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PlasticsOntario: a dynamic industry leader

Why Ontario is the place for plastics 2Ontario is not only Canada’s largest and most prosperous province—we’re also the center of the Canadian plastics industry.

Commitment to dynamic enterprise 7Ontario is vitally interested in the well-being of its business sector. We support the plastics industry with a combination of sensible regulations, cost-effective services and informed tax policies.

Lower costs of doing business 8Compared to other leading industrialized nations, Ontario offers significant cost advantages for high-tech industries—including plastics.

Generous R&D incentives and top talent 10Ontario and Canada offer some of the most generous R&D incentive programs in North America. They encourage private and public-sector research initiatives to maintain our plastics industry’s advanced technological capabilities.

Well-educated, highly skilled workforce 13Employing more than 83,000 people, Ontario’s plastics industry—in partnership with government—provides a spectrum of training and educational facilities to prepare employees for jobs in manufacturing, processing and management.

Locations don’t come any better than this 15As part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Ontario’s plastics industry has immediate and secure access to suppliers and customers throughout the continent.

Infrastructure that leads the world 17From transportation to energy, Ontario’s plastics industry relies on secure and stable networks that rank among the leading facilities of their kind in the world.

An environmentally responsible plastics industry 18Ontario appreciates the role of the plastics industry in alleviating stresses on the environment. Our regulations encourage the industry’s continuing growth.

Quality of life that’s unequaled 19From first-rate educational facilities to medical care to leisure activities, you can’t beat Ontario as a place to call home.

Let us help you 20If you’re looking to locate or expand your business, do cutting-edge R&D or simply invest in a plastics business, we can help you.

All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise noted.

RESINSBasell Canada Inc. 201 City Centre Drive, Suite 900Mississauga, OntarioL5B 2T4tel: (905) 273-8800fax: (905) 848-1373www.basell.comProducts: Polypropylene resins.

BASF Canada Inc.345 Carlingview DriveToronto, OntarioM9W 6N9tel: (416) 675-3611fax: (416) 674-2588www.basf-canada.caProducts: Nylon resins and fibers.

Bayer Inc.1265 Vidal Street SouthSarnia, Ontario N7T 7M2tel: (519) 337-8251

1-800-563-7777fax: (905) 823-4254www.bayer.caProducts: Butyl, halobutyl, nitrile, styrene butadiene, rubbers.

Borden Chemical Canada105 Drury StreetNorth Bay, Ontario P1A 3Z7tel: (705) 497-3772, ext. 22fax: (705) 474-8979www.bordenchem.comProducts: Urea formaldehyde resins.

Canada Colors & Chemicals Limited80 Scarsdale RoadDon Mills, Ontario M3B 2R7tel: (416) 449-7750fax: (416) 449-1651www.canadacolors.comProducts: Resins, compounds, additives and concentrates. Custom reprocessing grinding.

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Why Ontario is the place for plastics

We’re Canada’s largest province and the center of the nation’s manu-facturing sector.

As the country’s manufacturing leader, Ontario accounted for over 40% of Canada’s GDP in 2001.

Our economy grew faster than those of the U.S. and any of the other G-7 industrialized nations over the 1996 to 2000 period, recording real growth of 4.7% per year. The projected GDP growth rate for 2002 is 3.5% and 4.1% in 2003.

Ontario’s international exports and retail sales rose by 4.3% and 2.7% respectively in the first quarter of 2002. Retail sales in 2001 grew by 2.1%.

Investment in machinery and equipment in Ontario flourished from 1995 to a record in 2000. Business expenditures in plants and equipment declined in 2001. However, as growth in the economy rises, businesses are anticipated to expand investment spending.

More than 11 million people live here, 90% of them in southern Ontario. Over 83,000 of them work in Ontario’s plastics industry, one of the most concentrated pools of plastics-related skilled labor in North America.

Our people are highly educated. More than half of the adults in Ontario aged 25-64 have completed post-secondary education, a rate higher than in all other OECD countries.

“We’re proud to show the world how an Ontario company can compete in the global marketplace and succeed.”

Vic De ZenPresident and CEORoyal Group Technologies Ltd.Woodbridge, Ontario

Dow Chemical Canada Inc.1086 Modiland RoadSarnia, OntarioN7T 7K7tel: 1-800-441-4DOWfax: 1-800-363-8000www.dowcanada.comProducts: Polyethylene, polystyrene, SB latex, epoxies.

DuPont Canada Inc.P.O. Box 2200Mississauga, OntarioL5M 2H3tel: (905) 821-3300

1-800-387-2122fax: (905) 821-5230www.dupont.caProducts: Nylon and engineering resins, fibers, films, specialty polyethylene.

Dynea Canada Limited 5865 McLaughlin Road, Unit 3Mississauga, OntarioL5R 1B8tel: (905) 712-0900fax: (905) 712-0901www.dynea.comProducts: Phenolic, urea and melamine resins.

Imperial Oil Ltd. 111 St. Clair Avenue West P.O. Box 4029, Stn ‘A’Toronto, Ontario M5W 1K3tel: (416) 968-4636fax: (416) 968-4850www.imperialoil.caProducts: High density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE).

KoSa Canada Company P.O. Box 2800, Hwy 33Kingston, Ontario K7L 4Z8tel: (613) 389-2210fax: (613) 389-3223www.kosa.comProducts: PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resins.


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As the center of Canada’s corporate and banking communities, Ontario offers:• A robust economy that recorded real

growth of 4.7% per year between 1996 and 2000

• A favorable exchange rate• Government services provided in

English and French, and a diverse population fluent in all major languages of the world

• The largest number of multinational operations in Canada

• The center of Canada’s capital and money markets

• A pro-growth government committed to supporting Ontario’s plastics industry

Over the last half-century, Ontario has developed a fully integrated plastics industry. Our 2,250 firms encompass the full length of the supply chain—from material suppliers and mold-makers and processors, to a range of end-user industries including automotive, consumer electronics, packaging and construction.

We have all the infrastructure that the plastics industry needs to flourish. In addition to petrochemical and oil-refining facilities with their support services, Ontario has access to assured economic feedstock supplies and reliable electricity. Our railroad and air links are fully integrated into U.S. networks.

In terms of plastics output, Ontariois the third-ranking jurisdiction in North America after California and Ohio. We’re also a significant producer within North America’s principal manu-facturing belt, which comprises the northeastern and midwestern states as well as Ontario.

Ontario’s plastics industry remains strong and continues to grow at a faster rate than the overall economy.

