Built on a Foundation of Quality Since 1927
Georgia-Pacific LLC was founded in Augusta, Georgia in 1927 as a hardwood lumber wholesaler. Over nearly a century, the company expanded through strategic vertical integration — acquiring timberlands, building planing mills, and developing proprietary panel manufacturing technology that would eventually make it a defining name in North American structural building materials.
The development of OSB (oriented strand board) technology in the 1970s and 1980s marked a pivotal chapter. Georgia-Pacific was among the first manufacturers to invest at scale in OSB production, recognising that the engineered panel's consistent mechanical properties and more efficient use of timber fibre would eventually displace plywood in many structural sheathing applications.
Today, Georgia-Pacific operates 29 manufacturing facilities across the United States and Canada, producing vinyl siding, OSB, plywood, gypsum wallboard, MDF, and specialty panels under a family of trusted brand names including Compass®, DensShield®, DensGlass®, and Blue Ribbon® OSB.
