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NEWS RELEASE
9 o h: S7 G4 f' c; h# R9 aFor Immediate Release( h+ V% w) ]' [/ s# ?, a) }% h
November 27, 2007
; s( X1 d- J5 a" c" A3 F' a4 eAINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)4 B2 T [! B9 f! Z' {; w
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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9 N( G$ |! A* {: a' o- }: TAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
8 m4 y0 P) q. P% mFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
) |& ? N5 j$ ^! u+ I; vyear-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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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide6 |, I8 D2 |3 @. c4 @; |$ @4 w
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.. g. F5 p* Y) @! A/ a8 `6 l; q- R
2 V) R+ g: I; Q“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
" @ X1 o6 K; W3 `8 VAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
2 B3 t! \) V z, g% U/ {2 zoperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
2 R+ D" P; ^% t( n! X1 b7 Q% odue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
$ M. a& l, R8 ]0 o h# Xand taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not* J' J1 I& j7 q: V& h* E" l% c
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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: L0 C! w" w7 B; F& b* 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。
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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。
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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