Montreal

Montreal is situated in the south western corner of Quebec approximately 270 kilometres southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres east of Ottawa, the federal capital. The city is located on the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It's the largest inland port in the world and is one of the most important in Canada. Textiles and garment making are the major types of manufacturing in Montreal. Next most important are the food, beverage, and tobacco industries. The metropolitan industrial base also includes metal products, machinery, paper products, printing, automobiles, furniture, chemicals, and petroleum products.

There are two independent studies carried out for Montreal, covering different industrial areas and featuring different industrial partners. For the purposes of simplicity both studies are combined here under one region:

• A study initiated by Environment Canada was conducted in 1997 for four industrial parks, spread over a large geographical area in the Montreal region to identify the extent to which partnerships and networks had been formed, and if not, to identify factors that have inhibited them. The study analyses successful cases and documents delayed or failed projects while looking for potential opportunities in mature industrialized areas. It also identifies the drivers and key factors for success.
• The second project, known as the Montreal By-Product Synergy Project was led in 2000 by Applied Sustainability, LLC, a small start-up company based in Austin, Texas (now closed) and was assisted by Hatch Associates. They assembled a group of about 40 companies in the Montreal area and facilitated the synergy-seeking process.

Documented Synergies in Montreal

The following regional synergy examples are documented in this database:

By-Product Synergies

• Chemical Manufacturer Supplies Sodium Sulphate to Pulp and Paper Mill
• Oil Refinery Provides Spent Caustic Soda to Lead Refinery
• Steel Producer Supplies Ferrous Sulphate to an Environmental Services Company
• Used Oil as Fuel

Utility Synergies

• information not yet available

More Information

More information about regional synergies in Montreal can be found on:

• Dias, S. and Yates, R. (2001) "Advancing Cooperative By-Product Synergy Programs Between Canada, Mexico and USA", Hatch, Canada, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Articles/advanced_programs_bps.pdf
• Hatch (2001) "Montreal By-Product Synergy Project", Hatch, Canada, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Articles/Montreal_bps.pdf
• Nisbet, M. and Venta, G. (1997) "Opportunities for Industrial Ecology Networks and Partnerships in the Montreal Area", Environment Canada

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This webpage was last modified on 20 July 2010.

Disclaimer: The synergy information is provided for general use and although we believe all data to be correct, CSRP can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. All presented case-study examples are retrieved from publicly available resources.