Comet Biorefining Hot for Sarnia-Lambton.

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From Paul Morden and the Sarnia Observer.


There isn't a better place in the world than Sarnia-Lambton for Comet Biorefining's first commercial plant to extract cellulosic sugars from corn stalks and leaves, and wheat stalks, says the company's founder.

Andrew Richard, founder of the London-based company, spoke Tuesday during a demonstration day held by a new farm co-op established to supply corn stover and wheat straw to Comet's proposed new Sarnia manufacturing plant.

Farmland in Lambton and surrounding areas is “some of the most productive acres you'll find in North America,” Richard said.

And it's near Sarnia where so much of the infrastructure a new industry requires can be found, and where Comet already has industrial customers for its sugar, he said.

“It's a phenomenal place to start from.”

Comet Biorefining plans to have a manufacturing plant built and operating on the TransAlta site in Sarnia by 2018.

Richard said Comet is also likely to move its offices from London to Sarnia, “as we get ready to roll out this first facility.”


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