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NEWS RELEASE7 e6 x8 V4 l. s* ]8 i
For Immediate Release
( V( G% x& ~* {& ]+ @% mNovember 27, 2007' n9 Z5 G9 T( C g* o9 y6 H
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
" c% ^, w. J7 _* CAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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) z4 @: { ~6 N7 |* HAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned& `/ Z, k5 C& |
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before1 d$ ?& I. m+ `. N4 v- q) b
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.- V- {; i o3 i$ G- I* \
+ p, f' W6 I2 r/ qThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet0 ^# H; z8 F) ~
(3/8” basis) annually.
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide, b9 V; e: ^5 |1 ~3 E& V
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
1 _$ W" V: l6 Z+ t+ J: wAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
3 [" t5 w2 ^5 ?3 {1 b Coperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses+ M2 b- V% Z# z1 @1 k4 l' j
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity6 a% b8 G7 T! Z8 C2 I
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
+ i4 u1 H2 f5 _5 L$ K3 ]) A. Eforesee 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。3 H4 M- B1 Y( @2 g2 [+ E2 Z
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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