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NEWS RELEASE! {2 H5 o* k/ \3 U# \. M5 s# D* V. S
For Immediate Release1 z% g+ M( y8 v& R5 A
November 27, 20075 j- C! h6 t6 U# |8 c$ d
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)' N. G5 h1 u ~! u
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL3 I1 [3 U" N J: M) W
8 S" U' ^3 y" a; v ~9 fAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
2 c0 a/ U) f I5 ]) q7 yFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before1 y6 g: t$ i6 U i4 x$ V
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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[. L: i! x7 J0 e d3 b: HThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet) c2 W7 b4 f! @8 Q) P/ k- _% D+ @
(3/8” basis) annually.
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' o8 I" y( L+ t5 j3 `9 kOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
) o0 ^2 H0 N( n7 w1 [affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.. z# p' C; J, a4 j6 x9 Y
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North; t& \' x8 _& H2 L! x
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
5 n) U4 x6 Y7 j4 J+ N8 Boperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
! U9 q% n/ Z. z$ t. g. kdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
o0 t2 L, f; ^/ D) P3 ^7 j% R5 ?and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
. z, f+ C* B9 ]9 ^& g- {+ U( iforesee 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。- W; U: d. O2 N- \: X% ~2 w
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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。( m# S2 Q1 ~# S2 [ `5 Z$ k' n% M
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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