Uniboard annouces that Val-d’Or Particleboard Plant Modernization Program is going full steam ahead.
“Phase 3 of Uniboard’s Val-d’Or $350 million particleboard modernization project is well on track. Working on a brownfield site with a working mill supplying customers takes a special approach. It is encouraging for the team and our customers to see the progress,” says James Hogg of Uniboard.
In June 2022, Uniboard announced Phase 3 of the Val-d’Or modernization project. Aptly called Project Renaissance, Phase 3 was split into two distinct projects.
Phase 3 started with the construction of a new distribution/logistics center which was completed and put into service in August 2023.
The second part of Phase 3 is the construction of a new production hall and the installation of a new continuous 10-foot particleboard press and a new 10-foot finishing line.
Work on the press foundations and production hall started in the summer of 2023. Containers of the production lines have already been received on-site. The new press line is targeted to come on stream in the 1st Quarter of 2025. The modernized Val d’Or particleboard/TFL facility will be the most advanced particleboard site in North America.
“What will set Val d’Or apart from other North American particleboard facilities is not just the latest state-of-the-art equipment, but the expertise and knowledge of our people who will operate the facility, our proven quality northern fiber supply, and our commitment to customer service to name a few,” states Hogg.
Uniboard Canada Inc. is a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, having an installed capacity of over 660 million square feet of raw particleboard, high and medium-density fiberboard, thermally fused laminates (TFL) and high-pressure laminates (HPL). Its mills are located in Sayabec, Val-d’Or and Mont-Laurier and employ over 800 people.
The modernized Val d’Or particleboard/TFL facility will be the most advanced particleboard site in North America.
