDI at the plant in late fall 2012.

MDI would be incorporated as a resin into the core of the oriented strand board before it undergoes the pressing process. During that process, MDI would be discharged from the press vent stack.

The news of the certificate’s amendment was met with disdain from at least one Baldonnel resident, Sandra Cushway, whose 2013 Freedom of Information request revealed “hundreds of pages” of non-compliance to environmental regulations with Peace Valley OSB.

Peace Valley OSB is now following up on its discharge permit from the Ministry of Environment to have it altered to include MDI emissions.

From Alaska Highway News: alaskahighwaynews.ca.

 

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