Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. Shutdown Planned at Grand Rapids, Minnesota OSB Plant.VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. ("Ainsworth") (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ANS (ANS Communications, Inc, Purchase, NY) An ISP, Internet backbone and provider of private data network services, founded in 1990 as Advanced Network & Services, Inc., by IBM, MCI and Merit (consortium of Michigan universities). ) announced that production will be curtailed at the company's oriented strand board Oriented strand board, or OSB, or waferboard, or Sterling board (UK), is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands (flakes) of wood in specific orientations. (OSB) facility in Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,764 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Itasca County6. Mayor Jim Millis was elected in 2006 and began a four year term in January 2007. from April 6, 2006 to May 10, 2006. During the closure the company will be making extensive repairs to this facility's press equipment. In Minnesota, Ainsworth employs approximately 600 employees at their three OSB manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids, Cook, and Bemidji. The Grand Rapids plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 390 million square feet (3/8" basis). Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ainsworth is North America's fourth largest manufacturer and marketer of OSB. For more information about Ainsworth visit www.ainsworth.ca. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX:ANS) |
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