# Waska to build world's first fully automated cedar shingle plant in Clair, New Brunswick

Waska, a division of Clair Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., will build a fully automated cedar shingle facility in Clair, New Brunswick, supported by a $2.4 million investment from Natural Resources Canada. The plant will create 26 new jobs and sustain over 90 existing jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-18
- Where: Clair, New Brunswick, Canada
- Value: $1.83M (2.40M CAD)
- Jobs: 26
- Status: announced
- Products: cedar shingles
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Waska](https://endata.com/companies/40753.md)
- [Clair Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/40754.md) (partner)
- [Natural Resources Canada](https://endata.com/companies/40755.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/world-s-first-fully-automated-cedar-shingle-factory-coming-to-clair-nb-885215996.html), 2019-07-18: "Innovative companies like Waska help position New Brunswick as a leader in the forest sector, while generating economic prosperity and creating jobs in the region."

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