Huber to build new OSB plant in Minnesota

USA  - Leading specialty building products manufacturer Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW), a subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corporation, announced that it will build a new oriented strand board (OSB) plant in Cohasset, MN.

The plant will increase the company’s production of innovative ZIP System® and AdvanTech® structural panels.

The manufacturing facility is projected to provide over 150 direct new jobs to Itasca County and surrounding areas, while contributing growth opportunities in adjacent local industries including timber and trucking.

The new plant will expand HEW’s current production footprint of five mills located in Georgia, Maine, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Virginia. HEW’s manufacturing operations support the growing needs of single-family, multifamily and commercial builders along with select OEM industries.

Product distribution is supported through a nationwide network of leading building products distributors.

The new HEW manufacturing plant will be located on more than 400 acres and will feature some of the most advanced processes and technologies available for sustainable, manufacturing operations.

The plant will produce a wide range of products and will significantly increase HEW’s ability to service the Western and Midwestern housing markets.