LAVAL, QC — Uniboard, a North American producer of manufactured engineered wood products, announced yesterday that its plant in Mont-Laurier, Quebec has been issued a Chain of Custody (COC) Certificate Multi-site by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) SW-COC 002726.

"FSC certification is the industry's environmental gold standard and this achievement underlines Uniboard's ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices," said Lise Plante Product Manager, Panel Business Unit. "Uniboard now has five plants that are FSC certified including our Val d'Or and Sayabec plants in Quebec, our Fostoria plant in Ohio, our Moncure plant in North Carolina and now, our plant in Mont-Laurier."

FSC is an international non-profit organization designed to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. As part of Uniboard's continued efforts to increase sustainability, this certification acknowledges the company's commitment to meet the world's highest production standards. The FSC mark allows consumers the comfort of knowing their cabinetry; furniture or any other manufactured wood product is the result of eco-friendly policies.

The Mont-Laurier plant is also certified under the EPP program with the Composite Panel Association (CPA) and meets the requirement of California Air Resources Board (CARB) Phase 1.

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