Fast Facts:As the center of the Canadian plastics industry, Ontario accounts for:• 63% of Canadian shipments of plastic

products• 61% of raw material and machinery

shipments• 85% of the nation’s mold-makers• 60% of employment in the Canadian

plastics industry• 60% of Canadian plastics firms • Almost half of Canada’s resin capacity

G-7 economic growth

Source: Consensus Forecasts (September 2002)*Source: Ontario Finance Survey of Forecasts (September 2002)

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NOVA Chemicals Corp.P.O. Box 3042 Sarnia, Ontario N7T 8C9tel: (519) 862-2961fax: (519) 862-1011www.novachem.comProducts: LLDPE, HDPE, LDPE, general purpose and high heat crystal polystyrene.

Oxy Vinyls Canada Inc.8800 Thorold Town, Line RoadHorold, Ontario L2E 6V9 tel: (905) 357-3131fax: (905) 374-5614www.oxyvinyls.comProducts: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins.

PROCESSORSABC Group2 Norelco DriveNorth York, Ontario M9L 2X6tel: (416) 246-1782fax: (416) 246-1552www.abcgroupinc.com Products: Custom plastic products for automotive, industrial and packaging markets.

Accord Plastics Corp.60 Courtland AvenueConcord, Ontario L4K 5B2tel: (905) 660-7856fax: (905) 660-9699www.accordplastics.comProducts: Office equipment and automotive aftermarket.

Alcan Packaging 130 Arrow RoadWeston, Ontario M9M 2M1tel: (416) 742-8910fax: (416) 742-7118www.alcanpackaging.comProducts: Flexible packaging, laminating and coating, printing and shaped label diecutting.

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Employment (estimate)

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Extruded construction products, housing systems

Automotive—trim and components

Molded foam, interior trim, seating

Packaging, electronic, automotive, and blow-molded components

Pipe

Packaging

Injection molding equipment and complete systems, and molds

Packaging

Packaging

Packaging

Automotive (vinyl)

Auto parts

Extruded automotive, construction

PVC flooring

Company (ownership)

Royal Group Technologies Ltd., Canada

Decoma International Inc., Canada

The Woodbridge Group, Canada

ABC Group, Canada

IPEX Inc., Belgium

Jim Pattison Group, Canada

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Canada

Winpak Portion Packaging Ltd., Finland/Canada

Amcor Twinpak, Australia

Intertape Polymer Inc., Canada

Canadian General-Tower Ltd., Canada

DDM Plastics Inc., Japan

CPI Plastics Group, Canada

Domco Tarkett Inc., France

Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA)

World-leading plastics companies

Spotlight on . . . exportsAs part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Ontario is the world’s third-largest exporter of goods to the U.S.—just behind Canada as a whole and Mexico. Ontario’s duty-free access to the U.S. provides a strong basis for continued growth in plastics-industry exports.

The structure of the Ontario plastics industry

Resin suppliers

Machinery, equipment dies

& molds

Compounders

Other materials

Processors custom & proprietary

Processors captive

Recyclers

Markets: automotive construction

elec. & electronic packaging


Amcor Twinpack Americas Inc.910 Central Parkway WestMississauga, OntarioL5C 2V5tel: (905) 275-1592fax: (905) 275-3007www.amcor.comProducts: Plastic bottles, jars and containers for food, soft drinks and consumer products.

Armtec Limited, Big ‘O’ Division33 Centennial RoadOrangeville, Ontario L9W 1R1tel: (519) 942-2643fax: (519) 942-9587www.armtec.com Products: Corrugated HDPE storm, sewer, culvert and drainage pipe/tubing and fittings.

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.111 Progress AvenueScarborough, OntarioM1P 2Y9tel: (416) 298-8101fax: (416) 297-2236www.atlantic.caProducts: Polyethylene film for industrial, converter and retailer users.

AT Plastics Inc.134 Kennedy Road SouthBrampton, OntarioL6W 3G5tel: (905) 451-9985fax: (905) 451-7650www.atplas.comProducts: EVA Copolymers, agricultural films.

Canadian General-Tower Ltd.52 Middleton Street, P.O. Box 160Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5T6tel: (519) 623-1630fax: (519) 740-2977www.cgtower.comProducts: Coated PVC automotive upholstery, pool liners, geomembranes.

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Within the plastics industry, the future looks promising. For example:• North America consumes roughly

one-third of the world’s resin production. The growth in plastics consumption is expected to continue at roughly double the rate of growth in the economy.

• The potential for plastic/wood composites is especially strong in the decking and railing segment. Growth estimates for the period 2000 to 2005 range from 60% to over 100%. Growth is attributable to a strong market for decking products, the maintenance-free quality of composites, consumers’ increasing environmental consciousness, promotion of wood alternatives by big-box stores and convenience of installation.

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Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, Survey of Forecasts and Consensus Forecasts, April, 2000

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End-use markets for plastics

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance, Survey of Forecasts and Consensus Forecasts, April, 2000


Other 12%

Furniture 5%

Transportation 18%

Electrical & Electronic 5%

Construction 26%

Packaging 34%

Other

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Transportation

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Construction

Packaging

Fast Facts:More than 75% of the products manufactured by Ontario’s plastics industry are used in:• Packaging (as a substitute for glass

and other materials)• Construction (as an alternative to wood) • Transportation (as an alternative to steel

and other metals)

Another 5% of the industry’s shipments went to the telecommunications and electronics industries, which are becoming fast-growing markets for plastics.

Canplas Industries Ltd.31 Patterson RoadBarrie, Ontario L4N 3V9tel: (705) 726-3361, ext. 326fax: (705) 726-8991www.canplas.comProducts: ABS, PVC, PP fittings for plumbing and industrial marketplace.

Chantler Packaging Inc.880 Lakeshore Road EastMississauga, Ontario L5E 1E1tel: (905) 274-2533fax: (905) 274-9522www.chantlerpackaging.comProducts: Extrude, print and convert flexible packaging for produce, floral, food and industrial sectors.

Cosella Dorken Products Inc.4655 Delta WayBeamsville, Ontario L0R 1B4tel: (905) 563-3255fax: (905) 563-5582www.deltams.comProducts: Plastic drainage products for construction, geomembranes for foun-dation waterproofing and dimpled extruded sheet.

CPI Plastics Group Limited979 Gana CourtMississauga, OntarioL5S 1N9tel: (416) 798-9333fax: (416) 798-9229www.cpiplastics.comProducts: Extruded profile for automotive, construction, household, EON® wood replacement products.

DDM Plastics Inc.50 Clearview Drive, Box 574Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 4J1tel: (519) 688-1060fax: (519) 688-5949www.ddmplastics.on.caProducts: Automotive bumpers, instrument panels, grills, body side cladding, door handles.

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• Most of Canada’s manufacturers of processing machinery operate in Ontario. The Canadian industry’s 29 establishments employ 3,800 people. In 2001, they shipped products worth a total of $710 million, of which $610 million went to foreign markets.

