Huber Engineered Woods LLC Expansion to Create 150 Jobs in Emanuel County

Huber Engineered Woods LLC Expansion to Create 150 Jobs in Emanuel County

Company to Invest More Than $200 Million in Manufacturing Facility

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Huber Engineered Woods LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the J.M. Huber Corporation, plans to invest more than $200 million in an expansion of its oriented strand board (OSB) business in Emanuel County. The new plant will provide up to 150 new jobs in Emanuel County, one of Georgia’s Tier 1 (economically disadvantaged) counties, and surrounding communities.

“Georgia’s business assets are second to none,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “We will continue to attract top-notch companies like Huber to locate and expand here, bringing jobs and investment to our communities.”

According to Andy Trott, president of Charlotte, North Carolina based Huber Engineered Woods, the company selected the Emanuel County site in part due to the state and county’s support of the project, its proximity to a sustainable wood supply, excellent transportation and services infrastructure, access to customers and a skilled labor pool.

The selection is subject to approval by Huber’s board of directors. Once approved, the project is slated for start-up in 2008 and will have an annual production capacity of more than 650 million square feet once fully operational.

“We are very excited about the new job opportunities as well as all the related economic benefits for our county. Huber Engineered Woods is an outstanding corporate citizen at all of their locations, and we are very pleased and proud to have their newest plant in Swainsboro and Emanuel County,” said Andy Riley, president of the Swainsboro/Emanuel County Joint Development Authorities.

Huber Engineered Woods LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corporation, a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to markets ranging from paper and energy to construction. Huber Engineered Woods LLC is a producer of value added oriented strand products for the residential construction market with manufacturing operations in Maine, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee and Oklahoma. It manufactures specialty engineered panels and wood products that are used in residential applications such as floors, walls and roofs. Huber Engineered Woods LLC also serves industrial markets with products for door manufacturers and the transportation industry. For more information, visit www.huberwood.com.

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