Swiss Krono produced the first MDF board in its factory in Barnwell, USA.

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Swiss Krono produced first MDF board in its Barnwell mill

Swiss Krono produced the first MDF board in its factory in Barnwell, USA, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Site manager Erik Christensen, said: “It’s an exciting time here in Barnwell as we successfully ran our first boards this weekend!  We’ve got an incredibly dedicated and energized team here and it was great to share this big milestone in the project together.  We are now focused on getting the line into production mode as quickly as possible to supply our growing flooring demand and our newly developing HDF/MDF customers.  Our new plant is a significant game changer for us in the US market enabling us to profitably grow our market position.”

The Swiss Krono Group is one of the world’s leading producers of engineered wood products.