Protecting water and growing the future

In 2022, Canadian clean tech company Ostara broke ground on its new production facility in St. Louis, which created 40 new jobs and generated a $25 million capital investment. The barge-served Crystal Green® fertilizer facility is now operating as Ostara’s largest in the U.S. The company believes that St. Louis was a natural choice to produce their environmentally-friendly product, which won a $7.6 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant in 2023 to support innovative made-in-America fertilizers.

Ostara develops technologies to manage phosphorous and nitrogen sustainably, reducing the amount released into the environment while improving crop yields. The St. Louis facility produces 200,000 tons per year, helping limit nutrient spikes and algal blooms in waterways throughout the country.

This shows how Canadian investments in Missouri creates local jobs and supports regional industries like agriculture.

The cool future of USMCA rail trade

Kansas City is the lynchpin of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) network, the first and only single-line railroad connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. To capitalize on this tri-national infrastructure, in August 2025, temperature-controlled logistics leader Americold partnered with CPKC to supplement their Kansas City interchange with a new $127 million import-export hub. The 335,000 square foot cold storage facility created 190 new jobs for Missouri, and increased flexibility and cargo clearance capacity for companies using CPKC to transport goods across all of North America. This Calgary-headquartered railroad, and its surrounding investment, is one example of how Missouri benefits from continued trade across the three countries.

Supporting new construction across Missouri

Alberta-born IKO Industries is a global authority on roofing, insulation, and waterproofing, and it continues to invest its expertise in Missouri. The company broke ground in June 2025 on a new $120 million granule facility in Bismarck, for its subsidiary Bismarck Granules, which will supply its shingle manufacturing plants throughout the United States. The 220,000 square foot facility includes storage domes and dedicated rail infrastructure and brought 50 permanent jobs to Bismarck.

Missouri exports $5.8 billion in goods to Canada annually
Missouri exports to Canada by industry

• Agriculture: 7%
• Chemicals: 16%
• Equipment & machinery: 13%
• Minerals & metals: 6%
• Plastics & rubbers: 3%
• Transportation: 50%
• Other: 5%

Top Missouri goods exports to Canada

• Trucks: $2.5 billion
• Soaps, candles & waxes: $161 million
• Plastics & plastic articles: $142 million
• Aluminum & aluminum articles: $125 million
• Fertilizers: $125 million
• Animal feed & food industry residues: $100 million
• Pharmaceutical products: $92 million
• Motor vehicle parts: $88 million
• Pasta, breads & cereal preparations: $85 million
• Iron & steel tubes, pipes & sheets: $82 million

Missouri exports $1.3 billion in services to Canada annually
Top Missouri services exports to Canada

• Travel (including for education): $386 million
• Business services: $318 million
• Financial services: $216 million
• Charges for the use of intellectual property: $168 million
• Telecommunications, computer & IT services: $88 million

Missouri imports $3.6 billion in goods from Canada annually
Missouri imports from Canada by industry

• Agriculture: 13%
• Chemicals: 6%
• Energy: 5%
• Equipment & machinery: 24%
• Forest products: 9%
• Minerals & metals: 15%
• Plastics & rubbers: 10%
• Transportation: 9%
• Other: 9%

Top Missouri goods imports from Canada

• Engines & turbines: $384 million
• Plastics & plastic articles: $268 million
• Aluminum & aluminum articles: $170 million
• Crude petroleum: $162 million
• Copper & copper articles: $137 million
• Paper & paperboard: $132 million
• Motor vehicle parts: $118 million
• Cereals: $108 million
• Rubber & rubber articles: $87 million
• Lead & lead articles: $85 million