LP Announces SmartSide Expansion Project at Its Houlton, Maine, Facility

On Wednesday (11-2-22), Louisiana-Pacific (LP) announced expansion projects at its Houlton, Maine, facility. LP will be adding a second SmartSide line at the Houlton plant that will give the facility an additional 340 million square feet of siding production capacity per year. The project will add a new forming line and press to the facility.

The additional square footage produced will bring LP’s total SmartSide production capacity to approximately 2.6 billion square feet, with more than 500 million square feet being produced at Houlton alone. When the project is completed, Houlton will join LP Hayward as the second two-line siding facility.

According to the announcement, the expansion will add approximately 100 new jobs to the Houlton community and is contingent on state and local approval. The project will feature $400 million in capital investment from LP; with construction scheduled to begin 23Q1.