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NEWS RELEASE3 P2 Z3 h; l7 s
For Immediate Release
, D I$ ?6 Z* b7 x, p8 LNovember 27, 2007
8 \( ~8 S: \0 c! zAINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)% p- Y4 `, W& F3 M: L$ ^
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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- Z: E$ {9 I+ @# i8 RAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
5 a; I/ G% n/ N9 Q0 ?Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before) [) t% l$ @- H9 [: T4 Q. ?
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.! V& R1 t% S: P, z
& F4 w/ d" D) I* K/ b' yThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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OSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
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. K- E" U$ V5 A4 {& P2 L( S+ a“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North8 M; t1 H. E. U* \7 R, N/ ~
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable+ ?7 p% U- X: ~# m5 u8 x
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses
3 x) ^9 F$ s C0 [- vdue to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
, R. f* Y6 \! }3 B( ]and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
Y Z2 u2 L8 V2 [- Cforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”
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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。
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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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