Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
The Angelina Plywood Company plant at Keltys was established and co-owned by Angelina County Lumber Company and Southern Paper Mills, Inc. The plywood plant was built at Keltys, the location of the Angelina County Lumber Company facility. The announcement also noted that it would cost $4,000,000. Scheduled for operations in February 1965, the mill would cut an annual capacity of sixty-two million square feet of plywood sheathing for construction purposes. A central yard would be used for debarking and cutting. Management consisted of E. L. Kurth, Jr., president; R. W. Wortham, Jr., vice-president; and Kay Hosied, manager.
The Owens-Illinois Glass Company purchased the Angelina Plywood Company in 1966. The plant's estimated worth was $35,000,000. The manager in the 1970s was W. W. Raborn. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation bought the operation sometime in 1977. The purchase price for the 100 million square foot capacity plant was $8,500,000.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
AG
Owner Name
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. Owens-Illinois, Inc. Angelina Plywood Company, a subsidiary of Angelina County Lumber Company and Southland Paper Mills, Inc.
Location
Keltys, now within the Lufkin city limits
County
Angelina
Years in Operation:
32
Start Year:
1965
End Year:
1996
Decades:
1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999
Period of Operation:
Angelina Plywood Company 1965 to 1966; Owens-Illinois 1966 to 1977; Louisiana-Pacific 1977 to 1996
Town:
Keltys, now in Lufkin city limits
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
