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As a result of changes to our competitiveness
in the global marketplace due to increases in carbon For instance, the tradable basic chemical
manufacturing sector would see a produc-
pricing mechanisms, we have lost business to tion cost increase of 5.7 percent in the short
competitors in the U.S., Mexico and China, which term. Similarly, a highly tradable primary
metal manufacturing operation would face a
translates directly into lost jobs. 3.6 percent increase in production cost.
Competitiveness pressures will also be sig-
nificant for oil and gas extraction and pulp,
paper, and paperboard mills, among others.”
DYNAMIX Blending Technology, Service and Value government has designed an output-based
In response to these concerns, the federal
pricing system (OBPS) with the intent of
Dynamix is one of North America’s fastest growing manufacturer limiting the harm to sectors exposed to trade
and supplier of metal finishing chemistry. “The philosophy at and competitiveness pressures. Thus far,
Dynamix is simple - enhance our customers’ performance and the surface finishing industry has been ex-
profitability, while dealing with all of our partners in an open and cluded. Why is this? Our industry is heavily
honest forum.” exposed to foreign competition in the U.S.,
The primary focus of Dynamix is the design and manufacture Mexico and China, where such a tax does not
of specialty chemicals for the metal finishing industry, covering exist. We are at risk.
all aspects of metal finishing from anodizing to zinc plating. As one large surface finishing shop in
Toll blending, packaging and distribution of custom formulated Ontario recently commented on the poten-
products are also available. tial impact of the tax:
We offer a service that encompasses all of our values with a highly “As a result of changes to our competitive-
skilled and motivated team. The laboratory at Dynamix is well ness in the global marketplace due to
equipped and able to provide analytical solutions specific to a increases in carbon pricing mechanisms, we
particular sector of industry and/or customer. Products are designed have lost business to competitors in the U.S.,
at Dynamix to provide unsurpassed performance and solution Mexico and China, which translates directly
economy. Superior chemistry is only the beginning, as the company into lost jobs. Quoting from the 2020 Orr and
realizes that technical and application knowledge are just as vital to Boss Industrial Impact Study undertaken
the metal finishers’ success. with sponsorship and funding from CASF, 57
Let Dynamix demonstrate how we can maximize your plating percent of this industry sector is based in On-
chemistry productivity by providing the most robust chemical tario, which currently exposes them to the
processes available. pricing increases currently in place under
the federal Output Based Pricing System
FUNCTIONAL COATINGS DECORATIVE COATINGS (OBPS) program. With the announcements
• Anodizing Chemistry • Copper/Nickel/Chrome Processes. from the federal government, under the new
• Black Oxide Processes. • Copper and Brass Processes. Climate Plan strategy, it is posited that CO2
• Conversion Coatings. • Bright/Dull/Satin Nickel Processes. emissions pricing between 2022 and 2030
• Copper Processes. • Tin Processes. will increase from $50 per tonne CO2 emis-
• Electroless Nickel Processes. • Antiquing Processes. sions to $170 per tonne of CO2 emissions – a
• Electropolishing Processes. 340 percent increase!” (As a side note, Que-
• Hard Chromium Processes. SPECIALTY PRODUCTS bec’s cap-and-trade plan, where CO2
• Phosphate and Phosphate • General purpose and heavy emitters must buy carbon credits, limits
free coatings. - duty cleaners for all substrates them to a carbon price of just $17 per metric
• Tin Processes. and applications. tonne, not the current $50 for 2022 rising to
• Zinc and Zinc alloys, Chromates • Metal strippers. $170 per tonne in 2030 noted above in pre-
and Topcoats. • Paint strippers for use on ferrous dominantly Ontario). This increase affects
and non-ferrous substrates.
our sector’s ability to be competitive inter-
nationally as many other jurisdictions, some
elsewhere in Canada but many globally, do
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very much less onerous financially. The
Markham, Ontario L3R 2S2 Canadian Surface Finishing industry has
Phone: (905) 477-0900 been advocating for some time for our
sector, (NAICS Code 3328 – North Ameri-
www.dynamix-inc.com can Industry Classification System 2017 ver.
2.0 – “Coating, engraving, cold and heat
treating & allied activities”), to be approved
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