Roseburg Forest Products To Acquire Canada’s Pembroke MDF

by | Mar 7, 2018 | News

Roseburg Forest Products To Acquire Canada’s Pembroke MDF

Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products recently reached an agreement in principle with Pembroke MDF, Inc. to purchase Pembroke’s medium density fiberboard (MDF) and molding production facilities located in northeastern Ontario, Canada. Upon final due diligence and Board of Director approval, the parties expect the sale to close by April 9, 2018.

The acquisition will be Roseburg’s first international purchase and will continue the company’s expansion throughout North America. Roseburg is currently building an engineered wood products plant in Chester, S.C., and recently acquired 158,000 acres of timberland in Virginia and North Carolina.

“The Pembroke plant and its employees present untapped potential that can be used to better serve existing and future customers of our innovative and versatile MDF product line,” said Mark Avery, Roseburg Senior Vice President of Industrial Products and National Accounts. “It’s an exciting opportunity for Roseburg to move into the northeastern region and further diversify our operations and meet demand.”

Roseburg currently owns and operates an MDF plant in Medford, Ore., which produces the company’s Arreis, Medite, Medex, Permacore and Fibrlite product lines. “The addition of the Pembroke MDF plant means Roseburg customers will have access to a broader portfolio of products from a company with a demonstrated, long-term commitment to the industry,” said Jim Buffington, Roseburg’s Business Director for Industrial Products.

“While this deal represents an excellent strategic opportunity for the company, it also offers Pembroke employees and suppliers the promise of stability and consistency provided by Roseburg’s large manufacturing enterprise,” Roseburg President and CEO Grady Mulbery said. “This is a win-win for everyone involved, and we look forward to what the future will bring.”

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Roseburg Names Odom Business Manager For Plywood And Lumber

by | Jan 8, 2018 | News

Roseburg Forest Products has announced that Phil Odom has been named business manager for the company’s plywood and lumber business, a newly created role that consolidates the reporting structure of plywood and lumber sales organization. Reporting to Odom are the central planning manager, the plywood field sales team, and sales managers for lumber, softwood plywood, and hardwood plywood.

Odom has had experience at BlueLinx Corporation where he served as vice president of national business development, and at Georgia-Pacific. At both companies, Odom managed sales, distribution, manufacturing, and operations teams. Bringing a breadth of experience in organizational leadership and team development to the role, Odom has developed national sales strategies and built out new channels, markets, and product lines.

Odom holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Georgia Southern University. He has served as a board member of the Construction Suppliers Association and as an active member of both the North American Wholesale Lumber Association and the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association.

Founded in 1936, Roseburg Forest Products is a privately owned company and a producer of particleboard, medium density fiberboard, and thermally fused laminates. Roseburg also manufactures softwood and hardwood plywood, lumber, LVL, and I-joists. The company owns and sustainably manages more than 600,000 acres of timberland in Oregon, North Carolina, and Virginia, as well as an export wood chip terminal facility in Coos Bay, Oregon.

From Woodworking Network: https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/roseburg-names-business-manager-plywood-and-lumber?ss=news,news,woodworking_industry_news,news,almanac_market_data,news,canadian_news