West Fraser completed acquisition of Norbord
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. shares closed 4% higher Monday (up $3.24 per share) on [...]
February 8, 2021
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West Fraser acquisition of Norbord gets final court approval
West Fraser’s US$3.1bn takeover of Norbord has obtained final approval from the Ontario [...]
January 28, 2021
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Market consequences of West Fraser’s acquisition of Norbord
West Fraser Timber Company, a leading supplier of lumber and other wood products extensively used in [...]
December 6, 2020
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Largest sawmill group in the world buys largest OSB producer
West Fraser has announced plans to acquire Norbord in a US$3.1bn takeover in what [...]
November 20, 2020
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Norbord resumes operations at Line 1 of its Cordele OSB mill
In their second quarter earnings report, Norbord announced that due to accelerating demand for OSB in [...]
August 27, 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic starts to impact Norbord
Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $27 million in the [...]
May 19, 2020
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Norbord: Lower revenues due to lower panel prices in Europe, falling N. American OSB prices
Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $33 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $36 million in the [...]
November 20, 2019
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Norbord to curtail one OSB production line in Georgia, US
Norbord Inc. announced that effective mid-November, it will indefinitely curtail production on Line 1 of its two-line oriented [...]
October 28, 2019
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Norbord reduces OSB production; lower demand cited
Since September, Norbord has reduced production at Line 1 of its Cordele, Georgia OSB mill.  [...]
October 16, 2019
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Norbord reduces OSB production as to lower US demand
Norbord Inc. announced that effective September 5th, Line 1 of its two-line oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Cordele [...]
September 10, 2019
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