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NEWS RELEASE
x3 r; L+ W6 [: U! m5 H2 LFor Immediate Release ^" M+ C6 v% G$ C h
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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS): B$ _7 O+ b# B, @/ w& @) |
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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, X( e+ ~7 Z$ d" B; M- G* sAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned7 I7 T3 i/ t4 m) o# r
Footner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
/ i- B, f. k1 O: _year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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9 S7 ~; [( g6 t/ k& x8 @; wThe 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% x& F k6 { C# f
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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0 x# l5 O3 o0 K; ~- l& y“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North8 Q# W+ I) |# J! {4 }& X" G# r
American housing starts and structural panel consumption coupled with considerable5 _* d, A, i" \- x3 x6 I, q
operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses/ Q' G3 [$ T0 g# |
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity
2 _9 c v* F: p9 f) @4 [and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not$ m8 S1 \7 F% R0 V7 U
foresee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”8 n7 C! r8 j! _
" s7 C/ F& ?/ g$ ~' E( D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。# p3 }5 w3 V# {
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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。: T% b; C3 l6 d4 b( B/ x
# @6 X9 c" Z3 p; g* NAinsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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