Olymel is studying various options to find a new vocation for the plant, which would enable it to fulfill other needs for the company.
Canada-based Olymel management announced plans to cease pork butt boning operations at its St-Hyacinthe, Canada, plant, resulting in the elimination of 340 positions. However, Olymel will maintain rendering operations for lard production at this facility, as well as frozen product storage operations, which will make it possible to maintain 70 positions.
Pork butt boning will now be done at facilities where slaughtering and butchering operations currently exist (St-Esprit, Yamachiche and Vallée-Jonction), thus improving operational efficiency and reducing costs. In addition, Olymel is studying various options to find a new vocation for the plant, which would enable it to fulfill other needs for the company.