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Federal Ministers, The Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne, The Hon. Patty Hajdu and Other Dignitaries Tour Avalon's Planned Lithium Processing Site in Thunder Bay, ON
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2023) - Consistent with its strategic objecti...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Federal Ministers, The Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne, The Hon. Patty Hajdu and Other Dignitaries Tour Avalon's Planned Lithium Processing Site in Thunder Bay, ONThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2023) - Consistent with its strategic objective to build Ontario's first vertically integrated lithium supply chain serving the North American EV battery market, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (TSX: AVL) (OTCQB: AVLNF) (\"Avalon\" or the \"Company\") today hosted the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and FedNor and other officials for a private tour of the Company's planned lithium processing site in Thunder Bay, ON.Visit Highlights:The ministers were joined by Marcus Powlowski, MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River.The delegation toured Avalon's 383-acre industrial property on Strathcona Avenue that features major transportation infrastructure including, road, rail and deep-water port access. The Avalon team provided the delegation with details of its burgeoning project plan for an Industrial Park concept that includes Ontario's first lithium processing facility, an Innovation, Technology and R&D Hub as well as lithium battery recycling capabilities, all of which will help catalyze Ontario's economy, generate long-term job growth and deploy sustainable innovative process technology.François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, speaks to reporters at Avalon’s Strathcona industrial property in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 12, 2023. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3386/183782_img_8329.jpegFrom left: Zeeshan Syed, President, Avalon Advanced Materials, Inc., François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Jim Jaques, Chief Administrative Officer, Avalon, Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay-Rainy River. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3386/183782_img_8328.jpeg\"We are extremely pleased to host the ministers and other dignitaries to showcase how far we've come in actualizing our vision to help decarbonize the economy and shift Canada to cleaner sources of energy-and underscore that we must continu...