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Sarnia-Lambton Investment Overview June 2013
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1. Sarnia-Lambton Investment Overview June 2013
2. What many people think of Sarnia
3. But there is so much more!
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
5. Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada Located on the Ontario-
Michigan border, at the southern tip of Lake Huron.
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-Lambtons 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-Lambtons 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-Lambtons 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 m/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-Lambtons 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-Lambtons 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-Lambtons Strategic Direction Information Technology
/ Health Care Advanced Manufacturing / Automotive Cleantech Develop
External Energy Markets Refining and Chemicals Bio-economy
Agriculture / Food Processing
15. Sarnia-Lambton Agriculture / Biomass
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. Canadas Bioindustrial Innovation Centre Multi-million
dollar project located at the Western University Sarnia-Lambton
Research Park Photo Artists concept Canadas Bioindustrial
Innovation Centre, The Research Park, Sarnia-Lambton Campus
20. 80% of Ontario soybeans and corn within 200km
Sarnia-Lambton Biohybrid Chemistry Cluster Companies 20 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
21. Biohybrid Chemical Complex
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% NGLs $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 Countys 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
29. Manufacturing and Service Infrastructure Sarnia-Lambtons
large metal fabrication and service sector serves Sarnia-Lambtons
chemical and manufacturing industries and companies export their
services world-wide.
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-Lambtons 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
33. Shovel-Ready Sites LANXESS Bluewater Energy Park
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-Lambtons 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-Lambtons
picturesque rural areas provide room for hobby farms as well as
large agricultural operations
36. Sarnia-Lambtons 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-Lambtons 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
[email protected] George Mallay General Manager
[email protected] 1-800-972-7642
www.sarnialambton.on.ca