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NEWS RELEASE1 m1 j" J6 N8 l- {, ~
For Immediate Release8 y5 f; r6 n) O+ r* H' b8 D) O
November 27, 2007
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AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL9 M9 e+ A$ _$ g e8 P) j) V8 ~
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
F7 p2 {' P4 v" cFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before ^0 Z0 \9 v' d5 G; a' ^* \4 |
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet: `$ C1 _: m; ]; C7 x3 n' `
(3/8” basis) annually.( u5 U+ z+ E' a3 _, n* Q n
. g7 k7 H& C5 ~4 U$ G# OOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
- j7 V4 E. X3 I z! H# J- @affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.* }5 ~8 C4 H7 h0 X2 \
& G! i8 P+ p) s& C“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North5 ?6 a- g( O# P( ]- t9 W- Z' S: q' X
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
* N8 c* D1 h" L+ f; Z* d) Xoperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
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and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
9 N2 Z5 Y, w8 B& A/ B8 i& wforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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注: OSB (oriented strand board)中译: 定向刨花板, 是目前北美建房的主要材料。亚省林业的支柱产品。
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' L; n/ M& o" H4 u这是我所看到的在这两个月来亚省第三家关闭大型OSB厂。另外两家: 一家在Hihg Prairie; 一家在Drayton Valley。
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6 s! S p0 p- LAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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