Quebec cat-litter maker to begin construction on Windsor plant

WINDSOR  — A Canadian cat-litter company Tuesday will break ground on a 52,000-square-foot factory in Windsor’s Great Western Industrial Park.

Groupe Intersand Canada, a premium cat-litter producer that sells products in 45 countries, is building its second factory and its first outside of its native Quebec in the park. Company spokesman Carl Dubois said plant construction is expected to run until March or April next year.

Once at peak production, the company expects that the $20 million plant will be able to produce up to 250 million pounds of litter annually. The factory will also have space to add production lines at…