Sault mill may expand product line.SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. -- A new joint venture mill between Domtar and an Arkansas forest products manufacturer expects to produce its first engineered wood joists by May, 2001. Officials from Anthony Forest Products Company of El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. , Ark. joined Domtar executives at their Sault hardwood plant in early October to break ground for a new 7,920-square-metre manufacturing facility. The mill will produce a high-quality solid sawn flange flange (flanj) a projecting border or edge; in dentistry, that part of the denture base which extends from around the embedded teeth to the border of the denture. flange n. 1. I-joist, trademarked in the Anthony product catalogue as the Power Joist. It is made from black spruce scheduled to arrive from other Domtar Mills in Ontario and Quebec. The OSB OSB abbr. Order of Saint Benedict web material will be supplied by regional producers such as Weyerhaeuser. The proposed $20-million facility, which is located adjacent to Domtar's lumber mill on People's Road and Third Line, creates 30 high-skilled positions in a new company known as Anthony-Domtar Inc. Construction at the site began in early November with the building scheduled to be erected just days before Christmas. Equipment will be installed in place by late February 2001, and the first Power Joist will produced sometime in May. Plant capacity is 54 million lineal That which comes in a line, particularly a direct line, as from parent to child or grandparent to grandchild. LINEAL. That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. feet on a two-shift basis. Representatives from both companies say this joint venture partnership taps into each other's strength including Domtar's manufacturing expertise and access to raw material in Ontario and Quebec, combined with Anthony's experience in engineered wood products along with its extensive sales and distribution network in the U.S. Midwestern market and beyond. The Sault facility represents the Arkansas-based company's first foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my Canada, and more of Anthony's product line might be introduced to the Sault plant in the near future. "Absolutely," says Kerlin Drake, Anthony's marketing director. "We're looking at that in El Dorado -- since we're also doing the glulam (glue laminate laminate, n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth. products) -- we want to look at other products that possibly could be incorporated with this. "Glulam is one product, but we could also bring others in -- manufactured in Quebec and Ontario and brought here for re-sale either in the States or Canada." Anthony Forest Products is a family-owned business operating lumber, wood chip mills and two engineered wood laminating plants in the Southern U.S. It has 35 years experience in engineered wood beams, headers, planks, logs and columns. Jim Boniferro, Domtar's Sault manager of hardwood lumber, says although the new mill is a stand-alone company stand-alone company An independent operating firm. For example, a large diversified firm may consider spinning off a subsidiary because, as a stand-alone company, the subsidiary would command a higher price-earnings ratio than the parent. , he welcomes the opportunity to add further expansion on-site. He says some preliminary discussions have taken place to broaden the product line and develop more value-added processes. "We may start by having their products on site to do mixed shipments (by truck). The next step is, we should probably start manufacturing these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. in Canada." |
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