Hanwha L&C USA, the North American subsidiary of Seoul, Korea-based Hanwha Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebreat the official opening of its new Canadian manufacturing facility located in London, Ontario. Flanked by promier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, the Mayor of the city of London, Anne Marie DeCicco-Best, local memebers of Parliament and Hanwha officials, president/CEO of Hanwha L&C Woong Jin Choi led the delegation in a ceremonial ribbon cutting, followed by a tree planting at the new site.

The first production phase for the 200,000 sq-ft. plant, will produce HanStone quartz surfaces for countertops, vanities and other surface for both residential and commerical markets in the United States and Canada. The company expects the new production facility to cut lead times for its surfaces "considerably", accoring to officials, who report that Canadian facility will likely see a future investment of $40,000 to increase production space by 180,000 square feet.

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