Oriented Strand Board (OSB) doesn't look as good as plywood, but the two are virtually equal in terms of structural stability ...

West Fraser Timber (TSX,NYSE:WFG) posted an US$83 million loss in the third quarter, with its lumber segment accounting for ...

Detailed price information for West Fraser Timber CO Ltd (WFG-T) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

However, if the house frame is made of particle board, like Farina claims, home owners should be wary. According to Lowe’s, particle board “can swell and become unstable when exposed to water.” This ...

West Fraser Timber expects trends that have served as key drivers of demand for new home construction in recent years will continue. On Wood Product Demand: North American oriented strand board, ...

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX andNYSE: WFG) reported today the third quarter results of 2024 ("Q3-24"). All dollar amoun ...

An engineered lumber, OSB is made of strands (or chips) of wood. It’s similar to plywood but doesn’t require large thin sheets of lumber. To make a panel of OSB, a 5-inch thick matt of wood ...

Remove that, and you would find a subfloor such as oriented strand board (OSB), plywood or concrete. A moisture and/or vapor barrier might be found among the layers too, especially in basement ...

It also will have a slightly lower R-value — a measure of how well insulation can reduce heat flow — due to the lack of OSB or plywood as an insulation layer. Both of these options are ...

The price of a plywood substitute that used to be cheap is hitting repeated record highs, adding to the already skyrocketing cost of building a home in North America. Oriented strand board ...

The Zacks Agriculture - Products industry has been bearing the brunt of high input costs, labor shortages and supply-chain ...

Bunge, West Fraser Timber, Hydrofarm and Arcadia Biosciences have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.