New MDF investment in Lithuania, and a rice straw MDF plant in the US are now nearing completion. Meanwhile, Russia, Turkey and Mexico still lead the main expansion in MDF capacity in Europe and North America.   In this, the first part of our annual survey of the global MDF manufacturing industry, independent consultant Geoff Rhodes looks at the MDF mills and their capacities in Europe and North America in 2018 and at the prospects for the industry in 2019 and beyond.  Looking at Europe first, 2018 was a positive year for MDF manufacturers ...