Canac Kitchens US

KOHLER, Wisconsin - September 25, 2008 - Kohler Co. Announced today that it will close its Canac kitchen cabinetry business, citing the US' weak housing market, recent construction softness in Canada, and escalating costs for raw materials and logistics costs as the driving reasons for the business closure. Canac has been experiencing a decline in orders for some time and competes in an already crowded and price-sensitive kitchen cabinetry marketplace that itself has been in decline.