Regional Economic Development

Aluminium
January 2016
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Regional Economic
Development
2004-2014
A decade of action and results in Quebec
The Regional Economic Development
Office’s vision consists of contributing to
the socioeconomic development of The
Aluminium product group of Rio Tinto’s
host communities in order to support
these communities’ long-term growth
and economic diversification.
This commitment is highlighted by the efforts that we make in areas such as creating and
maintaining jobs. In partnership with communities, we help entrepreneurs develop projects
aligned with the regional context.
$1.8 BILLION
economic impact* generated by Aluminium’s operations.
* Average, 2010-2013 (wages, purchases, taxes, etc.)
But that’s not all. Beyond
this economic impact, we are
committed to contributing
actively to economic development
in our host communities.
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For more than 30 years
The Aluminium product group of Rio Tinto has adopted
measures and launched initiatives aimed at stimulating
economic diversification and development in the vicinity
of its Quebec facilities. We have been partners in creating:
Quebec aluminium research chair in Chicoutimi (1984)
SOCCRENT job creation partnership (1986)
Aluminium research and development centre
of Quebec (CQRDA) (1994)
Aluminium Valley Society (SVA) (2001)
2004
Opening of the
Economic Regional
Development Office
Aluminium’s Regional
Economic Development Office
was created in 2004. In 2014, it
celebrated the 10th anniversary
of its structured, solid yet
flexible approach.
The Regional Economic Development
team and contributors at the official
opening in 2004.
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RESULTS OF 10 YEARS OF EFFORTS IN QUEBEC BY THE
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (2004-2014)
75 MILLION
+$
INVESTED
+2,500
JOBS
created (direct and
indirect) and maintained
with our support
162
PROJECTS
and
businesses
helped
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FUNDS
to support various initiatives
with our partners: Beauharnois,
Shawinigan, AP60, FRTA-02,
SOCCRENT, C3E and SVA
Four focus areas
Economic
diversification
Assistance
for equipment
manufacturers
Promoting
innovation
Assistance for
the aluminium
fabrication
sector
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Economic diversification
In order to help regions achieve their economic development
goals, the RED assists developers as they carry out their
projects. We do so by leveraging our internal expertise, our
network and, where possible, certain assets, as well as by
establishing funding.
OVH servers installed in the
former Beauharnois potroom.
Beauharnois Works
In partnership with the Beauharnois-Salaberry local development centre (CLD), we worked
at the repurposing of the former Beauharnois Works site.
+120
JOBS
To date, six official projects
have created over 120 jobs.
C3E in Shawinigan
With the support of Hydro-Québec’s energy technology laboratory (LTE), the Regional Economic
Development Office launched an initiative aimed at creating a Centre of Excellence in Energy Efficiency
(C3E) in order to commercialise innovative energy efficiency technologies and make them accessible.
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PROJECTS
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Opened in 2009, C3E has enabled
the emergence of 14 projects.
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Assistance for equipment
manufacturers
Over the years, The Aluminium product group of Rio Tinto’s
presence in Quebec, particularly in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
region, has paved the way for the emergence of strong and
dynamic equipment manufacturers. Our mission is to help
these manufacturers maintain their global leadership.
AP60 Fund
The AP60 Fund ($8 million) provides equipment manufacturers with financial support
to help them deploy equipment design, development and improvement projects and services,
especially those related to Aluminium’s new AP60 technology. The expertise developed through
this approach helps Quebec equipment manufacturers achieve global leadership.
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PROJECTS
have been launched
since the creation of the
AP60 Fund in 2007.
• PCP Canada
• STAS Inc.
• Char-pol
• Groupe CANMEC
• Coupesag
• Mecfor
Kitimat modernisation project
Support for Quebec equipment manufacturers
involved in the Kitimat Works modernisation
project once again confirms the effectiveness
of the Regional Economic Development team’s
efforts and networking. With a $40 million
contract, CANMEC, an equipment manufacturer
based in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region,
is a great example of our successful efforts.
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Assistance for aluminium
fabrication sector
Local use of aluminium is a long-standing economic
development issue in Quebec. We help catalyse fabrication
projects by providing expertise, financial support and
networking, and are active players in networks that have
been created for that purpose in the province.
