# West Coast Olefins plans $5.6B petrochemical plant in Prince George, Canada

West Coast Olefins of Calgary announced it has secured a 300-acre site in Prince George, British Columbia, to build a $5.6 billion petrochemical project including an ethylene plant and polyethylene facility. The project is expected to create up to 1,000 permanent jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-24
- Where: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
- Value: $5.60B
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: ethylene, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [West Coast Olefins](https://endata.com/companies/40855.md)

## Sources

- [castanetkamloops.net](https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/284517/-It-s-a-game-changer-Calgary-company-plans-to-build-5-6B-petrochemical-plant-in-Prince-George), 2019-07-24: "This will be the biggest project the city has ever seen, says West Coast Olefins president and CEO Ken James."

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