Ontario Construction News staff writer
The Government of Canada will provide $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to build a major new emissions reduction project at St Marys Cement in the Town of St. Marys
St Marys Cement Inc., part of the Votorantim Cimentos group, will install new speciality cement kiln infrastructure that uses lower-carbon fuels, including discarded plastics, to replace up to 30 per cent of the high-carbon fuels required for the manufacturing process.
“Pollution pricing works. We are holding heavy industry accountable for their pollution, re-investing those revenues into projects that create good jobs and cut pollution,” said Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. “The re-investment of up to $2.2 million of industrial pollution pricing revenues to St Marys Cement is just one example of how we have a plan that is building a cleaner, more sustainable future for all generations.
“This project not only benefits the community of St. Marys, Ontario, but helps build a more sustainable future for many generations of Canadians to come.”
New technology will cut more than 39,900 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, the equivalent of taking over 9,400 gas-powered cars off the road for a year.
As members of Canada’s Net Zero Challenge, the company is implementing their plan to transition their facilities and operations to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.