SKL Aluminium Technologies
Saguenay-based SKL Aluminium Technologies, which specialises in developing and manufacturing
aluminium heat exchangers, received support for the deployment of a new technology. We also
provided SKL with access to the resources it needed for market studies regarding its industry.
Thanks to this cooperation, the company was able to improve its products.
149
BUSINESSES
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In 2014, the Regional Economic
Development team provided support
for at least 149 businesses involved
in aluminium fabrication.
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Promoting innovation
Innovation and R&D have contributed to Aluminium’s success.
We understand the importance of supporting efforts in these
areas. Through the Regional Economic Development Office,
The Aluminium product group of Rio Tinto encourages
organisations such as the aluminium R&D centre of Quebec
(CQRDA) and university chairs, promotes cooperation with
its own research centre and supports innovative projects
in our areas of expertise.
In 2014, AddÉnergie opened
an electric charging station
assembly plant in Shawinigan,
which could create 100 jobs
within five years.
AddÉnergie
The Aluminium product group of Rio Tinto has backed AddÉnergie Technologies from the very start.
Our support for the company is perfectly aligned with our mission, which consists of bolstering local
economies by promoting diversification, and supporting sustainable economic development focusing
on high value-added niche markets.
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Milestones
January 2003
Alcan’s Primary Metal Group began considering
the possibility of stepping up its support for
economic diversification in the Saguenay–LacSaint-Jean region. The concept of a regional
economic development office took shape.
October 2003
$10.5 million
invested in the Aluminium Technology
Centre (ATC) generated our first tangible
results, with the creation by STAS of a
pilot plant to cast automotive parts from
semi-molten aluminium.
March 2004
Official opening of the Regional Economic
Development Office in Chicoutimi.
January 2005
The Aluminium Valley Society (SVA) held
its first Aluminium Valley trade show.
April 2005
$25 million
September 2006
$10 million
contributed by Alcan to create
SOCCRENT 2006, through
recapitalisation of the SOCCRENT fund.
invested in the construction of a bumper
plant led to the creation of 35 jobs. Following
its opening in 2005, the plant produced its
first series of bumper beams, used by GM for
three 2006 models.
December 2006
$10 million
February 2008
Creation of an industrial diversification
committee for Shawinigan.
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invested by Alcan, which promised to maintain
its efforts to develop industrial clusters under
an agreement with the Quebec government.
Funds created
• AP60 fund: $8 million
• Shawinigan diversification fund: $1.3 million
• Beauharnois diversification fund: $0.7 million
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December 2009
$2 million
Donated by The Aluminium product
group of Rio Tinto to the regional
aluminium fabrication fund (FRTA-02)
upon the fund’s creation in 2009.
$2 million
invested to launch the Canadian Centre of
Excellence in Energy Efficiency (C3E). The
Regional Economic Development Office also
contributed $200,000 per year for five years.
January 2012
April 2011
$400,000
granted for the creation of the
Mashteuiatshloan guarantee fund,
to encourage the Mashteuiatsh
community’s economic development.
$5 million
participation in Cycle Capital’s C3E fund
to support ongoing financing for
green technologies and renewable
energy production projects.
150
Aluminium project leaders received
training under the awareness programme
on aluminium properties and
manufacturing, aimed at promoting
internal aluminium use.
May 2012
Étienne Jacques, chief operating officer, Primary Metal, North America; Hugues Lajoie,
director, Regional Economic Development, North America; Gilbert Dominique, Mashteuiatsh
Band Chief; Carl Clearly, Mashteuiatsh Band Council delegate, economy and business;
and Marjolaine Étienne, Vice-Chief, External Affairs, Mashteuiatsh Band Council, at the
signing of the cooperation agreement with the Mashteuiatsh community.
Repurposing of the former Beauharnois
Works, with the potroom retrofitted as a
server room for the company OHV.
30
jobs created at Beauharnois, with the
possibility of 150 additional positions in
Montreal and Beauharnois.
