{"id":79123,"date":"2020-05-04T08:47:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T08:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/arauco-to-close-another-mdf-plant-in-us\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:53:10","slug":"arauco-to-close-another-mdf-plant-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/arauco-to-close-another-mdf-plant-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Arauco to close another MDF plant in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina May 18. The closure is the third in US since the beginning of the year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Bennettsville mill is currently offline related to market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said the decision to close the facility permanently was based on a broader assessment that the older manufacturing platform is no longer competitive in the prevailing MDF market compared to the company's other more advanced MDF platforms.<\/p>\n

\"The decision to close this mill was a difficult one,\" said Pablo Franzini, president of ARAUCO North America. \"We are working diligently to provide options for affected employees to help them through a difficult transition. We are committed to meet all of our customers' needs from our other facilities.\"<\/p>\n

Arauco is a global manufacturer of forest products, including composite panels, premium plywood, millwork, lumber and wood pulp.<\/p>\n

In February, it announced\u00a0it would close another MDF production facility\u00a0in Eugene, Oregon, on May 1.<\/p>\n

The company also made news last year with the\u00a0acquisition of MDF moulding and millwork producer Prime-Line Inc., the\u00a0ending of particleboard production at its St. Stephen, New Brunswick facility, which also produces MDF panels, and the\u00a0opening of a $450 million particleboard operation\u00a0in Grayling, Michigan, featuring North America\u2019s largest-capacity, continuous single-line particleboard press, two thermally fused laminate (TFL) lines and a large stocking warehouse for just-in-time delivery.<\/p>\n

In February 2019, Arauco also closed on a deal to\u00a0purchase two Masisa mills in Mexico.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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