By Paul Morden From www.theobserver.ca The Observer A Toronto-based bio-tech company is moving its pilot plant to Sarnia’s Western Research Park, with an eye on expanding in the community. GreenCore Composites has been manufacturing natural fibre reinforced thermoplastic materials at a Mississauga pilot plant that is relocating to the research park off Modeland Road. “It’s … Read More
Owner George Irving, who moved his family to Sarnia in 1999, says his business is ready to take advantage of the growth of the oil sector. Irving had worked in the sheet metal fabricating and manufacturing industry his whole life and started his own company in England before coming to Canada. In 2005, he opened … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton, ON, Canada – A new software program could save pipeline owners time in the field and money by providing detailed information about the line. There are hundreds of kilometers of pipelines under the ground in Sarnia-Lambton dating back 60 years or more. Marty Raaymakers of MIG Engineering has an entire basement of file folders … Read More
Shell Canada says it’s moving ahead with plans for a small liquified natural gas (LNG) processing unit at its refinery in Corunna. The company announced early Tuesday it has decided to go ahead with what it’s calling the Great Lakes Corridor Project. That will see the installation of a “small scale liquefaction unit” on five … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A senior official with the company planning a $360-million natural gas-fired electricity generating project in St. Clair Township says construction could begin in late spring or summer. Hubert Vogt, vice-president of Eastern Power Ltd., said it is working on the approvals needed for the plant. “The environmental … Read More
Special to The Observer, from www.theobserver.ca A new book, “Groundbreaker,” reveals the life of an inventive engineer who devised methods to overcome oil and water shortages. Recent headlines report the U.S. expects to be self-sufficient in oil by 2035. We’re told this will be possible because new methods, such as horizontal drilling, to help squeeze … Read More
LamSar Industrial Contractors has made a big break into the Alberta oil industry and it is bringing the work home creating up to 15 new jobs. LamSar Vice President Dave Hill says it has secured a contract to build 20 process modules used in the Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAG-D) extraction which will be used by … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A member of Sarnia-Lambton’s A-Team of retired petrochemical executives travelled to Alberta’s oil patch Wednesday to make a pitch for building a $10-billion oil sands bitumen upgrader and refinery in Chemical Valley. Don Wood, an associate of the Sarnia-based Bowman Centre and a former Polysar vice-president, was in … Read More
Petrolia ON Canada – March 22, 2013 – You never know what you’ll find when you walk onto the shop floor at John Duff Ltd. The Petrolia custom metal fabricator’s 10 employees have worked on everything from aluminum rails and decks for water pollution control plants to rocket-ships. John Duff started the company 45 years … Read More
Lambton County, Ontario, April 18, 2013 – County of Lambton Warden Todd Case and Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership General Manager George Mallay are participating in an April 20 provincial mission to China. The one week venture includes participating in the Ontario-China Fuel workshop and attendance at the Beijing International Tech Transfer Congress. Dr. Maike Luiken, Dean … Read More
