ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Roseburg Forest Products has hired dozens of full-time workers in recent weeks to fill a gap in the supply of sanded plywood panels previously produced in Chile.
Many Chilean sawmills and plywood plants were knocked out of operation following the recent magnitude 8.8 earthquake. It’s unclear when those mills will return to production.
The Roseburg News-Review reports that Roseburg Forest Products has added 84 full-time workers in Douglas County and another 23 in Coos County.
Chile has been a significant player in the sanded plywood market because of the ease of shipping panels by barge from South America to California and Gulf Coast ports.
