A $14.8 million manufacturing facility being built in Dundalk got a boost from the province today with Premier Doug Ford announcing a $500,000 grant toward the project.
Ontario-based company, Greenlid, is moving its manufacturing work out of China and to Ontario with a new 60,000 square-foot-facility in Dundalk, located in Grey County. Greenlid makes compostable, mostly single-use, items such as plates, bowls, coffee cups, and lids.
Premier Doug Ford called Greenlid's return to manufacturing in Ontario a "success story" in a news release issued by the province today (Aug. 12). Ford and Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development, job creation, and trade, made the funding announcement in Dundalk today.
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According to Greenlid CEO, Morgan Wyatt, the company got its start on Dragon's Den and now supplies 14,000 retail stores across North America with compostable product lines.
"With the additional support of the Ontario government for this project and local community, Greenlid's state-of-the-art Non-wood Fibre Manufacturing and Innovation Centre ... will now specialize in developing Ontario's agricultural fibre waste into high-value compostable products with less impact on the environment," said Wyatt in the province's news release.
Construction is already underway on the new facility. Wyatt said they would be purchasing local fibre sources for use in the manufacturing plant.
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers said it was exciting to have the facility coming to Dundalk, and noted it will bring jobs and economic growth to the area.
The $500,000 from the province came from the Regional Development Program's Southwestern Ontario Development Fund.
