March 11, 2008

JRI to expand Hamilton, Ontario Canada facility

James Richardson International Limited (JRI) announced on March 6 plans to expand its facility at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada after the acquisition of facilities previously owned by Agricore United.

The Hamilton facility will see its operational capacity increase by nearly 55 percent through the addition of 15,000 tonnes of storage space.

Once construction is complete, the facility will have a total storage capacity of 43,500 tonnes.

JRI president Curt Vossen said the Hamilton facility is vital to Eastern Canadian operations as its location allows the company to source a variety of agricultural commodities from Eastern Canada and deliver grain to global destinations.

Construction at the Hamilton facility is under way and on schedule to be completed in July 2008.