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NEWS RELEASE+ u/ Q6 h3 P5 S& g
For Immediate Release* N3 Q! A4 a8 J/ G* o
November 27, 2007; b- t8 l& E7 G( D* d5 N5 P
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS): Q7 x ~, z" M1 H6 i
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL- w, i$ T9 l! X' K5 i) Z
; e3 ^6 X. ^: _9 T @! uAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned/ L7 L% |7 v& U& }! Y1 X, E3 y" g
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
! v R4 M4 ~' {* s4 K" @; Ayear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand." C0 s0 n H# j( J/ N9 |
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet' d& R5 ~( e w( F' _
(3/8” basis) annually.
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: e k6 y2 s' } D/ G2 yOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide: E& L# O2 S$ E, r* q z
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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" @+ q2 Q! C! S( X% V/ [& I“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
( ~8 G4 s, H; ^0 I) W- r4 u" _% xAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
/ {/ |# V0 Q- @operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses3 |: Y' w, r( u: e8 A" M9 s( i
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
; X* i H; Z/ Q% Zand taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
' Z6 h0 T( O- B" @- vforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”( D6 x) L$ x& m [
6 F& ~6 @ ~" t) f! X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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% |, V8 L* H* N4 Z3 x Z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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