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UNIBOARD® INVESTS $5.5 MILLION IN INNOVATIVE ROBOTIC MATERIAL HANDLING TECHNOLOGY
Laval, Quebec – March 11, 2025 - Uniboard, the largest Canadian based producer of biocomposites and value-added products servicing a variety of interior and exterior uses, is proud to announce an investment of $5.5 million in an innovative robotic material handling system at its Val-d’Or plant. This investment puts Uniboard at the leading edge of composite panel manufacturing in North America in terms of innovation, productivity and processes.
"This investment is part of the overall third phase of Val-d’Or’s Renaissance Project, our particleboard modernization program which is scheduled to come on stream in summer 2025 and affirms Uniboard’s leadership in the North American engineered wood products arena" says James Hogg, President and CEO of Uniboard. “Employing autonomous guided vehicles to transport our panels simply compliments the $350 million Val d’Or modernization project focused on achieving highest efficiency. Using advanced technology plays a strategic role in strengthening relationships with existing clients, developing new customers, markets and business opportunities while improving overall productivity at the facility”.
The Val-d’Or plant is geographically well located to service core markets throughout North America by truck and rail. In addition to its ability to produce value-added TFL products, the Val-d'Or plant also leverages the capabilities of its onsite Unires resin plant, making it one of the most integrated production sites in North America.
Programme Innovation Bois (PIB) of the Province of Quebec provided funding support to Uniboard to reduce the new technology risk in this applied innovation.
About Uniboard
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. Uniboard’s products are sold to retailers, distributors and finished goods manufacturers, which cater to the kitchen cabinet, furniture, office, home renovation and construction industries. Uniboard is renowned for having one of the most extensive product portfolios of interior and exterior design solutions for decoration and construction in North America, ranging from deep embossed and synchronized TFL textures to ultra-light MDF. Uniboard, the innovator in decorative composite wood products, has been redefining wood® for 40 years. For more information, please visit: www.uniboard.com.
Contact:
Don Raymond
VP Marketing and Sales US
Uniboard Canada Inc.
1 800 263-5240
Email: don.raymond@uniboard.com
"This investment is part of the overall third phase of Val-d’Or’s Renaissance Project, our particleboard modernization program which is scheduled to come on stream in summer 2025 and affirms Uniboard’s leadership in the North American engineered wood products arena" says James Hogg, President and CEO of Uniboard. “Employing autonomous guided vehicles to transport our panels simply compliments the $350 million Val d’Or modernization project focused on achieving highest efficiency. Using advanced technology plays a strategic role in strengthening relationships with existing clients, developing new customers, markets and business opportunities while improving overall productivity at the facility”.
The Val-d’Or plant is geographically well located to service core markets throughout North America by truck and rail. In addition to its ability to produce value-added TFL products, the Val-d'Or plant also leverages the capabilities of its onsite Unires resin plant, making it one of the most integrated production sites in North America.
Programme Innovation Bois (PIB) of the Province of Quebec provided funding support to Uniboard to reduce the new technology risk in this applied innovation.
About Uniboard
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. Uniboard’s products are sold to retailers, distributors and finished goods manufacturers, which cater to the kitchen cabinet, furniture, office, home renovation and construction industries. Uniboard is renowned for having one of the most extensive product portfolios of interior and exterior design solutions for decoration and construction in North America, ranging from deep embossed and synchronized TFL textures to ultra-light MDF. Uniboard, the innovator in decorative composite wood products, has been redefining wood® for 40 years. For more information, please visit: www.uniboard.com.
Contact:
Don Raymond
VP Marketing and Sales US
Uniboard Canada Inc.
1 800 263-5240
Email: don.raymond@uniboard.com
