GP to Build $150mln Lumber Plant in South Georgia

GP Logo

Photo courtesy of Georgia-Pacific Wood Products (GP)

Georgia-Pacific (GP) announced today it will built a 320,000-square-foot, $150 million lumber production facility in Albany, Ga. , that will produce 300 million board feet of lumber annually once it comes online in late fall 2019.

Construction at the plant, to be located at the Abany-Dougherty Industrial Park, will begin this year. It's expected to employ more than 130 full-time employees, handling wood provided by roughly 180 log trucks every day.

The company's website added:

This is GP’s third new softwood lumber mill announcement in 12 months, following investments at Talladega, Ala., and Warrenton, Ga. This facility fits the vision to capture market growth opportunities as a leading lumber supplier.