What was once billed as the largest particleboard plant east of the Mississippi River, is being demolished by Georgia-Pacific (G-P).

Georgia-Pacific today announced that it is developing plans for potential investments, which total nearly $400 million, in its plywood and lumber operations. These facility expansions and equipment upgrades will further strengthen the company's commitment to meet customers' needs in the building products industry.

With lumber and plywood demand up for housing construction and remodeling, Georgia-Pacific will announce a $400 million mill expansion.

Deltic Timber Corporation has agreed to purchase the 50 percent membership interest of Del-Tin Fiber LLC, a manufacturer of MDF, which came into the possession of International Paper when it purchased Temple-Inland last February for $20 million.

PPG's $1.05 billion acquisition Friday of AkzoNobel's North American architectural coatings business is the latest large-scale corporate transaction affecting the wood products manufacturing industry.

Georgia-Pacific today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of the Temple-Inland Building Products business from International Paper Co.

International Paper will sell its Temple-Inland Building Products division to Georgia-Pacific LLC for $750 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013.

Georgia-Pacific said it will hire 100 people and ramp up capacity at its underutilized oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Clarendon, SC.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation said it will permanently close its hardboard plant in Duluth this Thursday, putting up to 141 people out of work.

WASHINGTON – Boise Inc. Chairman and CEO Alexander Toeldte has been elected chairman of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Board of Directors.