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NEWS RELEASE5 e% j4 H6 O2 P; y0 `7 Q$ W, F
For Immediate Release
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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. (TSX: ANS)/ C8 V" d. v: i S4 i6 Z' l
AINSWORTH ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF HIGH LEVEL OSB MILL
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4 P) H/ e9 D8 }$ lAinsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. today announced an indefinite closure of its jointly-owned
$ R; z' T; Y0 D- `3 dFootner Forest Products Ltd. oriented strand board (OSB) mill at High Level, Alberta before
* c" E% s- q0 k6 @0 tyear-end 2007 due to operating losses and reduced customer demand.
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, l+ j+ W7 j6 a) `The 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, Q; h4 G+ l Z4 ?
affected employees with severance pay and employment transition services.3 ? }/ M$ |3 i( R- K
1 N. h7 ~/ d" i1 }; F) v“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 losses7 Y- ]7 @2 A0 ]+ g9 }5 G* u
due to the stronger Canadian dollar, high freight costs to key markets, and local electricity- C+ p- q0 v3 I R
and taxation rates have regrettably forced us to take this action. Unfortunately, we do not+ s# z) D( M5 m }; b3 i! @5 `
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。
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: O9 ?- Q7 P' M; f& Y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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