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NEWS RELEASE
9 n& C- R) [* Y/ W dFor Immediate Release. K8 I5 g7 n" [ R% n0 v& T3 p
November 27, 2007
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AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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6 F7 f0 Y/ X' R) z- VAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
/ L$ _! `2 T& OFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
( G0 x2 e; R2 b" A! Yyear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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" U- J! P' t- k; PThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet2 ^/ _* e1 e1 Q6 S% V
(3/8” basis) annually.# k3 s% f g' i& ~- I9 S. G7 ~% H8 Z
8 u* X9 s# @$ A8 z" j2 x! eOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
% }$ e! }; }5 q# j. q9 k3 T, @affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.+ Z* S' ^% I( m
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North0 N8 v& {6 U. n+ {0 A: Y
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable4 m" I( d, o2 O: I' G! j3 {: x7 j
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses0 w4 _/ [3 o/ h+ g; W% ~0 A; i
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity6 v/ y% i: C% s1 ?
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
' c* t/ |$ E+ J$ A3 h1 c# eforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”& h2 ]# n$ W4 n4 M7 e+ @
% J2 t5 B; j, X1 f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。
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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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7 D R; m1 N" u: O9 ^5 mAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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