• About 85% of Canada’s mold-makers operate in Ontario. Canada’s mold-makers recorded $710 million in shipments in 2001,including exports of $610 million. Canada’s 280 mold-making establishments employ more than 10,500 people.

• Half the resin suppliers in Canada operate in Ontario. In 2001, Canadian resin suppliers shipped $3.7 billion in products, including $3.2 billion to foreign markets. They employ about 7,650 people in 74 establishments, concentrated primarily in southwestern Ontario.

Ontario plastics processors shipped $13 billion worth of products in 2001, accounting for two-thirds of total Canadian shipments.

The outlook is positive. With the overall projected growth expected to exceed that of the manufacturing sector, exports are expected to continue growing as well.

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Exports

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Canadian plastics products market (US$Billion)


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The plastics industry in Ontario, 2001

Shipments by processors $13 billion

Shipments by raw material and machinery

and mold suppliers $4.5 billion

Total employment 83,000

Number of firms 2,250

Resin capacity 1.7 million tonnes

Annual growth rate in markets 8%

Annual growth rate faster

than manufacturing (1990-2000) 1.7 times

Source: Industry Canada, Canadian Plastics Industry Association


Decoma International Inc.50 Casmir CourtConcord, Ontario L4K 4J5tel: (905) 669-2888fax: (905) 669-4992www.decoma.comProducts: Automotive components, assemblies and systems for OEMs.

Flexia Corporation369 Elgin StreetBrantford, Ontario N3S 7P5tel: (519) 759-2500fax: (519) 759-6950www.flexia.caProducts: Plastic, paper and poly-coated materials. Woven fabrics-reinforced papers, Wide width printing 136II, repulpable coatings.

Hanet Pastics (Ontario) Ltd.10 Stanley CourtWhitby, Ontario L1N 8P9tel: (905) 666-2100fax: (905) 666-5251Products: Trays for the food industry.

Hood Packaging Corp. (Bonar Packaging) 2360 McDowell RoadBurlington, Ontario L7R 4A1tel: (905) 637-5611fax: (905) 637-1066www.hoodpackaging.com Products: Multi-wall paperbags, industrial plastic bags, and films.

Horizon Plastics Co. Ltd.P.O. Box 474, Bldg. 3, Northern Industrial ParkCobourg, Ontario K9A 4L1tel: (905) 372-2291fax: (905) 372-7084www.horizonplastics.caProducts: Structural foam and structural web molder for OEM, construction, leisure and material handling markets.

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Commitment to dynamic enterprise

You won’t find a better place than Ontario to do business in the plastics industry.

We’re vitally interested in the well-being of this important business sector. To support Ontario’s business enterprises, the government has:• Encouraged the growth of the

construction industry by slashing red tape which helps reduce building costs

• Slashed or streamlined 1,900 regulations that hindered business, created a fast track for approvals for industrial development and cut taxes 192 times since 1995

• Reformed the workplace safety insurance system to emphasize the prevention of injury and illness, and to promote early and safe return to work

• Reduced workplace safety insurance premiums by almost 29% since 1996

“In 1999, we launched our maintenance-free outdoor decking line, which looks like natural wood, using our patented EON™ thermoplastic technology. Outdoor decking is a $4-billion market in North America, and non-wood alternatives account for only 8% of that market. But that number is rapidly growing.”

Ron MitchellPresidentCPI Plastic Group Ltd.Mississauga, Ontario

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Source: Edison Electric Reports, Typical Bills and Average Rates Report, Summer 2001

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Horn Plastics Inc.114 Industrial Drive Whitby, Ontario L1N 5Z8tel: (905) 430-2029fax: (905) 430-3098www.hornplastics.comProducts: Precision molds and injection molded parts. Liquid silicone molding.

Hunjan Tools & Mould Ltd.388 Markland StreetMarkham, OntarioL6C 1T6tel: (905) 887-1145fax: (905) 887-1450www.hunjan.comProducts: Injection molds, custom injection molding of auto parts and consumer products.

Inline Fiberglass Ltd.30 Constellation CourtToronto, Ontario M9W 1K1tel: (416) 679-1171fax: (416) 679-1150www.inlinefiberglass.comProducts: Fiberglass patio doors, windows, custom pultrusion profiles and associated equipment.

IPEX Inc.50 Valleybrook DriveDon Mills, Ontario M3B 2S9tel: (416) 445-3400fax: (416) 445-4461www.ipexinc.comProducts: PVC pipe and fittings for municipal, electrical, industrial and plumbing markets.

ITW Deltar Canada80 Sante DriveConcord, Ontario L4K 3C4tel: (905) 660-6800, ext. 220fax: (905) 660-8820www.itwautomotive.comProducts: Fasteners, clamps, appliance handles, knobs, furniture glides, caps and closures.

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Lower costs of doing business

When it comes to establishing, building and operating a company during its first 10 years, Canada offers the lowest costs of any G-7 country; and Ontario and Canada are the lowest-cost jurisdictions overall, offering the lowest costs in 9 high-growth sectors examined, including plastics. Costs in Canada are 14.5% below the U.S. average.

In the U.S., wage rates can run almost 60% higher than they do in Ontario. When wages between the two jurisdictions are compared—including salaries and benefits—an Ontario plastics plant has a decided advantage over a U.S. plant.

Ontario’s unit labor cost perfor-mance compares favorably with the U.S. and has improved compared to Germany and Japan. Since 1992, Ontario’s manufacturing unit labor costs—measured in U.S. dollars—have decreased by about 19%, while labor costs in the U.S. have increased by 24.4%.

Taxes are lower in Ontario. The combined federal and provincial manufacturing income-tax rate in Ontario for 2003, is 33.1%. By 2006, Ontario will have a lower combined

(federal plus provincial) general corporate income tax rate than any other Canadian province or U.S. state.

Universal health coverage takes the place of basic private coverage in the U.S., so manufacturers pay lower benefit costs here. On average, Ontario employers pay about one-sixth the cost of employee health care in the U.S.

Ontario’s non-profit workplace safety and insurance system is also less litigious and less costly to companies than U.S. systems.

Our electricity rates are among the lowest in North America.

Corporations that undertake econo-mically significant industrial projects are permitted to negotiate project-specific agreements directly with the “locals” of provincial construction unions.

Transportation costs are lower—due to Ontario’s proximity to major markets.

“Companies from the U.S. find a price advantage in purchasing from us. Based on Government of Ontario research, U.S. firms can realize a 7% to 10% savings in having parts made in Canada.”

Paul Goyette, Vice-President, Sales and MarketingWaltec PlasticsMidland, Ontario


Kautex Textron2701 Kautex DriveWindsor, Ontario N8W 5B1tel: (519) 974-6656fax: (519) 974-6588www.kautex.comProducts: Gasoline tanks for the automotive industry and other blow-molded.