August 2013
Search for companies interested in
repurposing the Shawinigan Works
casthouse. The Sotrem–Pluri-Capital
consortium bought the facility in the
fall of 2014, preserving 75 jobs.
January 2014
+$2.5 million
invested in Aluminium Valley Society
(SVA) funds and operating expenses
since the start of SVA’s activities.
2015
Regional Economic Development Office
maintains its community commitment
with the aim of promoting the growth
of regional economies.
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The Regional Economic
Development Office is also
A PARTNER IN OPTIMISING PROCUREMENT FROM
QUEBEC BUSINESSES
$912 million
90%
ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF BUSINESSES
in Quebec, including $607 million in the
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region during
construction of Phase 1 of the AP60 plant
(total price tag of $1,219 million).
involved in building the Shipshaw
power plant’s 13th turbine generator
were based in Quebec.
INTERNATIONAL
Exports to the Middle East
We support efforts by the Aluminium Valley
Society (SVA) to export regional equipment
manufacturers’ products to the Middle East. In
2013, the Equipment manufacturer exports –
Middle East project enabled contacts with
Persian Gulf aluminium smelters and highlighted
the scope of the potential market these facilities
represent. Thanks to the project, our equipment
manufacturers were able to position themselves
in a promising market.
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We promote the emergence of
local, globally recognised expertise
at companies such as:
• STAS Inc.
• Mecfor
• Dynamic Concept
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OUR PARTNERS
Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC)
Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation
et des Exportations (MEIE)
Alu-Québec
SADC du Haut-Saguenay
Conseil des Montagnais du Lac-Saint-Jean
Société de la Vallée de l’aluminium (SVA)
Aluminium Technology Centre (ATC)
Trans-Al
Centre of Excellence in Energy Efficiency (C3E)
AP-50 fund
Centre local de développement (CLD)
Beauharnois fund
Centre québécois de recherche et de
développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)
Shawinigan fund
Conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ)
Cycle Capital fund (C3E)
Canada Economic Development (CED)
Fonds régional de solidarité des travailleurs
du Québec (FRSTQ)
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Some of the businesses and
organisations we support
6N Silicon
Dynamic Concept
Métal Identification
AddÉnergie Technologies, Inc.
ECL
Nutech Inc.
Alma Potlining Centre
Électricité Grimard Inc.
Nyx Dimensions
Alotech
Emergia Aerospace
Parabris
Alphacasting Inc.
Énergie Arvida
PCP Canada
Alumitherm International Inc.
Energy Centre of Excellence
(Hatch/Cegertec-Acres/Alcan)
Polytrak Inc.
Automation Machine Design
RC Inc. (Groupe AMD)
Enerquin Air
Précicad
Auvents Multiples Inc.
Exploitation pierre à chaux
BDH Tech Inc.
Fabnor Inc.
BPR-Bechtel
Filtrartech
C3E – Centre of Excellence in
Energy Efficiency
Fonderie Die Caster
REMAC Industrial Innovators
RSM
RTA UTB
Service d’Intégration au Travail
Sigma Industries
François Harvey
CANAM (Structures division)
SKL Aluminium Technologies
Girardin Minibus
Canmec Industriel Inc.
Sotrem-Maltech
Groupe Meloche
Ceradyne Inc.
STACA (potlining crushing)
Harvey Industries
CGI
Starlink Aviation Inc.
Idéa Innovation PME
Charl-Pol Saguenay Inc.
STAS
Idrotek Innovations Inc.
CIF Metal – Fabrication
de composantes
Integr-Al
Stationnement Montréal
Co-génération
Jamec
CoupeSag Inc.
Julien
CTA
King rack
Cycles Devinci Inc.
Lar Machinerie
DB ENVIRONNEMENT
LCM Composites Inc.
TMC Inc. – Traitement des
Métaux de la Capitale
Demex Inc.
Le Groupe Génitique Inc.
Transfo-Gypse
Développement Industriel
Chicoutimi
Le Groupe Réfraco Inc.
Usinage SM Inc.
Maestria Solutions
Vice Technologies
Sti-BGB maintenance
Technik Al13
Terminal Méthanier
Thermo magnésium Inc. (TMI)
Dubuc – Busbar
Mecfor Inc.
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