# ARAUCO North America particleboard plant in Grayling, Michigan

ARAUCO North America built a 150-acre particleboard plant in Grayling, Michigan, with a $20 million electrical package contracted to J. Ranck Electric. Construction occurred in 2018, and the plant was the largest continuous single-line particleboard press in North America at that time.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-12-22
- Where: Grayling, Michigan, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: largest continuous single-line particleboard press in North America
- Products: particleboard
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [ARAUCO North America](https://endata.com/companies/89322.md)
- [J. Ranck Electric](https://endata.com/companies/89323.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [jranck.com](https://www.jranck.com/post/arauco-particleboard-plant), 2025-12-22: "At the time of construction in 2018, the plant was the largest continuous single-line particleboard press in North America."

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