North Bay is the plant that is most greatly impacted, both by the U.S. steel tariffs that have driven the market prices in North America, as well as by the Canadian import tariff on steel from the U.S. In this plant, we manufacture 90% of the coring rod that we produce globally. Thirty per cent of the product stays and is consumed within Canada, and 70% is exported globally from Canada.
We have about 172 employees at our North Bay facility. It's a diverse workforce that includes functions of human resources, engineering, sales, finance, and manufacturing. We also have a centre for product repairs and service. In this plant, we operate multiple shifts, on eight-hour and 10-hour schedules, and our workers there are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The average time of service is 12 years.
The steel that we consume and purchase in this plant has a country of origin in the U.S. I'll explain our supply chain in a little bit. Talking about our projected—