Origin Materials Says Sarnia Plant Construction on Schedule

Origin Materials production facility under construction

Officials with California-based biochemical company Origin Materials say its first plant, now under construction in Sarnia, is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year.

The facility, which will use biomass, such as sawdust, to make building-block chemicals for the manufacturing of plastic and other products, is being assembled in an industrial park at the Arlanxeo site along Vidal Street.

“We continue to execute our construction timelines, achieving several project milestones ahead of schedule,” co-CEO John Bissell said during a recent earnings call.

Key production modules assembled off-site and shipped to Sarnia were installed “six months ahead of the plan announced in April 2021,” he said.

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