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NEWS RELEASE& V4 P0 |5 m) e: Y$ i0 w; ]- w: }
For Immediate Release
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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
; @2 L! Q8 m# XAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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# s& _8 ]: O8 I) g/ [. ? EAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned r3 ~+ ^5 p& r) A* `5 Y
Footner 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 feet2 T( A& h) C% D, ~
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
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0 A9 _% ` ~( v7 @“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
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# N* ]6 a5 c6 R) qoperating 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
4 [& W$ \1 [* t* Xforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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4 F3 h1 R& G5 D8 }# c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。8 H. h, x2 D: q1 s5 `( h" G2 @/ _% B
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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。: N; T1 ?/ b1 Q- ^
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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