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NEWS RELEASE
6 F7 p7 Q) _6 r" Z- i& kFor Immediate Release# d8 j% U2 z/ I
November 27, 2007
9 J8 F7 T9 Z- Q% ^ Y& ]AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
. ?7 A2 M. r- A1 U L3 MAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL4 u- J$ Q- t% F# ]
7 [) F5 i% `- T7 IAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
" R) U1 C/ e; v9 B) OFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before' R+ V9 l& U% m4 a4 ?8 c; W
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.) I( j& I0 F" o% i
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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1 f9 j5 |3 S& A' ?$ [/ y$ e, hOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
6 Y) p' T) h( _ Y4 k/ r# ?affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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9 H/ T0 h/ `: @' ~2 h1 Q“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
0 H. O- f( i/ X2 J, [/ N) QAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
* x2 Y3 p6 a6 M7 qoperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
/ [2 f$ {6 a& Y$ r" Q2 l9 Zdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity6 X% g1 H, c" ]$ e
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not) B& w) S6 [6 P9 K. Y) j4 n' ^! ]
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”- n x- J+ D' L) U) S$ t5 w) Q) Q
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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。+ T& b8 `# K: @$ o; V7 m8 D
' V' G, W0 p0 O6 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。
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$ \$ Q( Y: r! l+ j+ ?Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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