The cooperation agreement between Dieffenbacher and Carmanah will cover Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

"We are extremely pleased with this agreement as it allows the companies to work closely together to offer customers an integrated and optimized solution for their woodroom requirements," stated Carmanah president and ceo Michael Colwell.

"Carmanah is market leader for OSB stranders in North America with over 120 installations. With this and already some footprints in the EU, Russia, South America and New Zealand, we are confident that the cooperation will be successful," said Wolf-Gerd Dieffenbacher, president and ceo of Dieffenbacher.