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Page 9, Wednesday, February 22, 1989 Onex renamed to Ball By Adam Sikora After a shift in ownership early last year when the pre- dominantly American-owned American Can Canada Inc. became Onex Packaging Inc., its owner, Onex Capit a orp., has recently entered a joint venture with Bal Corp. o Muncie, In- diana. As a result, the Whitb plant has been renamed Bail Packa- ing Products Canada Inc., with Bal Corp. to assume manage- ment duties. Ball Packaging will contiriue to make 10-ounce soup and beverage cans mainly for Camp- bell's and Pepsi respectively, using a technologically advanced two-piece aluminum and steel process. AlthouI not produced in Whitby,all introduced lamina- ted plastic tubes for dentifrice, -replacing aluminum and lead ones. The Whitby location has three lines. Two are for beverage cans, one of them initially there when the plant was built in 1983, and the other installed in 1987. The third line is for soup cans, instal- led in 1985. Ball employs 33 salaried employees and 175 hourly wor- kers from all over Durham Region (with up to 10 students hired in summer) who are mem- bers of local 175 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). "Trying to be leaders in our business community, we hope to make the name of Ball very respected in Durham Region,» sa s Brian Marchant, manager of uman resources. Acknowledging free trade as a "positive opportunity" Marchant says that in spite o? the agree- ment, the Whitby plant's pro- ducts will be soid mostly in Canada. The Whitby plant was constructed was to serve the When Environment Canada measures the effects of acid rain it uses equipment provided by a Whitb firm. Mateson Gas Products is located at 530 Watson St. E. and has been located in Whitby since 1960. An American-based company, Whitb was the first of seven Cana ian locations and remains the company's Canadian head- quarters. Matheson specializes in pro- viding gas mixtures for various uses in business and research. When monitoring acid rain, Environment Canada uses Math- eson products to calibrate their instruments, explains branch manager Doug Bonnar. Specialized gas mixtures are also provided for the petro-che- mical industry and the University of Toronto's research labs. Gases are also provided for Canadian market. Up against what Marchant says is very stiff competition, Bal hopes to become an even stronger force in the packaging industry. WATER-COOLED .roofs, a product of EMPCO (En ineered Metal Products Co.), with plant and headquarters in Whitby, Oshawa, Birmingham, Ala- bama and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Froc Pross photo EMPCO produces electric arc furnaces Bright forecasts about the steel industry come as good news to the Whitby company EMPCO - Engineered Metal Pro- ducts Company. Located at 910 Hopkins St, the company has been in Whitby since 1972. EMPCO produces electric arc furnaces for use in the steel-makingindustry. A Canadian company, EMPCO also has offices in Pittsburgh, Penn. and Birmingham, Ala. Depending on the size of the furnace, manufacturing and in- stallation can take up to a year at a cost of $10 million. "We also provide parts and modifications to existing fur- naces," said general sales mana- ger Ken Maud. Em o 150 people, Maud says EPC's business has been steadyily increpsing since 1982 when the economy took an SEE PAGE 10 computer companies to grow computer chips. Locally, Matheson provides gases for Anca Labs to use in quality control. "We have a very specialized, fully equipped lab where we mix the gases,' said Bonnar. With sales increasing every ear, Bonnar says Matheson has ad to increase its workforce. There are now 29 people employed at Matheson, inciuding the sales division. "Our business is primarily research-based so if the economy drops our sales usually don t drop" says Bonnar. e company is also investi- gating the effects of free trade. "We're not sure how it will affect us but it could help Ameri- can companies coming to Canada to com ete," said Bonnar, adding that t eir transportation costs will be decreased because of the tariffs lifted under free trade. BUSINESS PROFESSIONALSI SIMCOE Surt 6663567 COMPUTER neEoikRE I9 Fop~~niîzed Service" Business i For Persona i 0 Service Professionalsg SecÎaîïzn a software M T raining 9 ir ti consultantsM SuppliesFo A lY r& er repairs a Office Furniture F rA o r&srie 436-3622OSHAWA Bus PALACE SrEET WHITy 446 SIMCOE ST. . Ned & Office supplies Ga2 201 Crown Crt. Unit #23 Whitby, LN 781 MANTENan C er n needs. 430-6117 432-3877cm fl y ti ndlang .oper&IFacsirile C riidG n riA c u tý Copecialists eaehr i4e an efodt mady ~~Inlstallat ionsanSupr IuiiSS SYS :Errro IN Le W ereere f WdosOSI 00, Boaç tree(416) 623-.96.50 6) 430-000hitby W- ---by--(416)-428-2828n. F-y o' 416) 430-0005 O M nil **UMM mfflYourmm Localm 666m-356 1989 BUSINESS SHOWCASE Matheson products used in measurmng acid rain levels