From www.4-traders.com Press Releases, Financial & Business, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Functional Chemicals LANXESS strengthens commitment to renewable raw materials with investment in BioAmber •USD 10 million investment in U.S.-based BioAmber •Companies have developed phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid Leverkusen – LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to renewable raw materials by investing … Read More
From www.slep.wpengine.com The Observer Aiming to establish the ‘largest bio-industrial park in Canada’ A bio-industrial company with plans to build a world-scale plant in Sarnia has received a major investment from a local partner. Lanxess announced Wednesday it has invested $10 million USD in the U.S.-based BioAmber Inc. It will also be a minority shareholder … Read More
By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Population isn’t the only growth being touted for the City of Sarnia. January was a banner month for building permits issued in, according to the city’s chief building official. The city issued 16 building permits worth $9.2 million this January. Last year, in the same month, it doled … Read More
By Heather Wright, fromwww.theobserver.ca The Observer Manufacturers look to expand using Great Lakes to transport prefab equipment SARNIA-LAMBTON – Sarnia-Lambton’s engineers, metal fabricators and industrial services companies have the technology and skill to make big bucks in Alberta’s oil sands. And the Great Lakes may increasingly be the corridor they use to get their products … Read More
By Heather Wright, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer There are jobs that can be created: Bradley SARNIA-LAMBTON – Local politicians say the premier is being short-sighted when he runs down the Alberta oil sands. Dalton McGuinty was on the defensive recently after the Alberta premier suggested he should be more supportive of oil sand development since … Read More
From www.foxfm.com Fox 99.9 FM An Alberta-based module fabrication company is expressing interest in the Sarnia area. Oak Point Energy was in attendance at a shipping conference in Sarnia Thursday. The company says operating in and shipping from southern Ontario would be less expensive than Alberta. Co-President & CEO Ken James tells Blackburn News the … Read More
By Cathy Dobson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Local leaders are knocking on the premier’s door to ensure the provincial government recognizes the full potential of the petrochemical, refining and bio-products sector. They’ve requested a meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty to convince him that the manufacturing of industrial bioproducts and fuels is just as important as … Read More
By Daniel Punch, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer An Alberta oil sands company is looking to manufacture equipment in Sarnia, which could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for the local economy, officials say. Oak Point Energy is seeking the right location to build modules for its oil-recovery technology. CEO Ken James visited Sarnia Thursday to … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Nova Chemicals has a lot to talk about at a public open house it’s holding March 20 at the legion hall in Corunna. The list includes a eight-kilometre pipeline Nova is seeking federal approval to build so it can move Marcellus shale ethane from an existing river crossing … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer The start of construction on buildings equipped with rooftop solar panels could move ahead later this year at industrial parks in Warwick and St. Clair townships. Montreal-based Real-Flex Business Parks announced plans in June last year for the $1.8-million projects in each community. The solar panels are expected … Read More
