Governor Abbott Attends Grand Opening Event in Corrigan

RoyOMartin celebrated the grand opening of the expansion of Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. This enlargement makes their oriented strand board manufacturing facility the largest of its kind in North America. The event emphasized the facility’s impact on increasing OSB production and creating local jobs, as well as the regional and national housing market.

The ceremony drew more than 200 attendees, including company partners, community leaders, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. A tour of the new production line was available for interested guests.

Constructed next to the company’s original state-of-the-art OSB plant, the new expansion is located in Corrigan. The second facility significantly increases the mill’s size and production capacity by 75% and provides a total of 300 jobs at the mill.

Governor Abbott touted the booming Texas economy and discussed the housing market.

“We are proud that Texas is home to a booming manufacturing sector,” Governor Abbott said. “Corrigan OSB’s expanded manufacturing facility will provide needed, high-quality building materials to Texas’ growing economy. Thanks to our manufacturing sector, ‘Made in Texas’ has never been a bigger brand. Our motto in Texas is ‘Texas moves at the speed of business.’ The government’s job is not to slow you down but to help get things done, and that commitment will continue every step of the way as you grow here in East Texas.”

RoyOMartin Chairman and CEO Roy O. Martin III, in his address, proudly stated,

“It’s obvious that our first plant succeeded here in Corrigan, and now you have two plants employing almost 300 skilled individuals and supporting seven times that number in logging, transportation, maintenance, and other support roles. We look forward to many decades of mutual success, paying great wages so families can thrive here.”

In talking about RoyOMartin’s decision to build a second mill in Corrigan, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Product Sales Terry Secrest stated, “Building a plant during a pandemic with supply chain issues is no easy task, yet on June 8, we successfully started this new facility. Since then, our team has continuously improved, setting new goals every day.” He then introduced a virtual tour video that was produced by the communications team.