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NEWS RELEASE3 J! @: Y# d4 ?* k0 F/ E
For Immediate Release
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7 o. k/ I& ^0 H, |; h5 Z* R: wAINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
0 i7 ^. [4 W9 W6 G+ i$ z, d" rAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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! Y8 @1 y: k& I `Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
9 r1 K8 o8 f- N8 L8 P- nFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
8 G1 \; ^" T& yyear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.1 ?3 ]/ Q7 i' V+ J
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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% ~+ E% H( v* `9 R# G! S: }. wOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
8 p0 F/ Y! ?# @8 g8 Y8 Zaffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.* {- P$ d( @$ C
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
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operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
! a! D; D9 m, z8 Mdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
- B" i7 q$ O" P3 U! C% t5 band taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not. M5 Z3 m6 T, R, @
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。; G- H, `% A, ^6 F( Z
- P; G6 m, e% P/ N- g5 Z) Z* ^, c1 t f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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