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Tioxide Canada

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Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Forget it
Recommendation: worth the trip
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Forget it
Recommendation: worth the trip

Hazards
- asbestos
- rust
- unsafe flooring
- air quality
- contaminated sands

Security Measures
- fences
- barbed wire
- locked gates
- welded doors
- cameras
- moving sensors

Required Equipment
- flashlight
- breathing mask
- gloves
- long pants / sleeves

Physical Information
Address
Tracy, Quebec
Canada
Owner: Quebec Metal Powders
Tracy, Quebec
Canada
Owner: Quebec Metal Powders

Interesting Features
Very nice location, closed for almost 13 years but free of any vandalism and graffiti. Huge industrial structures, conveyors, machinery more than you could imagine. UE heaven.

Historical Dates
Built: 1962
Closed: 2000
Closed: 2000

Recommended Equipment
Camera

History
One of the main producer of titanium-based paint pigments in North America, this factory was considered one of the heaviest pollution emitter in Quebec.
In 1992, lawsuits and new legislations forced the company to bankruptcy. The place has been vacant since then.
In 1992, lawsuits and new legislations forced the company to bankruptcy. The place has been vacant since then.

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Future Plans
Partly used as a storing space for a nearby Titanium production mill.
Ils déversent de la neige sur le terrain et aux alentours du plan .
Ils déversent de la neige sur le terrain et aux alentours du plan .

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Sat, Mar 24th, 2007

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