I’ve learned the benefits of oriented strand board (OSB) and have often used it as a cost-effective alternative to plywood ...

An engineered lumber, OSB is made of strands (or chips) of wood. It’s similar to plywood but doesn’t require large thin sheets of lumber. To make a panel of OSB, a 5-inch thick matt of wood ...

Timber import volumes for Q3 of 2024 were encouragingly ahead of Q3 2023 for softwood, OSB and engineered wood products, but ...

OSB is manufactured from multiple strips of wood compressed together with adhesive to make a product with similar properties as plywood. Unlike plywood, however, it utilises otherwise discarded wood – ...