Huber Engineered Woods Selects Broken Bow, OK For New Mill

Broken Bow, OK, has been selected by Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) as the site for an oriented strand board facility that will produce more than 600 million square feet of panels annually. The plant, an investment of $130 million, is expected to bring in excess of $25 million annually to the local economy, employ about 160 people and create 250 additional jobs. The plant will also open a new market area for HEW and expand their capacity.

"We selected Broken Bow because of its sustainable wood supply, great transportation and services infrastructure, market access and a very skilled labor pool," says John Bozeman, Vice President of Business Development for HEW.

Located at the intersection of US 70, US 259 and SH 3, Broken Bow is rich in the southern yellow pine necessary for making oriented strand board.

The large complex will operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It will be built in full compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, in keeping with J.M. Huber Corporation's longstanding company-wide tradition of sound environmental stewardship.

"We're looking forward to our partnership with the Broken Bow community and Oklahoma," says Mr. Bozeman.

Other site candidates included Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.

J.M. Huber Corporation also operates engineered wood plants in Maine, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.

Who is J.M. Huber Corporation?
With reported sales exceeding $1 billion and operations in eighteen countries, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the U.S. It is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to markets ranging from paper and energy to plastics and construction. The company offers total solutions in inorganic chemistry, 3-D seismic oil and gas exploration, engineered wood composites and other specialties. Headquarters are in Edison, NJ. Huber Engineered Woods is a producer of oriented strand board products for both construction and industrial markets. It manufactures engineered panels and wood products for the construction market that are used in applications such as floors, walls and roofs. Huber Engineered Woods also serves industrial markets with products for engineered lumber, furniture and packaging applications. For more information, visit our website at www.huberwood.com.

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