Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacturing and distributing building products for new home construction, repair and remodeling, manufactured housing, and light industrial and commercial construction. The company operates in three segments: Oriented Strand Board, Siding, and Engineered Wood Products. The Oriented Strand Board segment provides structural panel products, such as plywood, including roof decking, sidewall sheathing, and floor underlayment. The Siding segment offers SmartSide siding products and related accessories, including wood-based sidings, trim, soffit, and fascia; and Canexel siding and accessory products comprising pre-finished lap, panel, and trim products. The Engineered Wood Products segment offers I-joists, laminated veneer lumber, laminated strand lumber, and other related products for residential and commercial flooring and roofing systems, headers and beams, and other structural applications. In addition, the company provides decorative molding, cellulose insulation, and timber and timberlands. The company offers its products to retail home centers, manufactured housing producers, distributors, wholesalers, and building materials dealers in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
