Private company
Former Canadian wood product manufacturer
Norbord Inc. was a Canadian company that manufactured wood-based panels and became the world's largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB). Norbord also manufactured particleboard, medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and related value-added products. Norbord had assets of approximately $1.7 billion and employs approximately 2,600 people at 17 plant locations in the United States, Canada and Europe.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Norbord Inc. was a Canadian company that manufactured wood-based panels and became the world's largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB). Norbord also manufactured particleboard, medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and related value-added products. Norbord had assets of approximately $1.7 billion and employs approximately 2,600 people at 17 plant locations in the United States, Canada and Europe.3
Norbord is part of a group headed by West Fraser Timber. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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What Norbord reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property and equipment, net | $1.4B7 Dec 31, 2020 | $1.4B7 Dec 31, 2019 | −0.7% |
| Operating-lease assets (leased space) | $21.0M7 Dec 31, 2020 | $18.0M7 Dec 31, 2019 | +16.7% |
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $568.0M7 Dec 31, 2020 | $20.0M7 Dec 31, 2019 | +2740.0% |
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) | $19.0M7 Dec 31, 2020 | $21.0M7 Dec 31, 2019 | −9.5% |
The company was formed as a corporate spin-off of Noranda Mines. Until it was acquired by West Fraser Timber, Norbord was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OSB".
From Wikipedia’s article on Norbord, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
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How Norbord is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
F-10 (2), F-10/A (2), S-8 (2), S-8 POS (2), 15-12B (1), 15-15D (1), 15F-15D (1), 25-NSE (1), 40FR12B (1), 424B2 (1), 6-K/A (1), 8-K12B (1), 8-K12B/A (1), CERTNYS (1), F-3D (1), F-3DPOS (1), F-9 (1), F-9/A (1), FWP (1), POS AM (1), RW (1)
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