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“Thrilled”
Decision on Ontario funds
soon after Ottawa boosts Ivaco expansion
United Steelworkers. A five-year pay freeze
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
accepted by 360 unionized workers last
L’O RIGNAL
year was a key to the company’s decision to
proceed with the modernization.
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“You couldn’t get a better win, win, win
as the arc furnace at Ivaco Rolling Mills
situation,” declared Gary Goodyear,
Monday.
Minister of State for the Federal Economic
“I am thrilled,” said JoeOlenick, general
Development Agency for Southern Ontario,
manager of the L’Orignal steel maker after
noting that Ivaco will be more competitive
the announcement the federal government
and efficient and reduce its impact on the
was contributing $10 million to the mill’s
environment. “Our investment will increase
$80 million expansion and modernization.
the Ivaco Rolling Mills’ production capacity
“This is phenomenal,” stated Olenick,
and product line, allowing the company to
noting the investment secures jobs and
offer higher quality products and improve
solidifies Ivaco’s position as the premier
its competitive position in global markets,”
rod mill producer in North America.
said Goodyear.
The mill, which now employs 407,
“What a great investment,” said
expects to hire 50 more. The three-year
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP Lemieux,
construction project, which began
noting that Ivaco is one of the largest
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Wednesday, will employ 200.
employers in the region.
“This is a great day for our community
prior to a tour of the facility.
The refundable contribution will help
and our business,” stated Giorgio Piliu,
steel to its process and expand its product
Ivaco Rolling Mills increase the volume and
the addition of a steel plant to supply the
President and CEO of Ivaco.
line.
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mill with steel billets in 1975.
There may soon be more cause for
its steel wire rod production capacity. The
Upgrades to the steel plant will allow the
celebration.The Ontario government is
project will introduce cost-saving
company to increase its production of steel
expected to announce a decision on its
technology to improve profitability and
billets by 225,000 tons annually and to
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contribution to the upgrade by the end of
reduce the environmental impact of its
produce different grades andhigher quality
this week, said Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
operations. The federal government’s
steel billets.
M.P.P. Grant Crack Tuesday. However, he
contribution is contingent on the successful
The availability of these higher quality
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would not speculate on the amount of the
completion of a federal environmental
grades of steel billets will allow the rolling
assistance Toronto would provide.
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mill to increase production, further
In May of last year, during a visit to the
Environmental Assessment Act.
penetrate and expand its market share and
site, then economic development minister
Ivaco produces the largest variety of wire
enter new markets not currently served.
Sandra Pupatello said that the feds would
rod sizes of any North American rollingmill
The expansion will also introduce
have to be part of an assistance package.
for the automotive, oil and gas, mining and
advanced steel billet technology that is not
Ivaco’s commitment to the L’Orignal
construction industries both in Canada and
yet being used in a rod rolling mill in North
operation is encouraging, noted Richard
around the world. The rolling mill was
America. This technology will allow Ivaco
Leblanc, staff representative with the
originally constructed in 1971, followed by
Rolling Mills to introduce new grades of
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