1958 Status of the Composition Board Industry

In 1956 insulation board, hardboard, and particleboard production had increased 25 percent, 65 percent, and 51 percent, respectively, over 1948 figures. Insulation board, produced in 23 U.S. and three Canadian plants, chiefly from pulpwood, is used as interior board, sheathing, and roof insulation board. Increasing demand for acoustical board, packaging materials, and higher density board with increased strength properties is creating construction or expansion within most plants. Three Canadian and 16 U.S. plants are producing tempered, standard, and utility hardboard and five are producing synthetic resin-bonded hard pressed particle boards. Hardboard’s versatility–boards of special properties, close caliper tolerances, and embossed, grooved, perforated, or coated surfaces–accounts for its increased use in expanding retail and industrial markets. Since 1947, 63 plants have been established in the U.S. and three in Canada to produce conventional or extruded particleboard from mill residues, or more increasingly from engineered flakes. Improved surface and strength quality and sales organization have broadened its original market as core material to include unfaced paneling, doors, underlayment, etc. Low material cost, minimal application waste, product uniformity, and increased use of prefabrication and dry walls insure continued industry growth.

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