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NEWS RELEASE
( L4 x8 e; ^' o0 GFor Immediate Release6 n: s$ n: J; s( B E
November 27, 2007
3 X" z% S7 s- a* |8 q) ~0 _AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)2 P1 X8 y' J6 K* W4 R+ i
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned5 ]8 J0 D5 X' V4 v; {$ j+ K$ f- t. ?* @
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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" F' G/ l4 Q0 B$ v* C A7 qOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
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1 S( @, F8 E6 O“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North" W5 p3 y* g f. W/ a# ^% J
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
9 i# n1 f d u O+ t! \: zoperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
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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。9 F6 h. y1 Z; [& R
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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。* _* V# d; ~+ @
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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