Melanie Irwin (Sarnia News Today) – June 29, 2023 Imperial is considering constructing an advanced recycling facility in Sarnia with the capacity to process over 300 Olympic sized swimming pools of plastic bags. Chemicals Planning and Basic Chemicals Manager Kathy Porter tells Sarnia News Today they would use technology similar to what ExxonMobil has at its newly … Read More
June 28, 2023 – NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) and Plastic Energy have entered into an agreement to explore the feasibility of developing a pyrolysis-driven advanced recycling facility in the Sarnia, Ontario, region. If constructed, the facility would be the largest of its kind in Canada with a potential initial capacity of 66kt per annum. “Post-use … Read More
Tyler Kula – June 13, 2023 A methane-harnessing project at Waste Management’s Twin Creeks landfill near Warwick could be operational in early 2025, producing enough natural gas to heat 35,000 homes a year for 20 years, a site official says. “That’s pretty cool,” said engineering manager Wayne Jenken. The project, announced at the landfill Tuesday, … Read More
Paul Morden – May 19, 2023 The president of the company set to build a second natural gas-fired electricity generation plant at the Greenfield South Power site in St. Clair Township says it will be designed to switch to hydrogen once the fuel source is commercially available. Gregory Vogt, president of Toronto-based Easter n Power, … Read More
Origin Materials’ Sarnia manufacturing plant is expected to begin operating in the second quarter of this year, say company officials. Once operating, the $130-million facility will produce bio-based chemicals and be an anchor of the Sarnia-Lambton Hybrid Chemistry Cluster. Full Article – Sarnia Observer
Help us recognize an employer who excels in apprenticeship training by nominating them for an Employer Award! The Southwest Apprenticeship Network is hosting a Gala to recognize and appreciate the work our local employers do with apprentices and we encourage you to nominate an employer you see fit! Nomination deadline is January 16th, 2023 More … Read More
Shell is proposing to construct infrastructure for biodiesel blending at its Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Corunna. The project would allow for the blending of FAME [Fatty Acid Methyl Ester] into diesel ULSD [Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel] to create a biodiesel. The initiative would further develop the Sarnia-Lambton Hybrid Chemistry Cluster and allow Shell to make … Read More
Enbridge Gas is proposing a major infrastructure project in conjunction with Waste Management to develop renewable natural gas (RNG) at the Twin Creeks Landfill in Watford. The project will involve the construction of a new RNG injection station and approximately 20km of pipeline that would be construction in the Township of Warwick and Municipality of … Read More
To help meet the provinces growing need for reliable and efficient electricity, Invenergy is proposing modernization upgrades and an expansion of the St. Clair Energy Centre facility in St. Clair Township. The upgrades and expansion would add up to an additional 180 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity and be completed as two separate projects. … Read More
Author – Wayne Newton • Special to Postmedia News Sarnia-Lambton might not pop as a craft beer destination in the way that, for example, the Niagara Region does. But with a 10th brewery opening within weeks, the Imperial City and its neighbouring municipalities can’t be ignored as a brewcation creation. And then there were 10. Sarnia-Lambton might … Read More
