By Barbara Simpson, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Lambton College researchers are tapping into the power of technology used to clean NHL and NFL equipment to help score a touchdown for firefighting departments. The college’s Fire & Public Safety Centre of Excellence has launched its first large-scale research project to investigate the possibility of using ozone chambers … Read More
By Tyler Kula, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A Sarnia-Lambton group fighting to restore rail service in the county and Southwestern Ontario is vying for three years of increased train traffic, to see if it raises ridership rates. “If at the end of three years we don’t get an increase in ridership, or we don’t get … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer By Paul Morden Lambton County trucking company plans to open what’s billed as Ontario’s first bio-secure livestock truck and trailer washing station designed to help prevent the spread of disease among farm animals. Nancy Venhuizen, chief executive officer of Warner Transport in Plympton-Wyoming, said renovations have began at … Read More
By Paul Morden, From www.theobserver.ca The Observer BioAmber’s $125-million bio-succinic acid plant being built in Sarnia remains on budget, the company reported this week while releasing financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Montreal-based BioAmber is building the 30,000-tonne capacity plant on Vidal Street where it will use sugar from corn to produce bio-succinic … Read More
By Tyler Kula, From www.theobserver.ca The Observer A Waterloo-based engineering, research and development company is considering the Western University Research Park in Sarnia for an estimated $700,000 pilot plant that would extract protein from gluten-free bean flour. The plant, which would be supplied with milled bean flour from International Food Products in Chatham-Kent, would produce … Read More
Media release – Economic Partnership adds website for entrepreneurs to its newcomer attraction toolbox Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada – May 30, 2014 – The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership has added a new entrepreneurial website to its arsenal of newcomer attraction tools with the creation of www.entrepreneurlink.ca. The new website features a searchable real estate section that provides … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer Canada’s economy is giving away $2.5 billion a year by not building another refinery in Chemical Valley to upgrade oil sands bitumen, say those promoting the project. The case for a $10-billion, 150,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Sarnia-Lambton to upgrade more bitumen from the western oil sands was repeated this week … Read More
From www.biorizon.eu South-western Netherlands-based Biobased Delta Foundation has agreed to work closely with the Canadian sustainable chemistry alliance Bioindustrial Innovation Canada. Together they aim to accelerate the international commercialization of advanced new technologies. Biorizon is one of the flagships of the Biobased Delta. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both Biobased Delta and Bioindustrial … Read More
From http://blackburnnews.com BioAmber has made another financing announcement Monday for its $125-million bio-succinic acid plant being built in Sarnia. A news release out of Minneapolis says the company’s Canadian subsidiary has secured a $20-million commercial loan from a consortium led by Export Development Canada including Farm Credit Canada and Comerica Bank. Montreal-based BioAmber is building … Read More
From www.blackburnnews.com Ubiquity Solar Inc. is one of five new Ontario-based companies sharing a federal government investment of $10-million dollars for clean technology projects announced Monday. $3.1-million is allocated to Ubiquity which has plans this year for an $11-million pilot plant in TransAlta’s Bluewater Energy Park in Sarnia. President and CEO Ian MacLellan had said … Read More
