Vanocur Refractories LLC

Vanocur is a new company formed by Tonawanda Coke to commercialize new technology for coke oven repairs. The company will lease 50,000 sf. in the former Sivaco building at 3937 River Road. They have five employees at the moment and will add another 50 employees within the next five years at an average wage of $15 per hour. Vanocur will also invest $500,000 in production equipment. In addition to Vanocur’s investment, Braxner LLC was formed to buy and renovate the 219,000 sf. building at 3937 River Road at a cost of $1 million.