FR SILTECH CORPORATION CHOOSES ONTARIO
Siltech Corporation expansion will create good-paying jobs in Fort Erie
FORT ERIE — The Ontario government is welcoming a $100 million investment by Siltech Corporation, an Ontario manufacturer of specialty silicone used in the personal care, automotive, agriculture, pulp and paper, and oil and gas industries. The investment, to build a new manufacturing facility in Fort Erie, will create 51 good-paying jobs.
Thriving sectors of Ontario
Ontario's advanced manufacturing sector with a century of aerospace excellence and a 400-kilometre corridor of over 1200 automotive suppliers, presents a high-flying environment for businesses to innovate and thrive within one of the world's most robust supply chains.
Pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnologies: if this is what you do and you're not in Ontario, you're missing out. The life sciences sector here is thriving and your firm could be the next success story.
Ontario is the 2nd largest IT region in North America. Who's here? World leaders in big data and cloud computing, data centres, microelectronics, digital media, security encryption, mobile gaming, mobile payments, and wireless, telecom and networks.
Other sectors
I think the biggest asset Ontario provides to companies like us is its deep talent pool. We have been very impressed with the quality of people we have hired locally for the site, and I think this reflects the fact that the province does wonderful research.
Ronnie Miller
Former President and CEO Roche Canada
