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NEWS RELEASE* \# i1 A, Y( g4 \, z A. ^6 f% v6 u- d
For Immediate Release
0 q% o; {. }4 w; C( m" oNovember 27, 2007) P& W5 W9 r; t: q- M, |/ d- T
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
A. m! q1 \) q/ i) [, S- C8 \0 h' hAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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6 b1 k4 M( M4 a: t GAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned* ]4 k% Z5 `. C: ~3 H0 P8 ?
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
6 r& a2 H$ W4 E- x: V* kyear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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0 B! @7 `5 L* n! o& G# HThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet1 @, I Q* d, J& o( ?; K' Z
(3/8” basis) annually.& F2 U; \' |$ ?/ U; g0 Q D
0 D/ r3 f0 I# J, ?8 [, C' R9 \OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide" d* O5 W3 e" F$ ]
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.3 N1 }. `! `+ F1 V; @$ q) j
- ^& j9 _9 P) P4 z1 |0 T2 e“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North5 z" P' b& }( [: P& y/ `
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
9 k9 @2 i j7 @, q) A) a; q" D Toperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
1 l3 e, ~% _. I/ k7 V: Fdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity! g. M& N- Q0 Y, y
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not2 m- V5 I) K# V' f0 Q/ X/ F
foresee 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。
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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