Welcome to NOVA Chemicals

Research and development is the foundation of technology, through which we are able to advance polyolefins science for our customers and their markets in a vastly changing world. NOVA Chemicals views technology as a key element in maximizing the value of our present and future polyethylene business and is fully committed to maintaining world-class personnel and research facilities for our polyethylene technology platforms.

The mandate of the polyethylene research and development organization is to deliver value to our customers through the evolution of our two main polyethylene platforms: the solution phase process and the gas phase process.

NOVA Chemicals' polyolefins research and development programs deliver value to our customers by developing or improving catalyst, process, and product technologies, resulting in:

the development of leading-edge products

an expanded range of product capability

an improvement in the efficiency of our manufacturing processes

an increased understanding of the relationship between a product's fundamental
properties and its final performance

the capability to design and control resin properties

the exploration of new products and catalysts

the delivery of overall, cost-effective solutions

People

The Polyolefins Research and Development (R&D) team is made up of highly qualified scientists, research engineers and technologists. Members of our team, many of whom hold advanced degrees, are well-equipped with the knowledge required to develop bold solutions for the polyolefins industry. Our award-winning scientists, recognized as world-class leaders in their field, contribute insight, expertise, and creative thinking through the extensive use of cross-functional teams. Collectively, they deliver results in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Activities

Idea generation is actively promoted, with qualifying initiatives entering the project "pipeline". Multi-disciplinary teams collaborate to efficiently drive these programs through to successful completion.

Advanced SCLAIRTECH, NOVA Chemicals' new solution polyethylene technology, is just one of many exciting breakthroughs our team has made across the spectrum of our customer-focused research and development efforts. This new technology has been developed entirely within NOVA Chemicals in just a few short years and is now showing a significant positive impact on NOVA Chemicals' business.

Our R&D team has also made significant contributions to NOVA Chemicals' reputation of being one of the world's leading gas phase polyethylene producers. The implementation of NOVACAT™ catalyst technology and our participation in projects to debottleneck the gas phase LLDPE reactors at Joffre have contributed to achieving numerous worldwide production records, while at the same time leading to the commercialization of new products for the gas phase platform and ensuring a high level of product quality.

In addition to advancing both our solution and gas phase polyethylene platforms, our research programs also support:

our tubular high-pressure LDPE technology,

the existing SCLAIRTECH™ solution polyethylene technology,

our HDPE gas phase product technology, and

the process and catalyst licensing efforts required by our SCLAIRTECH
technology licensing and catalyst sales businesses.

The above information is provided in good faith. NOVA Chemicals is not responsible for any processing or compounding which may occur to produce finished articles, packaging materials or their components. Further, NOVA CHEMICALS MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, REGARDING THE INFORMATION GIVEN OR THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY AND SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Responsibility for use, storage, handling and disposal of the products described herein is that of the purchaser or end user.