Sonae Indústria  Sonae Indústria is a manufacturer of engineered wood products, founded and headquartered in Maia, Portugal. 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. Founded and headquartered in Maia, Portugal, 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. Sonae Indústria is present in Canada by its subsidiary Tafisa Canada in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 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 and thermofused melamine panels whose environmental management system met the requirements of ISO 14001. 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 CARB Phase 2 compliance, as well as the FSC, LEED, EPP, SCS, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certifications. Sonae Indústria has had a presence France since 1998, when it acquired . Nowadays, it operates 4 plants: Auxerre, Le Creusot and Ussel Corréze by its subsidiary and Linxe by its subsidiary Darbo. With 6 plants around the country ( Beeskow, Eiweiler, Horn, Kaisersesch, Meppen and Nettgau, it is present via its subsidiary Glunz AG. Glunz AG was founded in 1932 and in 1992, acquired SAS, which still operates in France, being acquired by Sonae Indústria Group five years later. Sonae Indústria headquarters is located in Maia, as well as the oldest active factory from the Group. They own as well other six plants around the country in Alcanede, Castelo de Paiva, Mangualde, Oliveira do Hospital, Sines and Vilela  South Africa operations are based in two locations: Panbult and White River. During the latter part of 1998, Sonae Indústria invested in a R350 million plant in Panbult Mpumalanga.