Sonae Indústria is a manufacturer of

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products, founded and headquartered in

Maia, Portugal Maia () is a municipality in the Porto Metropolitan Area, ''Grande Porto'' subregion, in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located 11 km north of central Porto. The population in 2011 was 135,306, in an area of . There is one city (Cidade da Maia) ...

. Present in five countries within three continents, Sonae Indústria has a wide range of products, from simple board to complete construction systems, a large range of wood-based products and materials for furniture, construction and decoration.

Sonae Indústria worldwide

Founded and headquartered in

Maia Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daugh ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, Sonae Indústria is in five countries within three continents, offering a wide range of products, from simple board to complete construction systems, a large range of wood-based products and materials for furniture, construction and decoration.

Canada

Sonae Indústria is present in Canada by its subsidiary Tafisa Canada in Lac-Mégantic,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, since 1995 as an investment of Tableros de Fibras, S.A., later acquired by the Sonae Indústria Group Since 2003, it became the first member of the Composite Panel Association (CPA) and producer of

particleboard Particle board, also known as chipboard or low-density fiberboard, is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded. Particle board is often confused with ori ...

and thermofused melamine panels whose environmental management system met the requirements of

ISO 14001 ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes, etc.) negatively affect the environment (i.e. cause adverse changes to air, water, or land); (b ...

. In 2012, Tafisa Canada invested 10 million CAD on its facilities in order to recycle around 2 million trees per year Tafisa Canada has received a third party certification for

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Phase 2 compliance, as well as the FSC,

LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction ...

, EPP, SCS,

and ISO 9001 certifications.

France

Sonae Indústria has had a presence

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since 1998, when it acquired Isoroy SAS. Nowadays, it operates 4 plants: Auxerre, Le Creusot and

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by its subsidiary Isoroy and

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Co ...

by its subsidiary Darbo.

Germany

With 6 plants around the country (

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, Eiweiler,

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Kaisersesch Kaisersesch () is a town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', to which it also belongs. Geography The town lies in the eastern Eifel halfway betwee ...

, Meppen and

Nettgau Nettgau is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Jübar Jübar is a municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Sax ...

, it is present via its subsidiary Glunz AG. Glunz AG was founded in 1932 and in 1992, acquired Isoroy SAS, which still operates in

, being acquired by Sonae Indústria Group five years later.

Portugal

Sonae Indústria

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is located in

, as well as the oldest active

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from the Group. They own as well other six plants around the country in Alcanede,

Castelo de Paiva Castelo de Paiva () is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733, in an area of 115.01 km2. On 4 March 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the parish/council of Sobrado (a.k ...

, Mangualde, Oliveira do Hospital,

Sines Sines () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of . Sines holds an important oil refinery and several petrochemical industries. It is also a popular ...

and Vilela

South Africa

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operations are based in two locations: Panbult and White River. During the

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