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NEWS RELEASE
- E9 _0 {9 [, O, k( FFor Immediate Release0 u" p& h! M: _0 K0 Y" v
November 27, 2007( e) ^$ ^4 T& s b- m0 S B
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)' _0 f' v* f3 l4 ~6 g
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL: v) ^! s' O8 n9 }5 Q" w% P
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
/ `5 ^: X; x @1 SFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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4 b4 T. }4 [& w( s; ~OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide7 L" c" V* b* n0 u
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
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operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses9 y( k. J5 Q7 p$ ?
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity& [* Y. C" O$ z! c7 y9 h( g1 E
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not# p' N& e- W" H# k$ f
foresee 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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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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$ P" L: b. t: v- R5 h4 v3 @Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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