A new auto parts plant is coming to Chatham, bringing new jobs along with it.
Magna has formally announced it is expanding its current operations in St Thomas with a 170,000 square foot facility in Chatham to produce battery enclosures for the Ford F-150 Lightning.
The Formet Industries facility will be located on Irwin Street on the former Crown Cork & Seal property with production expected to be up and running late this year.
“With the hard work of our team members in our Formet, St. Thomas facility, we have been able to secure additional business that allows us to grow in two great communities,” said Mark Johnson, Magna’s Formet Industries General Manager. “We are coming to Chatham with new job opportunities working on an exciting new technology that offers a lot of growth potential.”
The plant is expected to create up to 150 new jobs with training offered at the company’s St Thomas location.
“This investment is excellent news for the people of Chatham-Kent; it’s creating great jobs, in a rapidly growing industry, with a fantastic and very well-established company and goes to show our community’s commitment to supporting investment in innovative manufacturing,” said Mayor Darrin Canniff.