Lily Cups Inc. 2121 Markham RoadScarborough, OntarioM1B 2W3tel: (416) 293-2877fax: (416) 332-3489www.sweetheart.comProducts: Plastic and paper cups, dishes, plastics food containers and utensils.

PCL Packaging Corporation2300 Speers RoadOakville, Ontario L6L 2X8tel: (905) 827-8071fax: (905) 827-8924Products: Garbage bags, grocery handle bags, and retail carry-out bags.

PGI Fabrene Inc.P.O. Box 4040North Bay, Ontario P1B 9B4tel: (705) 476-7057fax: (705) 495-4508www.fabrene.comProducts: Woven polyolefin fabric.

Pliant Corp. Uniplast Industries Co.P.O. Box 2000Orillia, Ontario L3V 6R9tel: (705) 326-1777fax: (705) 326-2177www.pliantcorp.comProducts: Polyethylene blown and cast film for the food and consumer markets.

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Corporate tax rates for manufacturing, 2002

Source: Ernst & Young LLP

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Fast Facts:Compared to other leading industrialized nations, Ontario offers significant cost advantages for high-tech industries, including: • Low land and construction costs • Competitive labor, electricity and

telecommunications costs • Low corporate income-tax rates• R&D tax incentives

Employer payroll tax rates1 in percent of payroll, 1999

Total (%)

Family Allowance (%)

Unemployment (%)Health (%)

Pension (%)

Ontario 3.502 1.95 3.503 0.00 8.95

U.S. 6.20 1.45 6.20 0.00 13.85

Japan 8.68 4.30 0.90 0.11 13.99

Germany 9.75 6.90 3.25 0.00 19.90

Italy 23.81 0.21 4.41 2.48 30.91

France 9.80 12.80 3.97 5.40 31.97

1 All given tax rates are compulsory government tax rates and do not include private health insurance payments.

2 The 2001 employer pension rate in Ontario is 4.3% on maximum contributory earnings of $34,800 per employee.

3 The 2001 employer rate for unemployment insurance in Ontario is 3.15% on maximum annual insurable earnings of $39,000 per employee.

Source: Social Security Payments Throughout the World, 1999, U.S. Social Security Administration; Payroll Deductions Tables, Ontario, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, January 1, 2001; and the Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Precisioneering Ltd.303 Nantucket Blvd.Scarborough, Ontario M1P 2P2tel: (416) 751-9200fax: (416) 751-9382www.precisioneering.comProducts: FRP corrosion-resistant industrial equipment such as fans, scrubbers, reinforced plastic grating, and reinforced fibreglass tanks.

Progressive Moulded Products9024 Keele StreetConcord, Ontario L4K 2N2tel: (905) 669-5522fax: (905) 669-4587Products: Automotive, communication and appliance industries.

Protectolite Inc.84 Railside RoadDon Mills, Ontario M3A 1A3tel: (416) 444-4484fax: (416) 444-4485www.protectolite.comProducts: Reinforced plastic composites for industrial markets.

Ridson-AMS (Canada) Inc.137 John StreetBarrie, Ontario L4N 2L1tel: (705) 725-5320fax: (705) 726-7934Products: Packaging for the cosmetic and personal care industries—pumps, cases, lipstick containers, compacts, caps.

Ritz Plastics Inc.435 Pido Road, P.O. Box 1090Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7H4tel: (705) 748-6776fax: (705) 748-3630Products: Custom molder for automotive, medical, electronic and industrial sectors.

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Generous R&D incentives and top talent

Companies engaged in research and development activities receive more value in Ontario for their R&D dollar than almost anywhere in the world. Not only do Ontario and Canada offer some of the most generous R&D incentive programs in North America, they also encourage private- and public-sector research initiatives to maintain the plastics industry’s advanced technological capabilities.

The Ontario New Technology Tax Incentive, for example, provides an immediate 100% deduction of the eligible cost of acquiring intellectual property including expertise, techniques, processes or formulae for Ontario businesses.

The Ontario Research Employee Stock Option Deduction eliminates capital-gains tax on the first Cdn$100,000 of the taxable portion of stock-option benefits for employees of R&D companies.

Private-sector R&D initiatives in Ontario earn a tax credit on every dollar spent on eligible R&D, including capital equipment and overhead—neither of which is eligible for U.S. federal tax credits.

The Canadian government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development incentive program encourages companies in the plastics sector to investigate and develop new technologies and processes.

With such support, many plastic processors have established their own R&D centers. In addition, Ontario supports institutions such as: • the Industrial Research and

Development Institute, an independent facility that provides engineering services to the tool, die and mold sector

• Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, a provincial Centre of Excellence

• the National Research Council’sIndustrial Materials Institute

“Our tradition of technology is still our driving force. Scientists, chemists, engineers and technicians constantly pursue innovative developments and opportunities to enhance processes and products.”

Bob MageePresidentThe Woodbridge GroupMississauga, Ontario


Royal Group Technologies Limited1 Royal Gate Blvd.Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 8Z7tel: (905) 264-0701fax: (905) 264-0702www.royalgrouptech.comProducts: PVC siding, pipe, window profile, doors, blinds. PVC resins. Royal Building systems®.

Rubbermaid Canada2562 Stanfield RoadMississauga, OntarioL4Y 1S5tel: (905) 279-1010fax: (905) 279-1054www.rubbermaid.comProducts: Household products and consumer goods.

Samsonite Canada Inc.753 Ontario DriveStratford, Ontario N5A 6V1tel: (519) 271-5040fax: (519) 271-2614www.samsonite-epd.comProducts: Parts for telecommunication and automotive industries.

Scepter Corporation170 Midwest RoadScarborough, OntarioM1P 3A9tel: (416) 751-9445fax: (416) 751-4451www.scepter.caProducts: Injection/bow molded products for furniture, beverage and material handling markets.

Sealed Air (Canada) Inc.2365 Dixie RoadMississauga, OntarioL4Y 2A2tel: (905) 273-5656fax: (905) 273-6616www.sealedair.comProducts: Packaging for food and non-food applications. Perishable and non-perishable food products.

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Spotlight on . . . R&D supportOntario’s tax incentives combined with Canada’s federal R&D tax system result in a corporate tax system that, in its treatment of R&D, is superior to those of all 10 other major industrial nations examined by the Conference Board of Canada.

Fast Facts:Plastic materials manufactured by Ontario companies have helped to make the International Space Station and all related scientific discoveries possible. Plastic materials are incorporated, for example, into the Canadian-made Canadarm2 system, a critical element in the construction of the Space Station.

1 Eligible Ontario research institutes include universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, research hospitals and other entities in Ontario.

