Cargill to Invest $45 Million in Chambly The Québec Government Contributes to the Creation of 600 Jobs
For Immediate Release: February 7, 2002
Contact: Mark Klein, Cargill (952) 742-6211
CHAMBLY, Quebec, February 5, 2002 – The Deputy Premier of Québec, Minister of State for the Economy and Finance and Minister of Industry and Trade, Pauline Marois, along with the President of Cargill Limited, Kerry Hawkins, today announced an investment of $45 million over two years to open a meat processing plant in Chambly. The Mayor of Chambly, Pierre Bourbonnais, was also in attendance. The company is receiving a financial contribution of $3.6 million from Investissement Québec as well as $300 000 from Emploi Québec, enabling the creation of 600 jobs over two years.
The Deputy Premier was pleased that Cargill had decided to invest in Québec. “The Cargill plant will enable the creation of over 600 jobs in Chambly and generate direct tax receipts of over $4 million over five years. The Québec government is proud to contribute to this project that shows once again Québec’s strengths in bio-food processing and its ability to attract investments of this scope, ” Ms. Marois said.
“Manpower training is a key component in securing the arrival and development of this new business. The financial participation of Emploi-Québec is essential to this project that will stimulate the local labour market and bolster the agri-food industry in Québec,” said the Minister for Employment, Agnès Maltais.
The new plant, which will process various types of fresh meat, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2002. It will process meat into beef, pork, minced meat and sausage products ready for sale. The plant covers 130, 000 square feet and will be located in the Chambly industrial park.
Many factors such as the quality of manpower, modern infrastructures and the proximity of the Montréal market contributed to Cargill’s decision to open a plant in Chambly. “With its strategic location, Chambly boasts some very attractive features, like access to a large market and a dynamic, growing community,” explained the general manager of the new plant, Mark Nicholls. “We thank the Québec government and the city of Chambly for their solid support in helping make this project a reality.”
Many factors such as the quality of manpower, modern infrastructures and the proximity of the Montréal market contributed to Cargill’s decision to open a plant in Chambly. “With its strategic location, Chambly boasts some very attractive features, like access to a large market and a dynamic, growing community,” explained the general manager of the new plant, Mark Nicholls. “We thank the Québec government and the city of Chambly for their solid support in helping make this project a reality.”
Cargill is one of the largest food processing and commercialization companies in Canada. It has three plants of this kind in North America, as well as being active in the processing of eggs, malt and oilseeds, producing animal feed, salt, flax fibre and fertilizer, and storing and commercializing grain.