LP Mills in Jasper and Silsbee, Texas Resume Operations
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2005--Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE:LPX) announced today that operations have resumed at mills in Jasper and Silsbee, Texas, following curtailments due to damage to the area and power outages caused by Hurricane Rita.
The Jasper mill produces oriented strand board (OSB) and the Silsbee facility alternates production between OSB structural panels and LP SmartSide(TM) composite siding, depending on demand. Each mill employs about 160 people.
Both mills were shut and secured in preparation for Hurricane Rita. The Jasper mill reopened on October 9; the Silsbee facility reopened today.
"We were fortunate that all of our employees came through the hurricane safely and that neither mill suffered severe physical damage," said Jim Lake, director of OSB operations. "With power restored to the sites, and employees able to return to work safely, we have resumed operations."
In addition to the curtailments at the Silsbee and Jasper sites, LP also had briefly curtailed production at its Carthage, Texas, OSB facility as a precautionary measure against the hurricane. Total lost production of OSB from curtailments of the three sites is estimated at 45 to 50 million square feet.
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SOURCE: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation