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4. •First North American
commercial oil well (Oil
Springs – 1858)
•Invention, fabrication
and export of oil
industry equipment to
the world.
•Imperial Oil start-up in
Petrolia (1880) and
built first refinery.
•1942 Polymer Corp.
built to supply synthetic
rubber for the war
effort.
Brief Sarnia-Lambton Petrochemical History
6. Sarnia-Lambton is comprised of
eleven municipalities, which make
up the County of Lambton. The
largest and most well known
municipality is the City of Sarnia.
County population
126,200
Labour force 82,875
Labour force within 60 mile
radius, 315,000
Estimated unemployment
rate 8.6% (April 2013)
Michigan
USA
Sarnia-Lambton’s Municipalities
7. Sarnia-Lambton is located at the
major commercial border
crossing of Sarnia/Point Edward
Ontario & Port Huron Michigan.
Dedicated car and truck lanes for
Free and Secure Trade
(F.A.S.T.) and Nexus programs.
Sombra Ferry – Additional
crossing
Sarnia-Lambton is within
1 day drive to 65% of the
U.S. market as well as
major Ontario and
Quebec markets.
Transportation - Highway
Photo – Trucks entering Canada at Point Edward, Sarnia-
Lambton
8. RAIL - St. Clair CN rail tunnel
links Ontario and Michigan,
carrying more freight than any
other U.S. – Canada border rail
crossing
WATER - Surrounded by water, including
the St. Lawrence Seaway system,
Sarnia-Lambton is home to an
international grain terminal as well as
ship fuelling facilities
AIR – Locally, Chris Hadfield Airport has
direct flights to Toronto and within one
hour from Sarnia is the Detroit
International Airport and London
International Airport.
Transportation – Rail, Water and Air
Photo – service vehicle enters CN rail tunnel, Sarnia
Photo – ship at Sydney Smith Dock, Sarnia
9. Sarnia-Lambton’s Energy Infrastructure
Lambton Generating Station – 950 MW
TransAlta Energy Corporation – 506 MW Co-generation
facility
Greenfield Energy – 1,005 MW
St. Clair Energy Centre – 577 MW
Solar farms - Enbridge 80 MW / NextEra 2 x 20 MW
Rooftop / Standalone Solar FIT projects
Wind - Sky Generation 16.5 MW, Forest Co-op, IPC,
Suncor
Union Gas – Dawn Natural Gas Storage complex (largest
natural gas storage facility in Canada)
Natural Gas, Oil and Hydrogen Pipeline Infrastructure
10. Sarnia-Lambton’s Other Infrastructure
Pipeline Infrastructure, feedstocks and support
industries for industrial processing applications
Underground salt caverns for energy storage and gas
storage
Access to water from the St. Clair River and Lake Huron
Lambton Area Water Supply (LAWS) distributing water
to many municipalities in Lambton County with a
capacity of 181,844 m³/day.
Extensive telecommunications infrastructure including
cable, DSL, fibre to the home / premise throughout
Lambton County. Access to high-speed Internet
exceeds 85% both in urban and rural areas.
11. Sarnia-Lambton’s Available Labour Force
County Population 126,200
Labour force 82,875
Large number of engineers and skilled trades
Within 60 mile radius, 315,000
Estimated unemployment rate 8.6% (April 2013)
Low employee turnover and abstention
Construction safety record 25 times better than the
Provincial average
12. Regional Educational Facilities
Ontario, Canada:
Lambton College
Western University
Sarnia-Lambton
Research Park
Fanshawe College
Ridgetown College
(branch campus
University of Guelph)
University of Windsor
University of Waterloo
Michigan, USA
Baker College
St. Clair College
Michigan State
Wayne State University
13. Sarnia-Lambton’s Manufacturing Infrastructure
Over 50 machining and fabrication firms
Over 30 engineering, process control and
technical services firms
Large craning and transportation moving
equipment – Sterling, Cooper
Access to large lay down areas
Rail car servicing
14. Sarnia-Lambton’s Strategic Direction
Information Technology / Health Care
Advanced Manufacturing / Automotive
Cleantech
Develop External Energy Markets
Refining and Chemicals
Bio-economy
Agriculture / Food Processing
16. Agriculture – A Key Economic Sector
Second largest economic sector – approximately 2,400 farms in
Lambton County
Annual farm revenues of $500 million, 589,407 acres (238,542
hectares) of farmland
Traditional focus
Commodity crops (beans, corn and wheat)
Livestock (beef and dairy cattle, poultry, pigs)
Largest Ontario region for soy bean production
Specialty crops include: onions, potatoes, sugar beets, cabbage,
celery, bell peppers, as well as many varieties of fruits / vegetables
Other agricultural products including herbs, alpaca wool, honey &
mead, maple syrup, apple cider and wine.