2 The 20% refundable Ontario Business-Research Institute tax credit.

3 Tax rates for manufacturers for 2003: Federal 22.12% + Ontario 11.0% = Total 33.12%.

4 The federal investment tax credit of $16 is calculated by applying the 20% ITC rate on net expenditures of $80 (which is the gross expenditure of $100 less the $20 OBRI tax credit.)

R&D expenditures

R&D expenditures at eligible Ontario research institutes1

Non-R&D expenditures

Large manufacturers (public, private or foreign-owned)

Gross expenditure $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

Federal investment tax credit (ITC)—20% (20.00) (16.00)4

Ontario—20% OBRI tax credit2 (20.00)

Tax deduction3

$80 x 33.12% (26.50)

$64 x 33.12% (21.20)

$100 x 33.12% (33.12)

Ontario exemption of

federal investment tax credit

$20 x 11.0% (2.20)

$16 x 11.0% (1.76)

After-tax cost of $100 expenditures $51.30 $41.04 $66.88

Source: Ernst & Young LLP

Symplastics Ltd.21 Tideman DriveOrangeville, OntarioL9W 3K3tel: (519) 941-5300fax: (519) 941-4489www.symplastics.com Products: Extruders of HDPE and UHMW-PE sheet, rod and profiles.

Textron Automotive Company128 Peter StreetPort Hope, Ontario L1A 3W4tel: (905) 885-7231fax: (905) 885-7859www.textron.comProducts: Tier 1 supplier of instruments panels for cars and light trucks.

Toronto Plastics Limited2045 Midland AvenueScarborough, OntarioM1P 3E2tel: (416) 293-1156fax: (416) 298-9949www.torontoplastics.com Products: Plastic components for office automation, transportation and life sciences sectors.

Waltec Plastics Inc.320 Elizabeth StreetMidland, OntarioL4R 4L6tel: (705) 526-7801fax: (705) 526-3521www.waltecplastics.comProducts: Parts for the automotive, electrical, electronics, appliance and TV markets.

Winpak Portion Packaging Ltd.26 Tidemore AvenueRexdale, Ontario M9W 5H4tel: (416) 741-6182fax: (416) 741-2918www.winpak.comProducts: Packaging for the food and dairy industries.

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All of these institutions encourage R&D initiatives in the plastics industry. Other significant plastics-related research efforts are conducted by the Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology and the Institute for Research in Construction.

Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, a provincial Centre of Excellence, is leading a consortium of companies to represent the plastics industry in developing standards and certifi–cations for “plastic-lumber” and building products.

Ontario has also established a long history of collaboration between academics and the private sector. The Ontario Research & Development Fund, for example, provides more than Cdn$370 million to promote partnerships between academic research institutions and the private sector.

For manufacturers, the after-tax cost of a $100 expenditure on R&D, if conducted at an Ontario university or other research facility, is just $41.04.

University research groups are actively engaged in developing plastics-related technologies at such institutions as: • University of Western Ontario• University of Waterloo• University of Toronto• McMaster University• Queen’s University• University of Ottawa

Ontario-based companies with international operations continue to do much of their R&D in Ontario. These include: • Husky Injection Molding Systems

Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of injection molding systems and individual components such as machines, robots, product-handling equipment, hot runners and packaging molds

• Magna International Inc., a global producer of auto components

• Brampton Engineering (1983) Inc., specializing in film extrusion, machinery and dies

• DuPont Canada Inc., a leader in engineering resins and fuel cell components

• Mold-Masters, a global leader in hot runner technology

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The Woodbridge Group4240 Sherwoodtowne Blvd.Mississauga, OntarioL4Z 2G6tel: (905) 896-3626fax: (905) 896-9262www.woodbridge.comProducts: Urethane foam products for the automotive and furniture industries.

MACHINERY/EQUIPMENTAcrolab Limited7475 Tranby AvenueWindsor, Ontario N8S 2B7tel: (519) 944-5900fax: (519) 944-6617www.acrolab.com Products: Heater bands, isobars, heat tubes for cooling injection molds.

Alpha Marathon Technologies Inc.170 Hanlan RoadWoodbridge, OntarioL4L 3P6tel: (905) 265-9800fax: (905) 265-0420www.alphamarathon.comProducts: Blown film extrusion machinery and dies.

A.R. Engineering Machine Inc.1061 Brevic PlaceMississauga, OntarioL4W 3R7tel: (905) 602-5828fax: (905) 602-5829www.arengmachine.comProducts: Blown film extrusion equipment, dies and air rings.

Automation Tooling SystemPrecision Parts Division730 Fountain Street NorthKitchener, Ontario N3H 4R7tel: (519) 650-6600fax: (519) 650-5925www.atsauto.comProducts: Turnkey automated manufacturing cells for high volume molding and assembly projects.

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Well-educated, highly skilled workforce

Strong growth in Ontario’s plastics industry is expected to continue, fueled by increasing demand for exports. Ontario companies are expected to continue investing in leading technologies and developing the skilled workforce. Currently, more than 83,000 people work in Ontario’s plastics industry.

According to the 2001 World Competitiveness Yearbook, business leaders rank Canada’s educational system ahead of those in Japan and the U.S. in its ability to meet the needs of a competitive economy.

Ontario is making significant invest- ments in education and training to equip residents with the knowledge and skills to succeed. It is:• Creating 23,000 new spaces for

students in computer science and high-demand engineering programs in colleges and universities by investing $228 million in the Access to Opportunities Program

• Providing 73,000 new spaces for students by investing over $1 billion to expand and modernize post-secondary facilities

Ontario’s post-secondary education system consists of a network of 46 publicly funded institutions: 25 colleges of applied arts and technology; 17 universities; and 4 additional more specialized, university level institutions.

Our universities and colleges employ some of the best faculties in the world.

Undergraduate tuition in arts and sciences is, on average, almost 40% lower than U.S. state university fees. Tuition for law, medicine, computer science and electrical engineering is also much lower than in the U.S.

Our 25 colleges of applied arts and technology—with more than 100 campuses across the province—provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills that can lead to rewarding careers in business, applied arts, technology and health sciences.

Ontario’s 17 universities produce more than 17,000 graduates a year in math, engineering, sciences and related professions.

“In Ontario, we have access to highly skilled employees and have more than doubled our company’s size in terms of sales and our workforce over the last couple of years.”

Ron MitchellPresidentCPI Plastic Group Ltd.Mississauga, Ontario

Berg Chilling Systems Ltd.51 Nantucket RoadScarborough, OntarioM1P 2N5tel: (416) 755-2221fax: (416) 755-3874www.berg-group.comProducts: Process cooling equipment, custom engineered chilling and tower systems.

