Premier Doug Ford was in southern Grey County on Friday to tout an announcement about a new manufacturing facility.
The provincial government says they’re supporting investment of more than $14.8-million by Greenlid to build a new plant in Dundalk that will bring the company’s production to Ontario.
The Ontario government is providing $500,000 in funding.
Greenlid manufactures one-time use compostable products, such as plates, coffee cups, and lids out of fibre-based materials, according to company CEO Morgan Wyatt.
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers was at the announcement, saying that Greenlid was “An important organization in Grey Bruce and one that is generating economic activity, together with a strong focus on the environment. It’s an exciting enterprise, and one that we will watch grow and prosper.”
The investment will build a 60,000-square-foot facility in Dundalk’s Southgate Eco Park.
Up until this point, Greenlid’s manufacturing is done in China.
By building a facility in Ontario, it would bring the supply chain to Ontario as well.
