New particleboard plant is one of USA's finest

A MERICAN Forest Products Corp. f, hosted a memorable flag-raising event to mark the official opening of its new $10 million particleboard plant in Martell, Ca.

Open house ceremonies began with the presentation of the American flag and the AFPC house flag to Russ Evitt, general manager of the {acility. President J.T. Guyol, AFP's chief executive officer, made the presentation to Evitt, who in turn presented the flags to C'ene Tower, manager of the particleboard plant.

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AFP opens its new $10 million particleboard plant and sends out the first shipment . . . 10 acre plant has a 115 million annuaf sq. ft. capacity on a V+" basis 100 new jobs are created by the new facility.

dor High School band played the Star Spangled Banner, which was witnessed by some 300 employees and local townspeople. A guided tour of the l0-acre plant, the newest addition to Ameri-

Denise Esola, Russ Evitt, Jim can Forest Products' 460-acre wood conversion complex in Martell, folIowed.

The plant is among the largest such facilities in the country. The ll5 million annual sq. ft. capacity facility 1s7n" basis) is one of the few utilizing the western pine raw material base which is recognized as producing a board ranking among the finest in the industry.

The plant provides jobs for approximately 100 people in a n d around Amador County and increases the plant's annual $5 million payroll by nearly $I million.