{"id":78846,"date":"2020-03-04T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/arauco-to-close-second-plant-in-u-s-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:52:48","slug":"arauco-to-close-second-plant-in-u-s-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/arauco-to-close-second-plant-in-u-s-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Arauco to close second plant in U.S. this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Arauco has announced it will be closing its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Eugene, Oregon, as of May 1, 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arauco said the decision was based on an assessment over several years that the older manufacturing platform was less competitive compared to the company\u2019s other more advanced MDF platforms. Arauco said it will continue to support customers from its other facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecisions regarding plant closures are difficult,\u201d said Pablo Franzini, president of Arauco North America. \u201cWe are working diligently to provide options for Eugene employees to help them through a difficult transition. We are committed to meeting our customers\u2019 needs from our other facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News of the closure follows on the heels of last month's announcement that the company would\u00a0shut down the particleboard line at the Moncure, North Carolina, facility.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arauco has announced it will be closing its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Eugene, Oregon, as of May 1, 2020. 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