USA - Arauco, North America's leading manufacturer of composite wood panels, announced that it will invest USD 20 million to expand its lamination (TFL) capacity at its state-of-the-art particleboard mill in Grayling, Michigan.

The new lamination line will be Arauco's third TFL line at Grayling and will increase the mill's lamination capacity more than 50% in support of the Prism TFL decorative surface product offering. The new line is expected to be commissioned and operational in late 2023.

"We are excited to continue investing in Crawford County and our Grayling Operations. This investment further highlights our commitment to better serve the needs of our North American customers through value-add products," said Pablo Franzini, president of Arauco North America.

Opened in spring 2019, Arauco’s particleboard plant in Grayling, MI, is the most modern particleboard plant in North America and one of the largest of its kind globally. It implied USD 400 million investment including a 10 ft wide and 52 meter long continuous press line with an annual capacity of 800,000m3.