Released on: August 1, 2008, 8:39 am

Press Release Author: Sue Yannello

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Uniboard announces today the purchase of ATC Panel's Moncure,
North Carolina facility which will now operate as Uniboard USA LLC, Moncure Plant.


Press Release Body: Moncure, August 1, 2008 - Uniboard announces today the purchase
of ATC Panel's Moncure, North Carolina facility which will now operate as Uniboard
USA LLC, Moncure Plant. The particleboard and thermofused melamine (TFM) plant,
which employs close to 160 people and produces annually over 156 million square feet
(276,000 m³) of particleboard and value added melamine will serve as the base to
strengthen current customer relationships and further expand Uniboard's market
position in the Southern and Midwestern United States.

With significant plans for expansion, Uniboard will be investing over $120 million
in the upcoming year to install on the Moncure site a state-of-the-art medium
density and high density fiberboard (MDF/HDF) line.

"This is a significant step in Uniboard's strategic plan to strengthen our
leadership in engineered wood panels in Eastern North America and become the
supplier of choice with our customers. Our new, optimally-located service point is
not only capable of offering raw particleboard but more importantly we will be able
to supply furniture makers, kitchen cabinet, store fixture and distribution channels
with Uniboard's widely recognized thermofused melamine product offering. With the
installation of our MDF/HDF line, we will be in a favorable position to supply our
sister Company Pergo, located in Raleigh, and our customers located in the Midwest
and Southern US. The acquisition of the Moncure facility is a reflection of
Uniboard's long term commitment to our customers, especially on the East Coast and
solidifies our offering in laminate flooring through Pergo" commented James Hogg,
President and CEO of Uniboard.

About Uniboard (a subsidiary of Pfleiderer AG)
Uniboard is a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, with
installed capacity of over 900 million square feet of raw particleboard, high
density and medium density fiber board, of which over 50% is converted into value
added melamine and laminated flooring products. Uniboard remains the only producer
of laminated flooring products in Canada. Its annual sales exceed $550 million and
it employs close to 1,400 employees. Its products are sold to retailers,
distributors and finished goods manufacturers, which cater to the kitchen cabinet
industry, the furniture industry, the renovation and construction industries, as
well as to the floor covering industry. Uniboard is the largest supplier of
thermofused melamine panels in North America.

Contact:
Sue Yannello
syannello@919marketing.com
(919)557-7890


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