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NEWS RELEASE
9 R2 P3 s6 b$ V/ FFor Immediate Release5 I8 F* d, u& z3 c% z
November 27, 2007$ f, a9 z$ h: s- c9 O) S& g$ |
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
0 |& C8 z% E' i4 Q- p8 J8 xAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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8 E* A0 ^ h& M1 {( MAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
2 {; L% b. H$ W" U$ x# NFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
& Q5 Q' Z0 |. a) _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
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide7 k# n( `; ]& Z$ U6 H" o& S
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services., Q3 a( z/ T/ P9 p' v8 a0 X) _
- d* L6 E* a1 O( J2 v; r% I“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North1 z k- m$ z# E$ P) ?' T- x$ x
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable# q. Y6 U1 Z' H$ o- h# a
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses; u- ]3 ~$ f& @2 V) `' a8 m
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
7 p1 h% C# Q8 X# L8 s, n0 w. ?and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not q$ P% T/ {% D
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。; r# s9 o) E& x: v+ O$ m3 ~
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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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