Sarnia-Lambton Ontario CanadaSarnia-Lambton Ontario Canada

A brief overview, June 2009Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership

Where is Sarnia-Lambton?

A leading agricultural centre with a key role in the bioeconomy

An end-to-end supporter of the energy sector

A recognized Canadian centre for clean technology

A key location for the automotive industry

A major commer-cialization & manufacturing centre & feedstock provider for the biopetro economy

A producer of diverse, skilled labour for local & global markets

Fully equipped with the infrastructure to support tomorrow’s industries

Home to a healthy population, growing sustainably

Presenting the positive image to a wider public and attracting investment

A vibrant entrepreneurial centre

Sarnia-Lambton’s Strategic GoalsA Plan to 2010

Strategic Direction

Sarnia-Lambton’s petrochemical and refining sector and related support infrastructure provide a sound business case for the development of

alternative energy technologiesrenewable fuelsindustrial bioproducts

Industrial bioproducts provide potential to replace or supplement materials based on hydrocarbons with new applications based on renewable sources such as corn, soybeans, and biomass. Growth of these new technologies is also being driven by future energy uncertainty, the need for increased power quality and reliability, and increasing environmental pressures.

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Petrochemical & Refining Sector

Petrochemical and refining remains major pillar of Sarnia-Lambton’s economy Canada’s largest petro and refining centre 3 refineries / 14 petrochemical plants

Air Products BP Canada Basell Canada Cabot Canada Dow Chemical INVISTA Imperial Oil LANXESS Nova Chemicals Praxair Shell Canada Suncor Energy Terra Nitrogen

Engineering & Metal Fabrication Sectors

Engineering and metal fabrication sectors exceptionally strong, offering expertise in:

Mechanical Electrical / power Instrumentation Process technologies Custom fabrication Environmental testing and management

Agricultural Sector

Over 500,000 acres of cultivated land

Leading Ontario producer of soybean, wheat and corn

More than 2,400 farms – livestock, cash crops, dairy, organic

One-day drive to 1.6 billion bushels of corn and 621 million bushels of soybean

Industrial Infrastructure

Petrochemical & refining infrastructure suited for new industry

Hydrogen pipeline

Transportation central

Workforce geared to round-the-clock operations

Superb labour safety record

TransAlta Energy Corporation Greenfield Energy St. Clair Energy Center Dawn Township natural gas hub First Solar Wind power Pipeline Infrastructure Lambton Generating Station

Energy Infrastructure

Major commercial border crossing to USA Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program for trucks Highway system central to North America’s Great

Lakes Region Customs & immigration facilities CN rail accommodates double-stacked containers to

USA Largest rail yard in Great Lakes Region Deep port facilities Airports – 1 to 1 1/2 hour access to four airports,

including Toronto Pearson Int’l. and Detroit Int’l.

Transportation Routes

Labour Force

Population 129,000

Labour force 62,000

315,700 workforce within 60 mile radius

Exceptional engineering, metal fabrication, and trades sectors

Good labour / management relations

Manufacturing and Technically-Oriented Industrial Base

Unique Industrial Land Opportunities

Lanxess Chemical Park Within boundaries of Lanxess Inc. Sarnia plant 477 acres – greenfield and brownfield sites Zoned Heavy Industrial 1 for large-scale industries Rail Deep sea marine terminal Approximately 15 minutes to Hwy. 402 and Canada /

USA border Lanxess offers many shared services

Business Parks

Numerous municipal and private business and industrial parks

Rural and urban industrial parcels – minutes from Ontario / Michigan commercial border crossing

Suited for many light industrial uses

Extremely affordable

No development charges in municipal parks

Expeditious development approval process for compatibly zoned uses

Diversifying Industrial Base

Petrochemical and refining Alternative energies Automotive parts Skilled construction trades Engineering Metal fabrication Contact centres

Sarnia-Lambton’s Municipalities

Eleven municipalities in Sarnia-Lambton 88,793 population in Sarnia census

agglomeration 40,200 population in rural areas and

towns Welcoming communities Five municipalities with industrial land

inventories and municipal industrial parks

Border crossings to USA

USA

Sarnia-Lambton’s Municipalities

Brooke-Alvinston Dawn-Euphemia Enniskillen Lambton Shores Oil Springs Petrolia Plympton-Wyoming Point Edward Sarnia St. Clair Warwick

Desirable waterfront lifestyle

Miles of sandy Lake Huron beaches Affordable housing – average sale price

about $170,000 Wide range of housing – from waterfront

to farm acreages Prime location for active retirees Safe beautiful neighbourhoods

Beautiful

Affordable

Relaxed

Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Sarnia-Lambton

Economic Partnership

www.sarnialambton.on.ca

519.332.1820265 Front Street North, Suite 107

Sarnia ON Canada N7T 7X1