Abitibi shuts down mills. (Forestry News).Crippling crip·ple n. 1. A person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple. 2. A damaged or defective object or device. tr.v. duties on Canadian softwood softwood Timber obtained from coniferous trees (mainly of the pine and fir families). With the exception of bald cypress, tamarack, and larch, softwood trees are evergreens. lumber forced Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.'s hand in announcing the indefinite closure of three sawmills and two production lines in Quebec. The move throws about 700 employees out of work and eliminates about 425 million board feet, or 20 per cent of Abitibi's annual production. The Montreal-based forest products maker also plans to shut down 22 sawmills in Quebec and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography for a week. The closures affect 5,000 workers and eliminates about 100 million board feet of production. Since duties were imposed in May, producers in both eastern and western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West have announced mill closures, including Doman Industries, Weyerhaeuser Canada, Slocan and Domtar Inc. |
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