Norbord Announces Reduced Production Schedule for Line 1 At Cordele, Georgia OSB Mill

By Norbord Inc.
Cision Newswire
August 29, 2019
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, US East

TORONTO – Norbord announced that effective September 5th, Line 1 of its two-line oriented strand board mill in Cordele, Georgia will operate on a reduced 10/4 schedule until further notice due to continued poor market conditions. US homebuilding activity has been pulling back since the fall of last year, resulting in lower-than-anticipated OSB demand to-date. The reduced production schedule at Cordele Line 1 will ensure Norbord continues to only produce what the company can sell as the market approaches the seasonally slower winter months. …The reduced production schedule on Line 1 will impact approximately 12% of the mill’s available capacity.

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