{"id":101200,"date":"2025-05-02T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=101200"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:15:46","slug":"gallery-spring-blossoms-build-global-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/05\/gallery-spring-blossoms-build-global-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY: Spring blossoms build global bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Brock University President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg welcomed Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada employees and their families, along with representatives from the Niagara Region Economic Development team, for a visit to <a id=\"menurgbr\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/04\/gallery-cherry-blossoms-bring-a-burst-of-spring-to-brock\/\" href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/04\/gallery-cherry-blossoms-bring-a-burst-of-spring-to-brock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link experience the cherry blossoms\">experience the cherry blossoms<\/a> in full bloom.<\/p>\n<p>More than just a scenic moment, the visit reflected Brock&#8217;s commitment to ongoing collaboration with the company. It was also a chance to pause, connect and celebrate the beauty of spring in Niagara.<\/p>\n<p>Asahi Kasei Corporation, a multinational company headquartered in Japan, is constructing a manufacturing facility in Port Colborne to produce lithium-ion battery separators, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.<\/p>\n\n\t    <style type='text\/css'>\n\t        #gallery-1795565619 {\n\t            margin: 0 auto 50px auto !important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1795565619 ul {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\n\t            list-style-type: none;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t        #gallery-1795565619 li.gallery-item {\n\t\t        \/* margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 10px 10px 0 !important; *\/\n\t            float: left;\n\t            text-align: center;\n\t            \/* width: 33% !important; *\/\n\t            box-sizing: border-box;\n\t            }\n\t        #gallery-1795565619 img {\n\t            border: 0 !important;\n\t            width: 100% !important;\n\t            height: auto !important;\n\t            box-sizing: border-box;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1795565619 img.widthauto {\n\t\t\t\twidth: auto !important;\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t\t\tmax-height: 100%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\/* Column layouts *\/\n\t\t\t#gallery-1795565619.columns-1 li.gallery-item {\n\t\t        margin: 0 0 0 0 !important; 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