 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
NEWS RELEASE" U$ F* Z0 Q8 P% y9 |- ?7 r: ^$ t
For Immediate Release
+ C0 c: V C% Z. `! c" iNovember 27, 20075 p6 r% G8 C+ K/ j! v; L
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)' |3 s L" G- D3 f
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
; p% L! q6 x+ P/ V8 s, T
* V" {: W/ b$ k" H, H! YAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned% C8 E4 J" ?8 p- ~) e
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before) u, T6 `' J! z. R* q- w( y
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.% I1 n: E, A' F: F$ H
! m# D/ V7 N) D2 Q& h/ O4 C
The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
X- v3 I5 B# U$ @( T(3/8” basis) annually.3 s+ E$ q7 x4 g5 j: H4 C4 G& f: |+ t
: T; M! s9 E$ z m
OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide: }% E- e5 Y/ F+ C8 ?" b
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
6 g, e( a4 |) l) P" J! L( D: @- Y" P* e8 l
“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North0 E' b1 G; K8 U
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable0 \! o7 A$ D7 k" G* V1 b, x
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses0 Q/ C# a2 z, a( \ h
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity7 B" k, q$ W- o2 {
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
" t$ T9 e! [9 u- H5 s; Q; p! S/ jforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
8 I; _) }5 Z5 K) K% j/ O8 _% d% Z) b2 e0 v! v& B
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。1 S$ L3 F- Z( X8 S7 S- }: t
( @3 H2 | L+ M" T; | n% |$ ^
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。
5 Q4 b2 D3 b7 H( H0 q) N: o0 l, B7 b
L, T @/ ]. d1 k5 f3 OAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
|