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Canfor Announces Reduced Operating Schedules at Western Canada Sawmills Due to Global Supply Chain Crisis
Canfor Announces Reduced Operating Schedules at Western Canada Sawmills Due to Global Sup...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Canfor Announces Reduced Operating Schedules at Western Canada Sawmills Due to Global Supply Chain Crisis\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 30, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Today Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced that it will implement reduced operating schedules at its Western Canadian sawmills effective\n \n April 4, 2022\n \n due to the cumulative effects of the unprecedented global supply chain crisis that has been ongoing for several months. The reduced operating schedules will remain in effect for a minimum of four weeks and the Company will continue to assess and make adjustments to operating schedules as supply chain conditions evolve.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"We are experiencing extreme supply chain challenges that are significantly impacting our operations and it has become imperative to reduce operating schedules to address our unsustainable inventory levels. We regret the impact that the reduced operating schedules will have on our employees, contractors and communities and we will make efforts to mitigate the negative effects,\" said\n \n Don Kayne\n \n , President and CEO, Canfor. \"We will continue to leverage our global operating platform to minimize disruptions in supply to our customers.\"\n \n \n It is anticipated that the reduced operating schedules will impact production capacity by a minimum of 100 million board feet.\n \n \n \n Forward Looking Statements\n \n \n \n Certain statements in this press release constitute \"forward-looking statements\" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as \"expects\", \"anticipates\", \"projects\", \"intends\", \"plans\", \"will\", \"believes\", \"seeks\", \"estimates\", \"should\", \"may\", \"could\", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. ...