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NEWS RELEASE3 A4 k2 y1 I6 O1 F4 ?" ?: c. l
For Immediate Release- @: l ]( z/ d
November 27, 20075 M7 ~# q1 p9 g* w& Y# N
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
2 I% z% j) n) m( ~AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL1 J" d( X* V' d" T8 _* l
( b. A6 E1 H6 i" b% CAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
9 z. Z7 p9 Y( g4 CFootner 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 feet
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North2 j0 Z2 y. U2 q* i/ a
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
& u+ u" k5 I3 |7 }7 Z7 u( ], `6 hoperating 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
: G$ p# z( }. O$ `* Z3 |7 ?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。
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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。& A4 u4 c3 Y* p1 [% w
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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