# NOVA Chemicals invests $2B in Ontario polyethylene and cracker projects

NOVA Chemicals has approved two projects in Ontario: a second Advanced SCLAIRTECH technology facility (AST2) at the Rokeby Site with capacity of about one billion pounds of polyethylene per year, and the Corunna Cracker Expansion (Phase 3) to increase ethylene capacity by over 50%. Start-up is targeted for late 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-06-20
- Where: Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $2.00B
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Q4 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: approximately one billion pounds of polyethylene per year
- Products: polyethylene, ethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [cpecn.com](https://www.cpecn.com/news/nova-chemicals-invests-2-billion-on-projects-in-ontario/), 2018-06-20: "NOVA Chemicals has approved two significant projects for its Ontario operations involving a capital investment of approximately $2 billion."

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