A new study released by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has said that due to the large number of chemical and plastics projects that have been announced in order to take advantage of the incredibly low natural gas prices, the US chemical industry is set to see the creation of as many as 46,000 permanent jobs.
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Nova Chemicals Corp. is closer to completing another piece of the regulatory groundwork connected to a $900-million polyethylene expansion.
Lacombe County council voted on Thursday to forward to Alberta’s Transportation Minister for approval a Nova request to close a road allowance to make way for a new rail yard.
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Nova Chemicals Corp. continues to knock off items on its “to do” list ahead of a major polyethylene expansion anticipated to begin this spring.
Rick Van Hemmen, Nova’s Joffre site leader, was before Lacombe County council on Thursday to request the closure of a road allowance that would be sandwiched between the petrochemical plant’s existing rail yard and a planned addition that would handle another 450 rail cars.
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Nova Chemicals Corp.’s next major expansion remains on track for an expected spring start. READ