Blowmoulding Parts & Systems Inc.241 Bradwick DriveConcord, Ontario L4K 1K5tel: (905) 738-5540fax: (905) 738-2098www.bmps-canada.comProducts: Supplier of machinery and equipment.

Brampton Engineering Inc.8031 Dixie RoadBrampton, Ontario L6T 3V1tel: (905) 793-3000fax: (905) 793-1753www.be-ca.comProducts: Extrusion systems for film, pipe, wire and foam sheet. Single layer and coextrusion dies. AquaFrost blown film liners.

CASSCO Machines37 Prince Andrew PlaceDon Mills, OntarioM3C 2H2tel: (416) 445-6262fax: (416) 445-3790www.casscomachines.comProducts: Hot stamping machines and automation systems.

Corma Inc.10 McCleary CourtConcord, OntarioL4K 2Z3tel: (905) 669-9397fax: (416) 661-9560www.corma.comProducts: Design and manufacture of corrugated pipe machinery.

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Ontario is committed to doubling enrollment in computer sciences and high-demand engineering programs. Two of the top 10 chemical engineering schools in North America are located in Ontario: the University of Toronto and McMaster University in Hamilton.

Relatively labor-intensive and with fewer than 15% of employees unionized, the plastics industry—in partnership with government—provides a spectrum of training and educational facilities to prepare employees for jobs in manufacturing, processing and management.

The Canadian Plastics Training Centre in Toronto, part of Humber College, is a primary source for companies that need timely, practical solutions at a competitive price for training operators, set-up technicians and other personnel for the industry. Some of the companies that have used its training, consulting, testing or placement services include:• A. Schulman Canada• Blau Autotec Inc.• Decoma International Inc.• Honda of Canada Manufacturing• Horn Plastics• Husky Injection Molding Systems• Mold-Masters Ltd. • Tarxien Company Ltd.• Textron Automotive Interiors• Toyota Motor Manufacturing

To ensure the plastics industry’s access to skilled employees, Human Resources Development Canada and the Canadian plastics industry support jointly the Canadian Plastics Sector Council (www.cpsc-ccsp.ca), whose mandate is to address training and skill issues.

Company/Institution

AT Plastics Inc.

Brampton Engineering Inc.

Canadian Plastics Training Centre

DuPont Canada Inc.

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.

Industrial Research & Development Institute

Magna Training Facility

Materials and Manufacturing Ontario

Mold-Masters Ltd.

National Research Council

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

Woodbridge Foam Corporation

Specializations

R&D Center—films

R&D Center—film extrusion

Upgrading of skills of industry employees;

new graduates

R&D Center—engineering resins

Advanced Manufacturing Center

University/applied research into TDM

and plastics-processing industries

TDM training

University/industry collaborative researchInstitute for mold-makers; hot runners R&D Center

University and industrial application research

Advanced SCLAIR polyethylene resin

Molded urethane foam technology

Examples of research and trainingSpotlight on . . . skilled laborOntario provides access to low-cost, high-quality education to everyone in the province:• 52% of Ontario adults aged

25-64 have completed post-secondary education, a higher rate than in any other OECD country

• 21% have a university degree • 31% have earned credentials

from industry-oriented community colleges, college-based apprenticeship programs, and post-secondary vocational schools


Deltaplast Machinery Ltd.130 Staffern DriveConcord, Ontario L4K 2X3tel: (905) 669-2966fax: (905) 669-2336www.deltaplastmachinery.comProducts: Extruders, coextruders, dies, pelletizers, dicers and related equipment.

Engel Canada Inc.545 Elmira RoadGuelph, Ontario N1K 1C2tel: (519) 836-0220fax: (519) 836-7116www.engelmachinery.comProducts: Injection molding machines, robots and automation systems.

Future Design Inc.5369 Maingate Drive Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1G6tel: (905) 453-9978fax: (905) 453-6089www.saturn2.comProducts: Extruders, machinery and components for plastics processing industry and air rings.

Garold Automation Inc.405 Industrial Drive, Unit 19Milton, Ontario L9T 5B1tel: (905) 875-1882fax: (905) 875-2409www.garoldautomotion.comProducts: Blow mold machines, deflashing machines, robotics for blow molding industry.

GN Packaging Equipment855 Britannia Road EastMississauga, Ontario L4W 4T2tel: (905) 670-0393fax: (905) 670-0358www.gnpak.comProducts: Design and manufacture of equipment and machinery for bag making.

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Locations don’t come any better than this

Ontario is part of a huge, affluent North American Free Trade Area of 400 million people and an annual GDP of $10.4 trillion, where pro-ducts move freely across borders.

With 106 million people—35% of the combined Canadian/U.S. population—living within a day’s trucking distance of Toronto, Ontario’s plastics industry enjoys immediate and secure access to suppliers and customers.

Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport is Canada’s busiest and North America’s seventh-busiest international airport, serving almost 29 million passengers each year. It offers direct service to 48 U.S. cities daily and to major European and Asian centers.

Ontario resin producers have secure access to competitively priced feedstocks from western Canada and the U.S. via pipelines. Southern Ontario can also receive crude oil from South America, Europe and from the Middle East.

North America’s major automotive and auto-parts manufacturers in Michigan and the Golden Horse-shoe around the western end of Lake Ontario are less than 100 miles from the plastics processors of the Greater Toronto Area. This gives Ontario plastics processors critical access to automotive manufacturers that rely increasingly on just-in-time scheduling.

“All Hunjan’s plants are geographically close to key customers, thus reducing transportation costs.”

Baljit SierraExecutive Vice-PresidentHunjan International Inc.Markham, Ontario

Spotlight on . . . raw materialsOf the world’s 25 largest chemical companies, 23 are located in Ontario. There are 5 refineries and 19 chemical plants in the Sarnia region—including Bayer, Dow Chemical, NOVA and Imperial Oil (which is an affiliate of ExxonMobil). In eastern Ontario there is a smaller cluster of chemical plants, including BASF, KoSa and DuPont. There is also a specialty chemical industry centered around the Greater Toronto Area.

Hamilton Avtec Inc.1040 Cardiff Blvd.Mississauga, OntarioL5S 1P3tel: (905) 568-1133fax: (905) 568-0785www.hamiltonavtec.comProducts: Storage silos, hoppers, material handling systems.

Heins PCM Machinery Ltd.187 Deerhurst Drive, Unit 3Brampton, Ontario L6T 5K3tel: (905) 793-8088fax: (905) 793-8834www.heinspcm.comProducts: Blow molding machines and components.

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.500 Queen Street SouthBolton, Ontario L7E 5S5tel: (905) 951-5000fax: (905) 951-5384www.husky.caProducts: Complete injection molding systems, robotic systems.

