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15 July 2015

Norbord's new dryer system brings green bonus

 Pictured is Norbord's new dryer system at the Cowie plant

After a 12-day shutdown, the new thermal oil furnace and revamped dryer system at the Cowie plant of leading panel products manufacturer, Norbord, was installed, tested and back on line, on schedule and with no accidents; no mean feat when you consider that the £7 million project involved more than 100 contractors on site dismantling and removing the old plant and installing new equipment. The project took the equivalent of 15,000 man hours to complete and involved up to 20 trades working across the site to meet the tight deadline.

In addition to installing the new burner and dryer system, Norbord also installed a dust-cleaning system so that waste wood dust generated at the site could be used as the primary fuel source.

Norbord is a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels and the world's largest producer of oriented strand board ("OSB"). In addition to Sterling OSB, Norbord manufactures Caberwood MDF, Caberboard particleboard products including flooring systems and Contiboard.

For further information on Norbord, please call 01786 812 225 or visitwww.norbord.co.uk.

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With compliments:
Alison Relf
Taylor Alden Ltd
Unit 2, Temple Place
247 The Broadway
London
SW19 1SD
Tel: 020 8543 3866
Email: alison@tayloralden.co.uk