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NEWS RELEASE
5 s/ d7 [( O7 I* ?; S( x$ r* w: mFor Immediate Release. q' Z" s* ^: N8 t. P) Z" }
November 27, 2007
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AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL5 f! D) P1 b- A5 T
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned( Z6 G: e4 o5 Z; P( c. Z# E5 j
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
& ?2 P! U" g& c2 [* qyear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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8 m/ I1 ]; Y# D2 J k9 [+ Q; D2 ^The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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" ]) u0 C$ ], ]. Z5 POSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide! f7 z* t! v+ H
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.6 @* g' a1 w9 z# u& f# w8 w! h. l
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North, u B4 R% s K5 N, r$ B
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable; C* o: C* M8 q
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# _! `' i4 E2 x% z+ P6 [
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”' K' `2 k9 @! q" ^; r' P
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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。- ?4 X$ U$ V: r) c. `1 i3 `( I
- }3 z1 r0 ?9 R* T" {9 sAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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