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NEWS RELEASE2 o- Q+ s0 K7 O G/ ?+ l
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November 27, 20072 ~9 x) L- K' L* A, w4 W# W
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)2 p1 x0 }2 s7 G; m- u! D- L
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
H3 t9 K6 z2 t) B1 @! ]% TFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
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4 w1 w0 R; u! f: r1 G" R' }The High Level mill employs 150 people and produces approximately 700 million square feet
2 Q. }: h* C9 {* x& v0 u. ](3/8” basis) annually.
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4 [9 q" v0 \3 H( i2 OOSB production is expected to be curtailed effective December 20th. Footner will provide
% ` ^/ u- ^2 \6 C2 m. oaffected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.
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+ i3 C' L; g7 Z“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 losses8 s. Q6 w9 ^) o9 V }6 {
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity: S1 v2 k$ B! H' P9 L
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not
* A* q, h, {$ V$ o, _foresee 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。" W* M' G; n! [; l- r
# T, D) u/ |9 z& |: [) j5 b5 g/ g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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