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NEWS RELEASE
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0 [+ d4 V. E6 q; HNovember 27, 2007
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6 T% D5 E W& f; A) TAINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL1 |0 ?8 W, Y# l+ q
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
) c7 i7 S2 e) r0 q5 `Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before- F3 y9 Y/ N# R- D) W) v% |
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.7 q. Y) b+ A. q
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The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet& f- ^5 M+ V' R$ E" }. L
(3/8” basis) annually.
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+ g- i8 e9 O1 s0 t4 W& a! E+ qOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
( e; w; D% H$ oaffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.2 L1 H* r1 R2 y6 G
$ H( ?# v1 F! ]1 W2 O+ G( j) d* L9 }/ g% u“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
$ u$ j3 j0 b; o9 `American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable
- ?5 k! m6 h+ y3 h6 z$ p& f! Yoperating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
z d- |. d$ x( X" y V/ K5 udue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
/ Q' M7 _7 A/ u# |and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
0 Q; S! |/ @1 l2 d! v7 x* Oforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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9 k' s( P% @' _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 c; O, H) P; H3 l
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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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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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