Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX), Nashville, TN, reported sales for the first quarter of $504.6 million, an increase of 7 percent year-over-year. Profit for the quarter was $10.3 million, compared to a loss of $34.5 million in the prior year quarter.
In the first quarter, oriented strand board segment sales were up 14.1 percent year-over-year to $217 million while siding segment sales were up 4.5 percent to $181.3 million and engineered wood products segment sales were up 11 percent to $72 million.
