 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
NEWS RELEASE9 R$ }1 P( X( \) [6 k
For Immediate Release
# @ L9 S! y% F2 K) a- gNovember 27, 2007& t* V% p( H/ K# j! l m
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
* i$ k5 D) `' {AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
0 c( `! ^) w* r6 `; q6 ^7 |
4 b: Z' m' `7 j- YAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
7 M3 F# P l8 o+ ?Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before L# h$ K1 R8 q: k* ~
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.- a( C, Z- J2 _4 J: ], w+ U
/ X, d, h6 P7 p$ n% e3 VThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet1 I' B* ^- R$ M) U
(3/8” basis) annually.
. C6 E" ]* r5 C9 Q- r
' k- ^& J$ g! V- AOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
7 W$ R- p3 j& w/ F% T( kaffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services." w& N3 L% p' A
- s x; C: d$ n. r& a“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
! B. y4 K2 T1 ]; p' [9 zAmerican housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable' A6 P) K1 ~8 _# ^! A
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
^8 o; J8 u% E0 zdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
$ i6 ^* D! }" Y! u! ]+ r( xand taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
+ h- `2 B6 e, o! j b" L, |9 Rforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
7 V+ z. _. y( Q+ K' l8 i5 L
. C# X. r% Z; `; w) P! S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 C( S3 P1 A0 q9 L3 Q' R* M' \; o7 U5 t0 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。) V. B0 t8 x' H6 q: o1 J1 C* E
5 Y/ h A9 V6 D* cAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
|