{"id":75398,"date":"2018-03-26T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/egger-started-construction-wood-based-material-factory-us\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:47:45","slug":"egger-started-construction-wood-based-material-factory-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/egger-started-construction-wood-based-material-factory-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Egger started construction on its wood-based material factory in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Egger started the construction\u00a0of\u00a0a new wood-based material factory in Lexington, North Carolina,\u00a0US. The company organized a ceremony for the\u00a0office building on site.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The office building, which is expected to be completed in early 2019, will house EGGER\u2019s North American future office staff. In addition, Egger plans to set up a training centre there to train and promote local professionals. At the same time, the company\u2019s own building offers the opportunity to present Egger products and services to architects, designers, retail and furniture industry customers. The administrative building also forms the basis for the future production plant.<\/p>\n<p>The wood-based material manufacturer is planning to start the construction of the production plant at the end of 2018. During the first phase of the project, Egger will build a chipboard plant with coating capacities in Lexington, NC. This first phase involves an investment volume of approximately EUR 260 million and will create 400 direct jobs over the next six years. The start of construction of the production plant is planned for the end of 2018. Production in the future plant is scheduled to start in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina plant will have ultramodern facilities for making laminated chipboard and will allow Egger to better serve its customers in North America. Egger\u2019s previous distribution activities in the US and Canada have already clearly shown that the range of products, the quality, and the price structure of the product portfolio are very attractive for architects, designers, wholesalers, and industry customers. The planned production plant in Lexington, North Carolina, is expected to enable Egger to increase its presence in the North American wood-based materials market, ensuring product availability for its customers and increasing delivery speed.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Egger announced an expansion production capacities of its St. Johann mill in Austria.<\/p>\n<p>The company is\u00a0one of the leading European groups\u00a0in the wood-based material industry. Started its story in\u00a01961 with commissioning of the \u00a0chipboard plant in St. Johann (Austria), now production plants are located all across the Europe including CIS states.\u00a0The EGGER Group has 9,000 employees, sales in 2016\/17 financial year accounted\u00a0EUR 2.38 Bn.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egger started the construction\u00a0of\u00a0a new wood-based material factory in Lexington, North Carolina,\u00a0US. The company organized a ceremony for the\u00a0office building on site. 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