Kent Pad-Print Canada Inc.130 Shields CourtMarkham, OntarioL3R 9T5tel: (905) 940-8539fax: (905) 940-8543www.kentp.comProducts: Printing pads for decorating plastic products.

Macro Engineering & Technology Inc.199 Traders Blvd. EastMississauga, OntarioL4Z 2E5tel: (905) 507-9000fax: (905) 507-4566www.macroeng.com Products: Design and manufacture of complete blown film lines including extruders and dies.

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Fast Facts:Resin producers with Canadian manufacturing sites include:• AT Plastics• Basell• BASF• Bayer• Dow Chemical• DuPont • Imperial Oil (ExxonMobil)• KoSa• NOVA Chemicals• Oxy Vinyl• Royal Group

Major Canadian compounders include:• Aclo• A. Schulman Canada• Canada Colors & Chemicals• Clariant• Colortech• Ingenia• PolyOne Corp.• Rhodia Canada

To: Miles Hrs: mins.

Boston, MA 549 9:13

Buffalo, NY 98 1:48

Chicago, IL 526 8:34

Detroit, MI 233 4:04

Indianapolis, IN 561 9:02

New York, NY 492 8:15

Philadelphia, PA 498 8:17

Pittsburgh, PA 314 5:18

Source: Autopilot Highway Trip Routing System

Driving times from Toronto, Ontario


Mold-Masters Ltd.233 Armstrong AvenueGeorgetown, Ontario L7G 4X5tel: (905) 877-0185fax: (905) 873-2818www.moldmasters.comProducts: Modular and special melt conveying systems (hot runner systems), accessories and molds.

Mould-Tek Industries Inc.77 Nantucket Blvd.Scarborough, OntarioM1P 2N5tel: (416) 285-5400fax: (416) 285-5432www.mould-tek.comProducts: Materials conveying and handling systems, dryers.

Nucon Wittmann Inc.Unit 7, 498 Markham StreetMarkham, Ontario L6C 1Z6tel: (416) 213-5556fax: (416) 213-5577www.nuconsystems.comProducts: Complete raw material handling systems.

Royal Feed Screws1945 Blackacre DriveOldcastle, Ontario N0R 1L0tel: (519) 737-7564fax: (519) 737-7089Products: Feed screws, screw tips, shut-off nozzles, tie bars, end caps.

Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.9355 Anchor DriveWindsor, Ontario N8N 5A8tel: (519) 974-5200fax: (519) 979-5532www.valiantmachine.comProducts: Complete automation and assembly systems. Design and build prototype, production plastic injection, compression transfer molds.

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Infrastructure that leads the world

From transportation to energy, Ontario has what it takes to support a thriving plastics industry.

We’ve got an up-to-date, integrated transportation infrastructure, inclu-ding highways, commuter and urban public transit, province-wide and internationally connected railways, worldwide cargo aviation systems and some of the most extensive inland and international marine shipping facilities anywhere.

Electricity is reliable and abundant—and it’s cheaper than in most North American jurisdictions.

Because Canada is rich in natural gas supplies and has a widespread distribution network, Canadian consumers enjoy the least-expensive natural gas in the industrialized world. Gas provides more energy to Ontario than either oil or electricity.

Buyers can also purchase gas directly from producers. Most large industrial and commercial cus-tomers have used this option and have obtained substantially lower natural gas prices.

With 65% of Ontario’s exports and 80% of our imports shipped by truck, we’ve developed a competitive transportation industry. Ontario has reciprocity trucking agreements with 41 states. Of the 84,000 truck drivers in Ontario, 19,000 are licensed commercial-vehicle operators.

Facilitating proximity to major markets, Ontario maintains an extensive 13,437-mile highway network, including a new superhighway north of Toronto, with advanced freeway traffic-management systems linked to major U.S. routes through 11 border crossings.

Transcontinental railway lines through Ontario provide freight service to eastern and western Canada and to the U.S. through 7 rail border cross-ings. An expanded tunnel in Sarnia can accommodate a non-stop flow of double-decked stacked containers and multi-level carriers.

Extension of Toronto’s rapid transit and subway system and new telecommunications network infrastructures are underway.

Fast Facts:Ontario is a leader in the technologically advanced communications infrastruc-tures vital to business: digital switches, fiber optic cables, and other elements of a state-of-the-art telecommunications network. Canada is ahead of the U.S. in digitization and has maintained its position relative to other industrialized nations. The conversion to digital tech-nology is almost 100%. Canada has also constructed the longest terrestrial fiber optic network in the world using leading-edge design, manufacturing techniques and construction methods.

MOLD, TOOL AND DIEActive Burgess Mold & Design Ltd.2155 North Talbot Road, RR #1, Windsor, Ontario N9A 6J3tel: (519) 737-1341fax: (519) 737-6941www.active-burgess.comProducts: Injection molds and extusion dies for automotive and appliance industry.

Compact Mould Ltd.120 Haist AvenueWoodbridge, Ontario L4L 5V4tel: (905) 851-7724fax: (905) 851-7548www.compactmould.comProducts: Extrusion blow, stretch blow, and industrial-type molds.

F.G.L. Precision Works Ltd.215 Drumlin CircleConcord, Ontario L4K 3E4tel: (905) 738-2424fax: (905) 738-2423www.fglmolds.comProducts: Molds for automotive and household markets and custom TDM services.

Lamko Tool & Mold Inc.105 Towerline PlaceLondon, Ontario N6E 2T3tel: (519) 686-2643fax: (519) 686-6946www.lamko.on.caProducts: Precision injection, SMC, BMC, RIM, and blow molds.

Ontario Die Company119 Roger Street, Box 70Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3Z6tel: (519) 576-8950fax: (519) 576-3670www.odc.caProducts: Cutting dies for thermoforming and thermoforming molds.

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An environmentally responsible plastics industry

Ontario appreciates the role of the plastics industry in alleviating stresses on the environment.

Using plastics in place of other materials, for example, not only reduces costs and improves product performance, but also makes a positive contribution to sustainable development in many areas, such as: • Automotive—plastics are being

used in applications ranging from body panels to under-hood manifolds and cushioned instrument panels. When plastics displace metal parts, vehicle weight is lowered. The resulting fuel economy conserves petroleum and reduces emissions of exhaust gases that contribute to both climate change and ground-level ozone problems.

• Packaging—plastics can deliver the desired performance in forms that are lighter and less bulky than glass, metal and paper. This decreases the weight of the final packaged product, conserving energy during shipping. Plastics have also been critical in the development of tamper-resistant packaging for food and medical products.

• Construction—vinyl windows and doors do not have to be painted, reducing emissions of paint solvents. Foamed plastic insulation improves the thermal efficiency of buildings, decreasing the amount of energy consumed for heating and cooling.

