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NEWS RELEASE
& t+ i: B( x5 c% ^5 CFor Immediate Release
, P" Y1 E6 I$ N V! Y* [: CNovember 27, 2007
3 L! n% @4 o/ NAINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)% F3 M4 H. P+ s$ U4 }% z5 g9 _% k
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL4 q9 R% B1 W* m& v' n
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned f G: ~* v: k
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before# \! V( k2 r9 b1 ^( n
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.; O0 x; T0 I9 R& E% q4 x& R! |$ T
o5 Q. X* V8 y1 f+ y+ EThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet! t2 }/ G3 S# U* W x, l
(3/8” basis) annually.
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
; U, ?8 ^2 l6 O U7 S& R, ~2 h- Baffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.. K; w! k: h7 Y! e
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
5 l1 H( W) k X, r. f* j7 MAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
8 P" N3 l4 D$ }' B$ l0 e& P7 ioperating 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
$ r/ O! l) F0 U% P+ i$ yforesee 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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$ n8 v- m; E' y% F/ A; u( qAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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