October 13, 2008

Supermétal Structures lands steel-supply contract for two Saskatchewan projects

Richard Gilbert

staff writer

Supermétal Structures of St-Romuald, Quebec has signed the first of two contracts in Saskatchewan, totalling more than $6 million to fabricate or install more than 1,600 tons of steel.

Supermétal’s construction division, Supermétal-mojan, will install 850 tons of structural steel in Cargill Ltd.’s canola crushing plant near Clavet, Saskatchewan.

This plant, which is one of the world’s largest of its kind, will have its capacity increased from 2,000 to 4,000 metric tonnes of canola per day.

About half of Western Canada’s canola acreage is located in Saskatchewan, which makes Clavet an ideal place to expand.

The project is a part of Cargill’s ongoing plan to build and expand facilities that support the company’s supply chain.

As for the second contract, Supermétal will fabricate 750 tons of structural steel for the Mosaic Potash milling expansion near Belle Plaine.

The solution potash mine expansion is part of a long term $920 million initiative to increase capacity at the mine by two million metric tonnes by 2017.

The Quebec-based company is experiencing strong growth in Alberta and has the contracts to back up that claim.

The manufacturer was recently awarded the mandate to manufacture and install the 11,000-ton structure of Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary, better known as Penny Lane Tower.

The $1 billion total project consists of a futuristic 50-storey office and commercial tower in the heart of Calgary’s downtown core.

Supermétal was also chosen to fabricate and install 3,000 tons of steel for the TransAlta/Epcor owned Keephills 3 coal-fired generation expansion.

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