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NEWS RELEASE0 V* [) k/ b* F/ ^4 @
For Immediate Release
4 K7 D' S' u: D. i8 ~8 w7 mNovember 27, 20075 ~6 L4 u& D( m0 U$ h
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)
7 r& Q* j% {! d. E+ |AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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3 C) @+ B6 g5 j& ]: @2 _Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
* ? s! A( d+ S* L9 K( l2 MFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before3 }+ u) |* V4 b6 @* }& g$ k
year-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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0 H- U- _9 L" KThe High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
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4 a: M- k% T" r! P6 P- Y7 J5 w$ XOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide5 v2 h4 q, w9 g
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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“The decision to indefinitely close the Footner facility reflects the severe decline in North
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operating cost challenges”, said Brian Ainsworth, Chairman & CEO. “The continued losses5 w: r6 w9 Y$ o! h
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity) _, C2 u3 @+ z: E/ G; K4 X- Y
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
( E+ l3 Y0 b. S* K% F2 Hforesee any short-term improvement in either customer demand or costs.”; z: _, J6 W! J5 v% A
( \. y/ Y) ]2 t1 k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。 i* R2 ~# R, t7 o, a3 h- t
/ ], W) Y, b; s/ m$ ~3 O3 U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。2 R9 @+ k% c V" a# p' ?
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Ainsworth的CEO最后一句话值得我们深思。 |
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