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NEWS RELEASE
3 I$ i' ]7 w7 O" GFor Immediate Release: H- m1 ]4 i5 N. ?! G) r
November 27, 20073 N( r4 n9 X7 v% }; |$ o% Z
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)% v: O# V f) T7 b/ }. p
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL) \8 S9 D1 |% H: ^+ ?2 n: p
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
; |) r" o: o: u( h5 bFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before, S# ~ I" I4 Z6 M
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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' J5 @9 u5 K" J* n0 Q' y4 NOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide( E' I7 A5 ]4 f+ f2 x' [0 r
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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operating 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% {1 Z: T* L: m7 _: k u! }
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”" ~4 {* D% @% ]% A4 W! l$ Y' @
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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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( q, j# ^7 K# y# c- c0 A# l: T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。, @3 u3 }* Z( l0 b% e6 V
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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