Grant Forest Products Breaks Ground on OSB Mill in South Carolina

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Grant Forest Products, Incorporated (Toronto, Ontario), a privately held company, has broken ground on one of two planned oriented strand board (OSB) mills, both to be located in South Carolina. Site work is currently underway for the Canadian company’s first U.S. foothold, located in Allendale County, at an estimated cost of $200 million. The project is tentatively scheduled for completion in late 2006. Groundbreaking for the second OSB mill is scheduled for next spring in Clarendon County.

The Allendale mill will be located on a 480-acre site at 9918 Highway 321 in Fairfax and will employ an estimated 120 workers. Both UMA Engineering (Vancouver, British Columbia) and Wabi America, Incorporated (Saltillo, Mississippi) are involved in the design and construction of the plant. The company will install a multi-opening press that is being provided by Dieffenbacher (Eppingen, Germany). This mill is just one of several OSB mills planned for construction over the next several years as the new home and remodeling markets show few signs of slowing down. See related article dated January 27, 2005 Capital Expenditures for North American Oriented Strand Board Manufacturers in 2005-2007 to Exceed $1.1 Billion.

The second planned OSB mill to be constructed will be located in an unspecified location in Clarendon County approximately 60 miles away at an estimated cost of $200 million. The second mill will be identical to the Fairfax plant in size and number of employees; however, capacity is still undisclosed for either location. All raw materials for either facility will be purchased locally, thereby increasing revenues in the local economy.

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