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NEWS RELEASE
8 U7 Y! w/ o0 l( }& g# l2 u5 \$ R8 CFor Immediate Release0 ]( j# F3 q4 L* e$ U$ ~: {$ M
November 27, 20078 U3 _) k+ t: S! s! _9 n' \: i3 H6 Q
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
: I! L" Y e E# e5 o8 z8 U8 MAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
; d7 c, d( q1 U8 m/ ZFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
. G/ k) r7 |; I N7 L- y* byear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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+ p9 S: j0 h. h" bThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet3 T* u7 i) U9 I/ v
(3/8” basis) annually. F, K: I' X7 e" D
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
. I! s4 Y6 R* A5 U$ W: g9 ?9 H Baffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.0 R' n- u8 }; V
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North+ L z4 w. F4 \2 S1 I" {
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
8 [. K1 i% \, q. D$ A0 y4 B7 woperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses, D8 [" I% z4 _' S8 Z* K; F
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity: L, f' J# n2 N* @9 q
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not H! }/ n1 e: t ^
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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r! k, k7 l0 P7 {# |+ f5 n0 `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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7 Z9 ?! H* K( C9 o( Q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。: s/ Q; r6 b: C j) G. Z
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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