Louisiana-Pacific CORP: directors' dealings · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Louisiana-Pacific CORP

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX) is a U.S.-listed industrial company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1973, LP has evolved from its historical roots in oriented strand board (OSB) into a more focused building-products platform centered on engineered wood solutions. For investors, the company sits at the intersection of residential construction, repair and remodeling, and selected light-commercial and industrial end markets, with a business model that is still cyclical but increasingly weighted toward differentiated products. ([investor.lpcorp.com](https://investor.lpcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/louisiana-pacific-corp-announces-pricing-its-common-stock?utm_source=openai)) Today, LP operates through three reportable segments: Siding, OSB, and LP South America. The Siding business is the company’s premium franchise and includes engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products sold under brands such as LP SmartSide Trim & Siding, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish, LP BuilderSeries, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions. The OSB segment manufactures and distributes structural OSB panels as well as a broader set of value-added Structural Solutions, including products such as LP WeatherLogic, LP TechShield, LP FlameBlock, LP Legacy, and LP TopNotch. The South America segment provides additional geographic diversification, although the company remains primarily exposed to North American housing and building activity. ([investor.lpcorp.com](https://investor.lpcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lp-building-solutions-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2024/?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, LPX is best viewed as a specialty building-materials manufacturer rather than a pure commodity wood-products producer. Its strategy has increasingly emphasized product innovation, brand strength, and mix improvement, especially in siding and other engineered solutions. That positioning can support better pricing power and margin quality than undifferentiated commodity products, although the OSB business remains inherently tied to market pricing and supply-demand swings. The company sells through retailers, wholesalers, builders, and industrial customers, giving it broad exposure to the housing supply chain in the United States and abroad. ([stockanalysis.com](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/lpx/company/?utm_source=openai)) Recent disclosures indicate that siding has been a source of relative strength, with management highlighting strong sales and earnings in 2024 and continued momentum into 2025, while OSB has faced a more difficult pricing backdrop. In early 2026, LP reported first-quarter results showing lower OSB sales year over year due mainly to weaker prices and volumes, underscoring the segment’s cyclicality. The company also continues to emphasize sustainability and product environmental disclosures, noting that a large share of North American net sales is covered by verified environmental product declarations. For equity investors, LPX is therefore a U.S. NYSE-listed building-products name with a premium siding platform, a cyclical OSB exposure, and a clear lever to housing activity. ([investor.lpcorp.com](https://investor.lpcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lp-building-solutions-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025/?utm_source=openai))