Kryton International has opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Calgary. The plant is operated by Cementec Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kryton, and replaces Cementec’s previous plant, which had reached the end of its design life and was no longer able to keep up with the rapidly growing demand for Kryton’s innovative and sustainable building products.
“These innovative materials, developed in Calgary, extend the service life of concrete structures and infrastructure while greatly reducing their carbon footprint — both in their construction and over their life span,” said president and CEO of Kryton Kari Yuers. “These products appeal to designers and builders who are looking to build more sustainable, climate-resilient structures, and we are now exporting Hard-Cem beyond North America to China, Australia, Mexico, and Europe.”
The new facility is itself sustainably built and incorporates the products produced there into its own construction. Designed to achieve 10 times the capacity of the old plant, the new plant is highly automated and is expected to deliver great gains in energy efficiency and productivity.
The Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, offered congratulations to the team from Kryton International and Cementec.
“The global economy is changing rapidly. Around the world, financial markets are increasingly pricing climate risk into investment decisions. Canadian businesses can choose to be leaders in the global economic shift that is happening or they can have it happen to them,” said Minister Wilkinson. “I am very pleased that Kryton International, through its subsidiary Cementec Industries, has chosen to be a leader with homegrown Hard-Cem technology that kills two birds with one stone. It increases concrete durability while reducing lifetime carbon emissions. It’s good for the planet and good for industry — an industry that will be extremely important to Canada’s decarbonization efforts. Investments like this clearly demonstrate the economic opportunities presented in Alberta and right across this country as we shift to a lower carbon future.”