17. Lambton County and Food Processing
Opportunities
Situated in the agricultural heartland of southern Ontario with
plentiful supply of high quality raw product inputs and water
Ontario's largest acreages of soybeans
Other specialty crops (potatoes, varieties of fruits / vegetables
Wide range of livestock, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs and
poultry
Good accessibility to both domestic and international consumer
markets
Large quantities of readily available water necessary for food
production
Abundant reliable source of electricity and natural gas
Sizeable tracts of serviced industrial land at competitive prices
Research and education facilities
18. Lambton County Agricultural Innovation -
Envirofresh Farms and CF Industries
23 acre greenhouse facility located at
CF Industries
Captures waste heat and CO2 (carbon
dioxide) from an adjacent nitrogen
fertilizer manufacturing complex (CF
Industries)
Uses 10Mw per hour of waste industrial
heat and approximately 160 tonnes of
CO2 per day produced by CF Industries
Grows red, yellow and orange peppers
First greenhouse project in North
America to operate without the normal
use of fossil fuels.
19. Canada’s Bioindustrial Innovation Centre
Multi-million dollar project located at the Western University
Sarnia-Lambton Research Park
Photo – Artist’s concept – Canada’s Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, The Research Park, Sarnia-Lambton Campus
20. 80% of Ontario soybeans and corn within 200km
Sarnia-Lambton Biohybrid Chemistry Cluster
Companies
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Fossil Based:
Air Products
CF Industries
DuPont
Enbridge
Ethyl Corp.
Imperial Oil
LANXESS
NOVA Chemicals
Ontario Power
Generation
Pembina
Plains Midstream
Praxair
Royal Dutch Shell
Styrolution
Suncor
TransAlta Energy
Bio / Renewable
Based:
BioAmber
Cargill
Enbridge
Greenfield
Ethanol
Methes Energy
KmX
Suncor Ethanol
Woodland Biofuels
Sarnia-
Lambton
22. Examples of Biohybrid Chemical Complex
Investments
Woodland Biofuels - $800,000
FedDev investment in pilot plant
producing cellulosic ethanol from
wood, grasses or other biomass
BioAmber - $125M plant uses
sugar from corn to produce bio-
based succinic acid used in a
variety of products, including
plasticizers, automotive parts,
disposable cutlery and cosmetics
KmX – pilot plant to produce
membranes in the biofuel
production process
23. Petrochemical and Refining
Significant North American
petrochemical and refining
centre
Employment of 4,500 in 36
related facilities
Significant producer of
chemicals, plastics, synthetic
rubber and variety of oil-based
products for North American
and off-shore markets
Established multi-nationals
include: Air Products; Plains
Midstream Canada; Cabot
Carbon; CF Industries; DuPont;
Exxon-Mobil; Styrolution;
LANXESS; NOVA Chemicals;
Praxair; Royal Dutch Shell;
Suncor Energy
Photo – NOVA Corunna Site
24. Petrochemical and Refining
NOVA 2020 Projects – Eastern Region
Phase 1 - Conversion of Corunna ethylene cracker to
utilize up to 100% NGL’s
$250 Capital Investment currently underway
Completion early 2014
Phase 2 – Feasibility studies and engineering work on
additional projects
Expansion of Corunna cracker by up to 40% supporting a
proposed world scale polyethylene (PE) facility
Decisions to proceed throughout 2013
Anticipated start-up of projects – between late 2014 and 2017
25. Petrochemical and Refining
Shell Canada – Great Lakes Corridor LNG Project
Shell to establish natural gas liquefaction unit at Sarnia
Manufacturing Centre in Township of St. Clair
Annual capacity of 250,000 tons
Will provide LNG fuel to all five Great Lakes, their
bordering U.S. states and Canadian provinces and the
St. Lawrence Seaway
Primary market is marine traffic as well as trucks and
trains
Production to begin 2016
26. Energy Markets - Enbridge Sarnia Solar Project
80 MW completed in 2010
One of the largest Photovoltaic
solar plants in the world
Generates enough green
power to meet the needs of
more than 12,000 homes
27. Recent New Energy Storage and Generation
Projects
Greenfield South Power Plant – Natural Gas
Powered
NRStor 2MW flywheel at Lambton Generating
Station – first commercial energy storage
project
Bluewater Power - Bio-generator – demo –
converting hydrogen to electricity while actually
consuming CO2 from the atmosphere.
