Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
The Bon Wier plywood plant was built by Kirby Lumber Corporation. The complex created 300 new jobs with a $2,500,000 payroll. Estimated annual production was 160 million square feet. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation bought all Kirby Lumber Company assets later. The sawmill operation of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation at Bon Wier was listed in the 1990 Forest Products Industries in Texas. The listing reported an operation including a sawmill and manufacturing of softwood plywood.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NE
Owner Name
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. and its subsidiary Kirby Forest Industries Inc.
Location
Bon Wier
County
Newton
Years in Operation:
27
Start Year:
1970
End Year:
1996
Decades:
1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999
Period of Operation:
1970 to 1996
Town:
Bon Wier
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2