Packaging consumes a major portion of recycled plastics for the pro-duction of bags, sacks, containers and pallets. Agriculture and construction are the next most-significant markets for recycled plastics, followed by the automotive and electrical appliance sectors.

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association’s Vinyl Council has developed an environmental management program that addresses the life cycle concerns regarding polyvinyl chloride. As part of an integrated waste-management strategy, Ontario researchers are developing a process to convert post-consumer plastics to high-value-added petrochemicals.

Spotlight on . . . regulationTo encourage continuing growth in the plastics industry, we’ve simplified the application procedures for approvals under the Environmental Protection Act, Water Resources Act and Environmental Assessment Act. As a result, getting environmental permits in Ontario is fast and efficient. An application for industrial development will be processed within 6 months. In other jurisdictions, this same procedure takes up to 2 years.


Profine Moulds Inc.7151 Edwards Blvd.Mississauga, OntarioL5S 1Z2tel: (905) 795-8856fax: (905) 795-8857www.profine.comProducts: Molds for caps and closures, containers.

Redoe Mold Co. Ltd.665 Morton DriveWindsor, Ontario N9J 3T9tel: (519) 734-6161fax: (519) 734-1749www.redoemold.comProducts: Molds for automotive interior and exterior lighting, interior trim, exterior trim and decorative parts.

Ryka Blow Molds Ltd.1608 Bonhill RoadMississauga, OntarioL5T 1C7tel: (905) 670-1450fax: (905) 564-3457www.rykabm.comProducts: Molds for the extrusion blow, and injection blow and stretch blow molding industries.

StackTeck Systems Inc.1 Paget RoadBrampton, Ontario L6T 5S2tel: (416) 749-0880fax: (416) 749-9669 www.stackteck.comProducts: High-speed thin wall molds for the packaging, disposable and medical industries.

Thyssen Marathon Canada6350 Vipond DriveMississauga, OntarioL5T 1G2tel: (416) 675-5941fax: (416) 675-1585www.tinca.comProducts: Supplier of specialty steels and heat treatment.

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Quality of life that’s unequaled

In addition to providing a stimulating environment for doing business, Ontario is also a great place to live. From first-rate educational facilities to medical care to leisure activities, you can’t beat Ontario as a place to call home.

Our standard of living is among the highest in the world. You’ll find affordable housing, an abundance of recreational opportunities, diverse community living, and major arts and entertainment attractions.

The cost of living is highly competitive with that in the U.S. Rates of crime that threaten personal safety are low. Consumer prices are stable—and so is the political system.

Every eligible Ontario resident has medical and hospital insurance, regardless of their ability to pay.

Most people own their own homes, and housing prices are competitive with any location in the world. The cost of living in Toronto, Ontario’s capital, is lower than in many other capitals.

More than 100 different languages are spoken in Ontario by a personable, polite and well-trained workforce. This talented human resource base is one of the main reasons Ontario is home to over 3,000 call centers.

Canada is a diverse, multicultural society; Ontario’s population is even more diversified than Canada’s as a whole. And, Toronto is Canada’s most multicultural city.

Spotlight on . . . quality of lifeOntario offers:• High-quality, low-cost education• Cost-effective, publicly funded

universal health care• Clean, safe cities and towns

Diverse cultural and recreational amenities abound—from major-league sports, including baseball, basketball, hockey and football, to theater, wilderness lakes and forests. Fast Facts:

Canada ranks as one of the best countries in the world to live, according to the United Nations Human Development Index for 2002. The index measures quality of life based on factors such as life expectancy, literacy, educational enrollment and GDP per capita.

Top Grade Molds Ltd.929 Pantera DriveMississauga, OntarioL4W 2R9tel: (905) 625-9865fax: (905) 625-5417www.topgrademolds.comProducts: Injection molds for packaging, houseware and medical applications.

Weber Manufacturing Ltd.P.O. Box 325, Hwy. 12Midland, Ontario L4R 4L1tel: (705) 526-7896fax: (705) 526-3818www.weberman.com.caProducts: Dies/mold for compression molding, injeciton molding and resin transfer molding. Materials include steel, aluminum and NVD nickel.

Wentworth Mold Inc.58 Bigwin RoadHamilton, Ontario L8W 3R4tel: (905) 574-0010fax: (905) 574-0018www.wentworthmold.comProducts: Extrusion blow, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) stretch blow, injection blow, injection and structural foam molds.

Windsor Mold Inc.4035 Malden RoadWindsor, OntarioN9C 2G4tel: (519) 972-9032fax: (519) 972-3788www.windsormoldgroup.comProducts: Injection, compression and die cast molds.

COMPOUNDS, ADDITIVES AND COLORANTSACLO Compounders Inc.498 Eagle Street NorthCambridge, Ontario N3H 1C2tel: (519) 653-5031fax: (519) 653-2770 www.aclocompounders.comProducts: Custom compounds and reinforced thermoplastics resins to injection molders.

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If you’re interested in finding out more about the excellent opportunities in Ontario, we offer assistance, including:

• Overview information on Ontario’s economy and business climate• Ontario-wide site searching of available industrial land and buildings• Comprehensive profiles of Ontario municipalities• Coordination of site selection and community visits throughout Ontario• Contacts with federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as

utilities, transportation firms and business facilitators

Put it all together—you just can’t beat Ontario. It’s the place for plastics.

Call us at:1-800-819-8701 (North America)00-800-46-68-27-46 (U.K. and Europe)Check out our website: www.2ontario.comOr e-mail us at: [email protected]

A. Schulman Canada Ltd.5770 Hurontario Street, Ste 602Mississauga, OntarioL3R 3G5tel: (905) 568-8470fax: (905) 568-8479www.aschulman.comProducts: Resins and compounds for the automotive, electronic and consumer industries.

Canada Colors & Chemicals Limited80 Scarsdale RoadDon Mills, Ontario M3B 2R7tel: (416) 449-7750fax: (416) 449-1651www.canadacolors.comProducts: Resins, compounds, additives and concentrates. Custom reprocessing grinding.

Colortech Inc.8027 Dixie RoadBrampton, Ontario L6T 3V1tel: (905) 792-0333fax: (905) 792-8118www.colortech.comProducts: Color and additive concentrates and specialty compounding of difficult-to-process materials.

Jet Moulding Compounds Inc.251 Station StreetAjax, Ontario L1S 1S3tel: (905) 683-7022

1-800-861-4218fax: (905) 683-7405www.jetmoulding.comProducts: Producer of Thermoset Compounds; Sheet (SMC) and Bulk (BMC) for Compression molding.

Rhodia Canada Inc.3265 Wolfedale RoadMississauga, OntarioL5C 1V8tel: (905) 270-5534fax: (905) 270-5816www.us.rhodia.comProducts: Nylon compounds.

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