With the world’s most depressed natural gas prices, Alberta’s producers are struggling to stay in business.
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Nova settles concerns over rail yard expansion
Concerns about the impact of Nova Chemicals Corp. expanding the rail facilities at its Joffre complex appear to have been addressed.
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Nova launches expansion work
The current billion-dollar expansion of Nova Chemicals Corp.’s polyethylene facilities at Joffre would have seemed improbable five years ago, says the petrochemical company’s CEO.
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Significant impact expected from Nova expansion
When construction of Nova Chemicals Corp.’s new polyethylene line at Joffre peaks late next year and into 2015, more than 600 workers could be engaged in the project.
For Red Deer and other communities in the area, that’s likely to translate into millions of dollars in spin-off revenues for hotels, restaurants, stores and other businesses.
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Nova Chemicals given greenlight for major expansion
Nova Chemicals has been officially given the green light from head office to go ahead with a major expansion.
“It’s safe to say we’re full speed ahead with this project now,” said Rick Van Hemmen, Nova’s Joffre site leader.
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Hicks: Alberta’s industrial region is getting there
We take so much for granted.
Most urban regions would kill to have an industrial “park” like Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.
Canada’s largest petro-chemical and hydrocarbon (oil and natural gas) processing region embraces 582 square kilometres of land covering five municipalities around Fort Saskatchewan, including the still-virgin Edmonton Energy and Technology Park within Edmonton’s northeastern boundaries.
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Low gas prices may yet boost petrochemicals
The Canadian petrochemicals industry is well placed to benefit from low natural gas prices, if only it had access to new markets, exports to the United States were not falling and one of its most crucial feedstocks was not in short supply.
Sound familiar?
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Nova staff get home downtown
Downtown Red Deer will soon welcome a familiar corporate resident.
Nova Chemical Corp. has confirmed that it’s signed a leasing agreement for three floors in Executive Place.
The Calgary-based petrochemical company, which operates ethylene and polyethylene plants east of Red Deer at Joffre, has already begun preparing space in the 4900 50th St. building for its use.
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Williams Energy upgrading its ability to harvest petrochemicals from oilsands waste
REDWATER — Cranes are hoisting components into place at an extraordinary facility near here that is changing how oilsands companies handle the waste gases produced by bitumen upgraders.
The existing Williams Energy plant is a landmark because of its 100-metre tall, red-and-white splitter, which is the tallest fractionation tower in Canada. But the current expansion and future plans will change the volume and type of liquids recovered and could eventually provide enough feedstock to supply two new petrochemical plants and keep the current ones at Fort Saskatchewan and Joffre supplied.
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