New biodiesel plant coming to former Chinook site

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New Plant

Come early next year, the 22-acre former Chinook Chemical site in Sombra will be used for biodiesel production. Mississauga-based Methes Energies is moving in. Methes Energies President John Loewen says restaurant grease and animal fat will be used to produce 50-million litres of biodiesel annually. He says the company is investing 8-million dollars into the site. Production is pegged to start in the first quarter of 2010 and company officials hope the operation will be in full swing by April. Methes Energies hopes to employ anywhere from 10 to 25 people.

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