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NEWS RELEASE
- D0 F6 @( J& l! Q7 N0 Q5 F" QFor Immediate Release
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- J& l+ j& i" @( ^9 Y. f" j' B* m6 eAINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
( u- k' \4 G6 I/ ^AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned( E3 v/ b" ~' X" D& K* x' Y7 I7 s
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before4 x5 @. n$ D5 M: Q; w5 o5 r. e
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand./ c) f- r! l' Y/ T+ n" m% R
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet: y/ F& V+ n8 C7 i0 x5 N0 W
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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 North4 J9 c3 k' ^! n. x, r! c. F
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
) p! ?1 g2 Q. @' q- c, w8 poperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses6 [0 S6 w# \ j4 I/ x
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
! \8 l* B8 `% Y- | s* w, R* O- d# Yand taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
# h( Y: [1 I) p" P" w/ hforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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) c5 F& k0 p( T- \4 ?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。4 L! D5 J6 J( o, Y% }
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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。1 o0 g7 c! l. A& a2 w% c
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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