Wit Ventures: Sarnia Municipal Planning Changes Sought for Commercial-Scale Biochem Plant.

Saturday 13 January 2018

Sarnia Municipal Planning Changes Sought for Commercial-Scale Biochem Plant.

From Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer.

Municipal planning changes are being sought for vacant land at the Arlanxeo site in Sarnia where a California-based company wants to build a commercial-scale demonstration plant.

A public meeting is set for Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. at Sarnia City Hall for an official planning amendment and rezoning requested for 0.85- hectare (2.1-acre) parcel of land Arlanxeo is seeking to severe from its property on Vidal Street.

It’s where Origin Materials plans to build a 'pioneer' plant where wood chips, cardboard and other bio-based materials will be used to produce building block chemicals used to make plastics and other products.

The Sacramento company, formed in 2008, already operates a pilot plant at the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park in Sarnia and has been recruiting staff for the demonstration plant to be built at Arlanxeo.

“They’re actually just taking a portion of the existing Arlanxeo lot,” said Alan Shaw, Sarnia’s director of planning.

The proposed location is close to where BioAmber built its plant at the Arlanxeo site.

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