AVE – atmospheric vortex engine – scale-up –
funded by Paypall co-founder Peter Thiel
producing energy from waste heat.
28. Lambton County’s Advanced Manufacturing and
Automotive Industry
Autotube – Auto cooling and oil tubing (GM,
Ford, Chrysler)
Armtec Ltd. - high-density polyethylene
construction products
Intertec Instrumentation Ltd. - custom field
instrumentation shelters, cabinets and
enclosures for the petrochemical industry
Penta TMR – agricultural equipment
manufacturing
Waterville TG – extruded rubber seals for
the auto industry
Lamperd Less Lethal – design and
manufacture civil defense equipment
30. .
Sarnia-Lambton Industrial Alliance
Fabricators, machine shops,
engineering companies and
environmental service companies
SLIA is a not-for-profit group to jointly
seek out new markets for the skills,
products and services that exist in
Sarnia-Lambton
Over 40 member companies working
together
One project is production of large
modules for refineries
Just completed a large module
transportation study including analysis
of deep water harbour access on the St.
Clair River.
31. .
Sarnia-Lambton Information Technology Industry
Local Lambton College trained ICT graduates as well as close proximity to
Western, Waterloo and Windsor Universities.
Internet infrastructure through multiple providers even in rural areas as well
as close proximity to main fibre corridor between Toronto and Chicago via
St. Clair Railway Tunnel
Close proximity to Detroit airport and the US border for easy access to US
and international destinations.
Competitive Power Rates and stable power supplies from gas, wind, and
solar as well as lower co-generation rates
Moderate summer temperatures and cool winter temperatures - 8500
Hours of FREE cooling for data centres
Close to Lake Huron and St. Clair river for water cooling cost savings for
data centres
Stable weather environment with Low Seismic, Flood and Hurricane Risk
Competitive corporate tax rates and access to R&D grants for digital media
companies.
32. .
Sarnia-Lambton’s ICT Company Projects
HomeTrak http://hometrak.com/ – developed
system to support home care workers
Pipeintel http://www.pipeintel.com/ – system
developed to manage all the information related
to complex pipelines
Link2Feed http://www.link2feed.ca/ - Foodbank
management software
IMAP Audits http://www.imapaudits.com/ - Audit
process and software for supporting energy and
safety audits for industrial applications
34. Internationally Competitive Business
Environment
Competitive Labour Costs
Competitive Utilities
Lowest Corporate Taxes in
North America
Canada is ranked 8th in the
world for best taxation
policies (2013 PWC Paying
Taxes Survey)
Property tax savings of 30%
to 80% or more than GTA
35. Sarnia-Lambton’s competitive housing
costs
Photo – waterfront condominiums, Village of
Point Edward
Sarnia housing prices are very affordable
2 bedroom rental $801 (CMHC Fall 2012)
Average residential sale price: $184,166
(Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board
December 2012)
Houses, condos, and apartments are
available on the St. Clair River and Lake
Huron waterfronts
Sarnia-Lambton’s picturesque rural areas
provide room for hobby farms as well as
large agricultural operations
36. Sarnia-Lambton’s Amenities
Sarnia-Lambton a great place to
live and play with all the
amenities of big city living with
small town friendliness
Over 40 miles of beautiful
freshwater beaches
60 recreational parks and
conservation areas as well as
the 6,000 ac. Pinery Provincial
Park
The best recreational boating
experiences on Lake Huron and
the St. Clair river.
37. Sarnia-Lambton’s Entertainment Opportunities
RBC Centre – 4,500 seat sports and
entertainment complex, home of the
Sarnia Sting OHL team.
Home to many festivals and events
OLG Casino Point Edward and
Hiawatha Horse Park and
Entertainment Centre
Local live theatre venues include the
Imperial Theatre and Victoria
Playhouse
New home to the Judith & Norman
ALIX Art Gallery (opening 2012)
38. High Quality of Life = High Productivity of
workforce
Less Lateness and Absenteeism
Easy commuting distances and times
Less severe weather – lake effect
Less stress because of more affordable
housing choices and recreational amenities
Smaller schools without big city problems
Excellent labour management relations across
Lambton County
39. Contacts:
Geoff Greening
Market Development Consultant
geoff@sarnialambton.on.ca
George Mallay
General Manager
mallay@sarnialambton.on.ca
1-800-972-7642
www.sarnialambton.on.ca