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NEWS RELEASE
$ Z K7 U5 ^3 I; HFor Immediate Release
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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS): h6 t2 i4 m6 e' |! p8 l0 f" a2 S
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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* U7 Y9 w! U; e7 h; sAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
" ^" K/ {0 p3 c' s2 UFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before# M) z8 C }% \* A
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand./ a( N0 E( n5 z" B8 ~( A& c
7 n2 q' d2 y! RThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet" p1 ^ H) F0 J" m- {+ y
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide8 \! |( z4 H" f4 @9 r h9 o7 I. R8 R
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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6 X7 S/ C/ H' S c W( q1 y“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North2 s Q9 u7 s% c
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable) F5 ]7 ^/ u0 d
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
8 O! b. }; w C; m( v. U/ H- M# ^due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
# a/ C4 u5 H$ l5 |/ Gand taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not8 X d% S5 d3 h' i; I4 C: G
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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- @& ~' ~. ]$ F2 u7 l/ t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。- E+ h4 u1 z2 T/ @( e5 d5 r
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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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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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