# Nova Chemicals to invest $2B in Corunna cracker and new polyethylene facility

Nova Chemicals announced a $2 billion investment to expand its Corunna cracker by 50% and build a new polyethylene facility in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, increasing polyethylene production by 450 kilotonnes per year. The projects are expected to start up in late 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-08
- Where: Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario (Corunna), Canada
- Value: $2.00B
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450 kilotonnes per year of polyethylene
- Products: ethylene, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md)

## Sources

- [cbc.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/nova-chemicals-announces-2b-investment-in-sarnia-lambton-1.4440113), 2017-12-08: "We are pleased to be moving forward with this growth opportunity and thankful for the support from the provincial government."

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