Arauco announced it will close its particleboard line in Moncure, North Carolina, effective April 2020.   Arauco said the decision, announced Jan. 30, was based on an assessment over several years that the older manufacturing platform was less competitive in a challenging marketplace compared to the company’s other advanced, high-capacity particleboard platforms.  The company said the MDF line at Moncure will be integrated with a moulding line to create an advanced MDF millwork operation that will drive efficiencies and support the company’s commitment to provide customers with value-added products.  “The decision ...