OTTAWA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) was encouraged by the 2013 Ontario budget, released yesterday. The budget held the corporate tax rate for manufacturing at 10 per cent, and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance by two years, allowing manufacturers to write off the cost of new machinery and equipment more quickly.

OTTAWA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) was pleased by the federal government’s two-year extension of the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (ACCA), announced today in the 2013-2014 federal budget.

OTTAWA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) appeared before the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities today, to recommend key amendments to Bill C-52, the Fair Rail Freight Service bill.

OTTAWA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) released the 20th anniversary edition of its Reducing Emissions report today, summarizing the overall environmental performance of its member-companies’ manufacturing operations.

OTTAWA – Canada’s chemistry sector is projecting strong investment growth for 2013, according to the 2012 Year-End Survey of Business Conditions, released today by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC).

OTTAWA – Canada’s chemistry industry is pleased by the introduction of the Fair Rail Freight Service bill today – legislation that will provide greater balance to commercial negotiations between shippers and Canadian railways, and will ultimately improve rail performance.

OTTAWA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada is pledging its support for a comprehensive trade agreement between Canada and Japan, as the two countries begin free trade negotiations in Tokyo this week.

Environment minister praises industry’s commitment to sustainability

OTTAWA – Canada’s chemistry industry could attract close to $5 billion in new investment over the next decade, according to estimates by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), cited today at the association’s annual general meeting. If secured, that new investment would stimulate growth throughout the Canadian economy, with the chemistry sector providing the building blocks and services needed by more than a dozen industries – from clothing and pharmaceutical companies, to natural resource developers, the construction industry and the auto sector.

SARNIA – Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid will visit four Sarnia chemical manufacturers today, and will hear about the chemistry sector’s potential to attract significant investment to the region over the next decade.

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and Lambton College invite the media to accompany Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid on a tour of the college’s Centre of Excellence for Process Manufacturing on Monday, June 25th at 1:30 p.m.  Minister Duguid will learn about the college’s innovative manufacturing-focused programs, and its successful partnership with the Sarnia-Lambton chemistry industry.