Norbord
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Norbord Inc. is an international forest products company headquartered in Toronto
, Ontario
. It has 15 operations located in Canada
, the United States
and Europe
, with assets of US$ 1.4 billion and annual sales in excess of $1 billion. The company is one of the largest producers of Oriented strand board
(OSB) in the world.
Norbord has 11 OSB mills, 2 MDF (medium density fibreboard) plants, 2 particleboard (chipboard) plants, 1 specialty plywood mill and 1 furniture plant.
It's OSB mills in the US are in Minnesota, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and 2 in Texas. In Canada there are 2 mills in Québec and in Europe there are mills in Inverness, Scotland and Genk, Belgium.
There are MDF lines in Deposit, New York and Cowie, Scotland.
It's particleboard lines are in Cowie, Scotland and South Molton, England.
Norbord's furniture factory is based in South Molton, England.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It has 15 operations located in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, with assets of US$ 1.4 billion and annual sales in excess of $1 billion. The company is one of the largest producers of Oriented strand board
Oriented strand board
Oriented strand board, also known as OSB and SmartPly , is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands of wood in specific orientations. In appearance, it may have a rough and variegated surface with the individual strips Oriented strand board, also known as OSB (UK) and SmartPly (UK &...
(OSB) in the world.
Norbord has 11 OSB mills, 2 MDF (medium density fibreboard) plants, 2 particleboard (chipboard) plants, 1 specialty plywood mill and 1 furniture plant.
It's OSB mills in the US are in Minnesota, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and 2 in Texas. In Canada there are 2 mills in Québec and in Europe there are mills in Inverness, Scotland and Genk, Belgium.
There are MDF lines in Deposit, New York and Cowie, Scotland.
It's particleboard lines are in Cowie, Scotland and South Molton, England.
Norbord's furniture factory is based in South Molton, England.