Plant Here A Part Of Global Empire Belleville now becomes the latest pinpoint on the map of Allied Chemical enterprises in Canada. Allied is global"; its headquarters is in the world's financial capital -- New York. Already one of America's largest chemical firms, it supplies domestic markets with more than 3,000 products from 125 plants in the U.S. Its range of sophisticated products contribute to jetliner metals, paper cups, picnic jugs. In Canada, Allied claims most major industries "north of the border are customers of this company subsidiary." Allied Chemical Canada Ltd., -- which now is establishing its newest branch in Belleville is a consolidation of "smaller Canadian subsidiaries," organized in 1958 with headquarters in Montreal. Latest company ....-information lists a total work force of 1,100 in plant and offices from New Brunswick to British Columbia. While the Belleville unit -will be a small addition to the huge organization it will Share in the future fortunes of the Allied -- linked to onarket demand. "Long-range planners at Allied Chemical are continuously exploring and evaluating challenges and opportunities for extending the company's business horizons," says an Allied company program. At present, plans call for the Belleville operation to produce food packaging film, trademarked Capran. ·,, Robert V. C. Aitken, general manager of the Belleville unit, says Allied may expand to five production lines within five years, with a payroll "doubled, perhaps tripled." Smiles: Hendrick and Hume Hendrick No Stranger To Quinte District The Quinite district -- geographically aod socially -- is not exactly unexplored -territory to Max Mortal Hemdrick, pre-sitfleinit otf Ailed Chemical. His e airly memories of the area diate from the Jiate 30,s a® am RsCAF fiieidigiling, Tn the imimediiaite pre-war era, around 1935-39 he was stationed at Treniton air base. "I'm happy to be back -- as an indiividiual -- in this area," tie told civic representatives iatt the Hotel Qukiite laisit might as he conliiraned his compapy's expansion to Belleville He recalled fcbe district ao he knew it in his ©airly days' aind tfee contacts he made then. "Therefore," hie added, "my tome diate reaction to this area is basically one of a friendly community aird one that is phytsdcailliy attractive." Asi'die from industry, he progressed far from those earliy service dtayis when he was known as a youag aliirmian stationed' in the Quinte area. Mir. Hendir-iick retired from the air force in 1965 -- with the rank of air vide marshal. Thiait was tihiev year he joined Allied Qheimiicail, ais executive vice - pre'sidemt and director Until Ms seirvic-e nelirenueinit he was commaocliinig air oficer of the Air Defence. Commamd ait St. Hubert. This poisitinig gave him responsibility for 14,;OK>0 men and six flying stations and 29 radar undits. His air force career limckttied duty as telecommiimic'atiotnis chief, a>nd chairnram of the Camiadiata joint sitaff in Washinigton. Employees To Need Training "Allied Chemical is putting a smile on the face of the local Manpower office," said H. Karn, head of the federal government's Canadian Manpower in Belleville. By next September the new Allied Chemical plant to be built in Belleville should be I producing its nylon film. With a capital investment of over $2,000,000 <s the plant will initially employ 40 people, all of which will be drawn from the Belleville area. Naturally, since the operation of the highly technical extruders needed to produce the film 4 requires skill, all of the employees will have to be trained, R. V. Aitken, general manager of the company, said that the employees will be sent to the company's plant in Pennsylvania to be trained during the summer. . RAft