Sulfur dioxide manufacturer sees benefits locally

The main tenant of Timmins’ new rail industrial park is now open and producing many positive spinoffs to the region.

INEOS Calabrian has actually been producing since late-January, according to COO Ralston Skinner.

The company held an outdoor luncheon Thursday afternoon to discuss the facility and offer a tour of the plant.

He says they went from “what was just a forest to a fully operational chemical plant in about a space of nine months.”

The plant manufactures around 80 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day. Then, the product goes to suppliers from industries like mining and even pulp and paper province-wide.

Workers began training back in September 2016—including some hands-on training in Texas—and workers from the Lonestar State have also spent time in Timmins helping out.

Skinner says the building employs 19 jobs. But when you factor in suppliers and contract workers, that number is actually around 50.

“It’s been a fantastic success story,” he said.

“It’s good news for INEOS, it’s good news for Timmins. The economic benefit that can bring to the area is almost limitless.”

“And I know speaking earlier with a number of people here that the fact that we have been the catalyst for re-opening that rail link has been a very exciting development for the area.”