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Brookfield unit leads investment in Brazilian heavy equipment manager Ouro Verde
TORONTO – A group led by Brookfield Business Partners LP has agreed to buy a 55 per cent interest in Ouro Verde, a Brazilian heavy equipment and fleet management company, in a deal valued at about C$209 million. Ouro Verde…
Beckhoff Automation Opens Office in Laval
Beckhoff Automation Ltd., has opened a new office in the Greater Montreal area, in Laval, Quebec. This is the second Beckhoff Automation office in Canada, and is a 2,223 sq-ft facility that allows for Beckhoff to supply and support manufacturers,…
Finning to Expand Dealer Relationship With Weiler
Finning International Inc., announced it will expand its dealer relationship with Weiler, Inc., after Caterpillar Inc.’s announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement to sell its Cat purpose-built forestry business to Weiler. “Finning already has a productive and mutually…
Cascades to close two Ontario corrugated packaging plants, affecting about 65 employees
MONTREAL – Cascades Inc. says it is closing two Ontario corrugated packaging plants as part of ongoing efforts to reorganize and optimize its operations. The closures to take place by year-end will affect about 65 workers in Barrie and Peterborough.…
Canadian Natural Resources acquires Joslyn oilsands project for $225 million
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the Joslyn oilsands project for $225 million from Total SA and its partners. Paris-based Total, which is Joslyn’s operator, currently owns 38.25 per cent of the project, which…
Imperial Oil vows to employ oilsands technology to cut GHG intensity by 10 per cent
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is pledging to cut its oilsands greenhouse gas emissions per barrel by 10 per cent over the next five years as it ramps up production and works to get in line with increasingly stringent environmental…
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Motion Industries Names VP Marketing
Pamela Sims has been named Vice President of Marketing at Motion Industries, Inc. “Pamela has done an excellent job for Motion Industries and is well-deserving of her expanded responsibilities,” said Randy Breaux, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Distribution, and Purchasing,…
North American markets slide as metals take a hit amid trade angst
North American stock markets slipped slightly lower Thursday as metals took a hit amid trade uncertainty and the U.S. and China imposed tariffs on each other’s goods. Markets have been volatile but have traded in the summer on headlines, said…
New chief operating officer comes aboard Bombardier’s aerospace wing
Bombardier Inc. has named a chief operating officer for its aerospace division. The company says Danny Di Perna will lead engineering and procurement at the Montreal-based transportation giant’s aerospace wing, reporting to chief executive Alain Bellemare. Di Perna brings more…
Nunavut’s Lupin gold mine fined for not filing environmental reports on time
The owner of an inactive gold mine in Nunavut has been fined for filing environmental reports three years late. Lupin Mines Incorporated has pleaded guilty to the charge and faces a $100,000 fine. Daniel Smith, regional director of environmental enforcement…
Suncor restarting Edmonton refinery after power outage stalls production
Suncor Energy Inc. says it is in the process of restarting production at its Edmonton refinery after it was knocked offline by a power outage on Tuesday afternoon. The company, which owns Petro-Canada stations across Canada, is warning residents near…
U.S. to impose anti dumping duties of 24 per cent plus on Canadian made pipe
The United States has opened a new battleground in its trade war with the world, announcing preliminary anti-dumping duties on large-diameter welded pipe from Canada and five other countries. The U.S. is to immediately begin collecting 24.38 per cent cash…
Omron Canada Names Safety Services Specialist
Michael Joaquin has been named Safety Services Specialist at Omron Canada Inc. Joaquin will be responsible for Omron’s strategic and tactical actions to increase sales within all of the company’s key industries including: automotive, food, beverage, packaging, pharmaceutical and infrastructure…
Omron Canada Names Account Manager
Bashar Abuhamdan has been named Account Manager, Southern Alberta at Omron Canada Inc. He will report to Josh Yates, Regional Sales Manager – Western Canada, and be responsible for managing Omron’s end users, EPCs, system integrators and OEMs. He has…
Omron Canada Names Territory Account Manager
Sean Garrity has been named as Territory Account Manager – British Columbia at Omron Canada Inc. Garrity will be responsible for building relationships and exploring opportunities to collaborate on projects with end users, EPCs, system integrators and OEMs. He will…
ATS Announces Election of Directors
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. announced the election of directors. The vote was conducted by show of hands at the annual meeting of shareholders, which took place on August 16, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. Directors elected were: Neil D. Arnold,…
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Manufacturing continues growth as prices rise
Canadian manufacturing saw a rise in output, new orders and employment in July, the fastest rise in production volumes since March 2017. With that came an accelerated rise in prices by manufacturing firms (which has been linked to impact of…
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Best Practices for EHS Managers
Graphic Products has launched a free 20-page downloadable guide to help environmental health and safety (EHS) managers create workplace safety programs. The Best Practice Guide for Environmental Health and Safety Managers also helps EHS managers to achieve performance goals. “The…
Kruger Products to Invest $575 Million to Build a New Tissue Plant
KP Tissue Inc. and Kruger Products L.P. today announced its plan for a capital investment of $575 million in the Brompton area of Sherbrooke, Québec, to build a new, state-of-the-art tissue plant featuring Canada’s largest and most modern through-air-dry (TAD) machine.…
Feds mulling safeguards to prevent ‘surge’ of cheap steel imports into Canada
OTTAWA – The federal government extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trump’s tough-on-trade White House on Tuesday as it began exploring how best to address industry concerns that U.S. tariffs are turning a trickle of foreign steel imports…
