931080 Ontario Inc. - Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)

We have granted approval to 931080 Ontario Inc. (operating as Rahnmet) to be registered in the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution (Technical Standards Registry) in respect of the Foundries – Industry Standard under the Local Air Quality Regulation (O. Reg.419/05).

931080 Ontario Inc. (operating as Rahnmet) manufactures and repairs steel, cast iron and bronze parts for all types and sizes of crushers and is located at 141 Regina Street, North Bay, Ontario. The facility is part of a class identified by the primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 331529 (Non-Ferrous Foundries).

This decision is to register all contaminants emitted from the facility. Please see the supporting materials section for the full list of contaminants in the application.

Registration to a technical standard

Registration to a technical standard means that this facility must adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Foundries - Industry Standard for the contaminants they are currently registered for.

Technical standards ensure that facilities are managing impacts on an airshed by installing best available technology. These requirements replace the air standards for the contaminants that are registered for the facility.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry is a compliance approach under the Local Air Quality Regulation. It requires that the company demonstrate compliance on an ongoing basis through applicable technical standard requirements set out in the Foundries – Industry Standard.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry does not exempt the facility from the requirements under section 9 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act, which regulates alterations to plant infrastructure and processes. Therefore, a company required to install equipment under the Foundries – Industry Standard is still required to have approval under Part II.1 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act for that equipment.

The Technical Standards Registry is available on the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks website and sets out the names of all facilities registered in the Registry.