USA - Egger Wood Products has announced the start of production on a third lamination line at its Lexington, N.C. facility.

The USD 21 million investment will expand the company’s melamine panel production capacity by 50%, increasing production to more than 14.3 million square meters per year, and alleviate supply chain and logistical challenges for customers.

Egger also recently announced an additional USD 22 million investment to install a decorative paper impregnation line. This new line will supply locally produced, resin-infused decorative papers to the lamination lines, allowing the company to have greater production flexibility to better meet the needs of its customers.

Construction is expected to be completed in the 3Q-2023.

The new lamination and impregnation lines, representing a more than USD 42 million investment and 40 new jobs, will work in tandem to increase TFL production capacity while allowing Egger to better serve the needs of its customers in North America.