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NEWS RELEASE
/ [1 k5 L) b/ A/ `& IFor Immediate Release
7 @( A% a% Q; t6 L( H2 A5 lNovember 27, 20070 e+ M7 Y- m" Q. Q, y- B
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)5 {: g4 M9 h0 U8 h u, E2 h
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL! R" O# z3 q: ]4 O/ v
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
/ d' D' u. j' u; c, yFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
/ U" ?: m7 _: Q- Syear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.( I/ m2 Z& g+ f/ s# I1 H2 K6 ^5 Y
* M! m: P& Q( b# `9 N- MThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet Y, ]- D0 @9 H
(3/8” basis) annually.
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% }( d+ z9 w: }/ s. m) |1 lOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide! t) W7 `. ^0 v5 c0 L) @9 z
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.' f+ h; ?2 S/ y3 U2 z) P# B
% n. P9 `" ?; Q) u$ ]# s, Q6 L ?$ o“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
]7 M w8 m$ ^" n$ M& \2 sAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
2 S8 R( Q' Y& s7 V5 Joperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
& N/ a. A4 z; Ndue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity, w$ [3 A3 k G( P/ S: l5 f
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
$ _. g9 W; X7 {/ Z1 I) r- U) oforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”# Q9 R, A7 l) L! p% u
9 s: x+ t: R# i; X `' ^ k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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7 Z: a6 k' d; |% q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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