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Greenfield unveils $40M in upgrades
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Four billion and 40 million. As Greenfield Specialty Alcohols celebrated producing four billion litres of alcohol from its Chatham plant since 1997, on Oct. 8 it announced a series of expansions that will total $40 million. The $40 million is funding a multi-faceted capital project – upgrading the industrial alcohol distillation systems, installing a heat recovery unit, adding another on-site power generator, and establishing an integrated technology demonstration platform. Barry Wortzman, Greenfield’s vice-president of business development, said Greenfield is proud to be part of the Chatham business community and plans to be here for many more to come. Plant manager Angelo Ligori said the $40-million project, when completed, will bring Greenfield to about the $300-million mark in terms of capital invested
in Chatham-Kent. Ligori said most of the project should be operational by next July. The heat recovery system will be the final piece, expected to come online the following year. He added the expansions will mean another five to eight jobs in house, but there will be spinoff jobs nearby, and beyond. The closest jobs will come right across Bloomfield Road at Truly Green Farms, a tomato greenhouse operation. The plan is to pump the carbon dioxide and excess heat generated at Greenfield under the road and into the greenhouses. Greg Devries, president of Truly Green, said his firm already benefits from the carbon dioxide. “A 12-inch pipe goes right across. We douse them (our tomatoes) with CO2,” he said. When the excess Greenfield heat is utilized, Devries estimates it will reduce Truly Green’s heating costs by 50%.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
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Karly Arnew, 7, left, checks her blood-sugar levels, while her sister, Kara, 10, offers her a smooch. Karly has juvenile diabetes. There is a fundraiser in Chatham Oct. 24 at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre, called “Rock ‘N’ for Research, that is supporting JDRF, an organization that focuses on Type 1 diabetes research. See story on page 4.
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