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NEWS RELEASE
% ~% l+ |5 P7 B; Q0 `. zFor Immediate Release
( P, P6 W' T. d- D# [' e4 BNovember 27, 2007- R0 C5 P0 ^6 ~0 {
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
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/ ^/ e5 C0 @4 d0 Y- yAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
( I/ h2 v/ t4 o0 Y% Q3 ?Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before, A5 D; G, I: q/ c: n$ c; a
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.7 R0 L; j/ k) v& A* t
/ r" T1 c8 e. s- M/ nThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet. ~# e9 M. q4 b5 H1 ^* t; T) D) t
(3/8” basis) annually.7 E! B, s2 E6 y* M* S
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
1 N' ]. f) Q4 \! R; `+ P6 daffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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' Q3 K1 e# [. }3 B; s2 r! H2 C“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
. y4 u l0 k+ Y4 G. H7 `/ M% e) T) ~% ZAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable1 G5 U) u* l) i: V8 U& e
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
+ `7 S" K3 g W; g# W6 T, qdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity' x& m' F3 _, H
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not+ W# h+ l( P4 h% X7 }
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”" \/ x+ @& T+ G7 s; s4 H) h
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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。6 e+ j |9 T, q: F2 t
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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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& X2 F8 K, d2 o( S0 Z1 R9 kAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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