We produce chemicals, polymers and plastic products that are essential to everyday life. The key components of our business are two operating units, Olefins/Polyolefins and Performance Styrenics, plus our 50% share of the INEOS NOVA joint venture.
2007 Revenue: $4.5 billion
- Products include: ethylene; linear low-density, low-density and highdensity polyethylene; and chemical and energy co-products
North American Rankings:
Polyethylene #5
Ethylene #5
2007 revenue: $412 million
- Products include: Performance Polymers and EPS focusing on differentiated protective packaging, insulation, construction and automotive applications
- New ventures leveraging unique downstream plastics applications and technologies
2007 revenue: $3.8 billion(1)
- Products include: styrene, polystyrene, EPS and acrylic co-polymers
North American Rankings:
Styrene/Polystyrene #1
European Rankings:
Polystyrene/EPS #1
- Leverage position as the world's lowest cost ethylene/polyethylene producer outside of Middle East
- Market unique technology
- Exploit low-cost Alberta Advantage by exporting to all major global markets
- Utilize strategic partnerships to increase speed-to-market and accelerate growth
- Leverage energy efficiency of our products to meet sustainability driven demand
- Capture value downstream through proprietary product design and innovative business models
- Maximize efficiency and returns from large, low-cost operations
- Leverage leading positions and industry turnaround in North America and Europe
- Future EBITDA growth from low-cost polyethylene expansions utilizing existing ethylene capacity
- Ongoing margin growth of Advanced SCLAIRTECH Technology polyethylene
- Continued profitable growth in export markets
- Development costs largely
past – opportunity to capitalize - Rapid growth expected in 2008
- Sustainability driven demand accelerating
- Turnaround underway in Europe
- Turnaround started in North America, expected to accelerate in 2008
- Ongoing global styrenics industry consolidation expected to continue
The location of our production facilities provides manufacturing cost advantages, as well as logistical advantages serving our key markets. (NOVA Chile not shown)
INEOS NOVA, NOVIDESA and Accelerated Building Technologies' facilities are positioned in strategic locations in North America and Europe.
We license a variety of proprietary technologies, including SCLAIRTECH™ polyethylene technology, to leading manufacturers around the world.
Olefins/Polyolefins |
Ethylene(1) | Co-products(2) | Standard Polyethylene |
Advanced SCLAIRTECH Polyethylene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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| Joffre, AB | 4800 | 830 | 1450 | 900 |
| Corunna, ON | 1850 | 4700 | ||
| Mooretown, ON | 815 | |||
| St. Clair River, ON | 410 | |||
| Total | 6650 | 5530 | 2675 | 900 |
Performance Styrenics |
Styrene | Expandable Polystyrene |
Styrenic Performance Polymers(4) |
Other Styrenic Polymers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Channelview, TX(3) | 400 | |||
| Monaca, PA | 285 | 158 | 32 | |
| Painesville, OH | 85 | |||
| Total | 400 | 370 | 158 | 32 |
(1) Ethylene and co-product capacities are dependent on feedstock mix.
(2) Co-products include energy co-products, such as vacuum gas oil and distillates, and chemical co-products,
such as propylene, aromatics, crude C4
hydrocarbons, C5 dienes, dicyclopentadiene, C9 resin oils and hydrogen.
(3) Represents NOVA Chemicals’ minority equity position in the LyondellBasell Channelview, Texas, facility.
(4) Styrenic Performance Polymers include ARCEL and DYLARK® resins. Total includes finishing capacities available
at third-party toll manufacturers.
