Written by CATHY DOBSON Source - The Observer
A glimmer of hope that the economy may be improving was offered up by H.C. Starck Canada Tuesday when officials announced an expansion will move forward.
Construction started in 2008 on a new building to accommodate increased tungsten production but no equipment was installed, said facility manager Carol Gilmurray.
Instead, the multi-million-dollar expansion plan was abandoned in March because economic indicators were so discouraging, she said.
At the time, the decline in the North American tungsten powder market put the project on ice, she said.
"But now we see some small signals, they call them small, green shoots, that give us hope that a recovery is on its way.
"We want to be ready when it arrives," Gilmurray said.
Tungsten carbide is used to make drill bits.
This is the first major expansion for H.C. Starck Canada, which was established in 1996 and has a staff of more than 30 people working at its Vidal Street plant.
It's possible that additional technical staff will be needed once the new building is outfitted and production begins.
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