Article: Seeing the industry as part of the solution. (Comment).

Article: Positive thinking.(Focus On OSB: North ...
Wood Based Panels International;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... make money at it?" "Overall, the OSB industry is suffering oversupply ... marketing, Willamette Industries. OSB in North America is dependent on the residential housing ... manager of Louisiana-Pacific's OSB division. "These bumps will be ...

Article: Adding value to offset low margins. (Focus on OSB: ...
Wood Based Panels International;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...North America is traditionally a strong market for OSB and last year was reasonable, according ... and this helped prop up demand for OSB, which owns 70% of the North American ... money at it" Pricing issues aside, OSB has a challenging future in terms ...

Article: Past year gives rise to optimism: last year proved to be a ...
Wood Based Panels International;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... last year's North American OSB focus, some suppliers were ... are credited with swinging the OSB market into action. Demand ... products that could be made by OSB suppliers, like boxes, crates ... of the accredited agencies in North America, so they meet the same standards ...

Article: Norbord Plans to Make Georgia Mill Largest OSB Producer in ...
Business Wire;  July 8, 2005 ;     564 words ... ... Houston, Texas). With every new announcement of oriented strand board (osb) expansion plans, comes the claim of becoming the largest (osb) producer in North America, and perhaps the world. For details, view the entire article by subscribing ...

Article: A different story this year: in our annual survey of the industry ...
Wood Based Panels International;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... last year, the WBPI survey of OSB producers outside North America did not make for happy reading ... western European producers of OSB were caught up in the market ... who were supplying board to North America will find there is no longer ...

Article: Largest OSB Mill in North America on Track ...
Business Wire;  March 28, 2005 ;     352 words ... ... Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The largest oriented strand board (OSB) mill in North America, and possibly in the world, is on track to produce its first board in September 2005. For details on this ...

Article: Feeling the strain. (Focus on OSB: Outside North ...
Wood Based Panels International;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...European producers of OSB were in total agreement on one aspect of ... described as spectacular growth figures for OSB throughout the first three quarters of 2002 ... joint venture in Eire, is the only other OSB maker to be talking about expansion ...