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other areas to be successful,” said Mallay.
The region’s high rate of labour availability
means that it has under-utilized infrastructure,
such as pipeline capability that is available.
There are also a number of Brownfield sites
already zoned with infrastructure in place.
Consequently 20-25 per cent can be saved on
capital expenditure in terms of quicker time
to get product to the market. While attracting
investment is important to Sarnia Lambton,
sustainable repurposing of existing infrastruc-
ture and other assets is also recognized as an
advantage.
“We want to attract investment, but we also
want to grow what we have and build prod-
ucts and services that the world needs from
our location,” said Mallay.
“Our focus since about 2000 has really been about getting more
diversification within the petrochemical and energy industry.”
