November 2007
Xtendex plant closes; free guide to pressure- treatment chemicals; 2007 & 2008 events; more
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DECKING NEWS Xtendex Composite-Decking Plant Closes In July, McFarland Cascade shut down the plant that manufactured Xtendex composite decking and is now seeking another manufacturer to make a similar product at a lower cost. Among the reasons for ceasing operations at the Carney Timber Co. in Barrie, Ontario, were "Canada's high energy costs and the weakening U.S. dollar," Gregory Phillips, a product manager at McFarland Cascade, told Canadian Plastics magazine. Phillips also told the magazine that manufacturing Xtendex "is demanding on equipment, which adds to the expense of the product." Unlike most composite decking on the market, Xtendex contains rice
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