Nova Chemicals starts up new LLDPE reactor at Joffre, Alberta

Nova Chemicals Corporation has started up a new world-scale linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) gas phase reactor at its site in Joffre, Alberta, and is now shipping butene LLDPE to customers. The $1-billion investment increases LLDPE production capacity by close to one billion pounds.

“The new capacity allows [us] to meet the growing demand for flexible films used in food packaging, heavy-duty sack and can liners.”canplastics.com

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• canplastics.comNova Begins Shipping LLDPE From New Alberta Reactor - Canadian PlasticsJan 17, 2017
• industrialinfo.comNOVA Chemicals' New LLDPE Unit Points to More Potential for Polye...Feb 20, 2017

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