LP Building Solutions broke ground on a new LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim & Siding manufacturing facility in North Branch, Minnesota. The approximately 350,000-square-foot facility on a 120-acre site is expected to create 125 jobs at full capacity and begin production in the first quarter of 2028. It will be the company's fourth ExpertFinish manufacturing location and the second purpose-built for ExpertFinish production, following the opening of LP New York in 2023. The facility will apply one of 22 prefinished colors to siding manufactured and primed at LP siding mills, serving growing demand in Midwest new construction and repair and remodeling markets. Once complete, North Branch will become LP's 12th siding facility and 22nd manufacturing facility across North and South America.
Louisiana-Pacific CorporationLP Building Solutions breaks ground on a new manufacturing facility, expanding capacity and creating jobs.