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The federal and Ontario governments
are assessing a proposed aid package for
IvacoRollingMillswhilecompanyofficials
insist government backing is essential to a
planned modernization of the L’Orignal
steel plant.
Ivaco representatives met Glengarry-
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Prescott-Russell Conservative MP Pierre
Giorgio Piliu, president and CEO of Ivaco (left) and El Roskovensky, president, CEO,
Lemieux four days after he was re-elected,
Heico Companies, explain the company’s modernization plans.
and met Ontario Economic Development
Autos Ltd.
Minister Sandra Pupatello last week.
Lemieux says he personally supports the
company’s plan while Glengarry-Prescott-
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Russell Liberal M.P.P. Jean-Marc Lalonde,
who is not seeking re-election in the fall, has
said that the survival of Ivaco is one of his
priorities.
Both Pupatello and Lemieux say that it is
premature to speculate whether the
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application for funds will be approved.
“I support what Ivaco wants to
accomplish,” said Lemieux.
Followingahalf-hourprivatemeetingwith
Ivaco officials last week, Pupatello said she
was impressed with the company’s
presentation. The minister said she was
encouraged that Ivaco, a division of Heico
Company, was taking an “aggressive”
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approach by investing in the facilities, while
many other companies in themanufacturing
sector across the province were “hunkering
down.”
Still, Pupatello said it was premature to
say how the province would view an
application for support.
Built in 1971, the mill needs an overhaul,
said El Roskovensky, president and CEO of
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Heico Companies. The improvements will
make the rod mill more efficient, improve
emissions, reduce energy consumption and
save the 500 “high-paying” jobs at the plant,
Roskovensky said during the meeting with
Pupatello.
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In fact, when spinoffs are taken into
account, Ivaco represents about 1,500 jobs,
added Giorgio Piliu, president and CEO of
Ivaco.
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The steel maker faces many challenges,
observed Roskovensky, citing the strong
Canadian dollar and high production costs.
Competing companies in India, China,
Mexico and the United States have the
advantage of paying lowerwages, he added.
A five-year pay freeze accepted by 360
unionizedworkersdemonstratesemployees’
commitment to cooperating with
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He noted that the “community has not
recovered” from the 2009 closure of the
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The loss of Ivaco would be “devastating,”
stressed Leblanc.
He noted that new jobs will be created at
Autos Ltd.
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