CMPC invests USD 29.6m to expand Kentucky wood remanufacturing plants

CMPC is investing USD 29.6m to modernise and expand its Powell Valley Millwork plants in Jeffersonville and Clay City, Kentucky, aiming to nearly double production. The project is 65% complete and is scheduled to start up by late 2027, with Clay City specialising in poplar processing and Jeffersonville in pine.

Why this mattersThe expansion deepens CMPC's push into US value-added wood remanufacturing, linking its Chilean pine supply to local finishing capacity for a market that takes about 90% of the unit's sales.

• Investment totals USD 29.6m across two Powell Valley Millwork plants in Kentucky.
• Project is 65% complete, with start-up expected by end of 2027.
• Expansion aims to nearly double Powell Valley's output and raise productivity by almost 70%.
• Clay City will be specialised for poplar processing, adding capacity for mouldings and glued panels.
• Jeffersonville will boost pine processing and finishing capacity, able to use up to 30,000 m3 of pine from CMPC's Chilean forests.
• CMPC acquired the Powell Valley operation in 2023 to enter the US remanufacturing market, which represents about 90% of the unit's sales.

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