Research & Technology
Capabilities and Offerings
STYRENICS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Creating new products to meet identified customer and manufacturing needs
Introducing products to a diverse customer base
Designing and improving manufacturing processes to deliver value
Monitoring industry and regulatory developments to ensure product compliance
Collaborating with external resources to maximize our product delivery capabilities
Maintaining intellectual property positions for products, processes, and applications
Molecular characterization
Morphological characterization
Rheological characterization
Catalyst Analysis and characterization
Environmental testing
Additive characterization
Thermal characterization
Monomer/Comonomer characterization
Microscopic characterization
Fundamental physical properties of resin
Finished product physical properties
Semi-commercial and lab-scale plastics processing equipment for evaluating product
quality and performance and simulating customer process conditions.
Processing capabilities include injection molding, blow molding, and compounding.
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.
Purpose
The Styrenics Technology team oversees a broad range of styrene-based commodity and performance polymers, which includes numerous moldable foam resins as well as crystal, impact, and various other solid styrenic copolymers. Our team leverages its polymer and process knowledge to successfully develop new product solutions and tailor existing products to meet ever-changing customer and market needs by:
World-class facilities and highly skilled team members provide the foundation for NOVA Chemicals' efforts to lead the industry in styrenics technology innovation. Our charter is to maximize value to NOVA Chemicals' stakeholders, maintain a competitive advantage within the industry, and provide solutions to the numerous styrenic polymers markets.
People
The Styrenics Technology team is comprised of highly qualified engineers, scientists, and technologists. Our team members draw upon formal education and practical experience to deliver product solutions that are timely, cost-effective, and market focused. Creativity and ingenuity are highly emphasized as cross-functional teams pursue development of new products. Not limiting ourselves to traditional research and development methodologies, our team actively explores breakout technologies in pursuit of new leading-edge styrenic polymers
Activities
Our team is aligned with the Styrenics businesses to concentrate our efforts on a number of strategic endeavors. Intellectual property reviews, scoping studies, bench-scale and pilot-scale experimentation, and commercial scale-up all contribute to the identification and development of high-value styrenic polymers. Idea generation is actively promoted and qualifying initiatives enter the project "pipeline". Multi-disciplinary teams collaborate to efficiently drive these programs through to successful completion. Whether enhancing the attributes of an existing product or formulating a revolutionary new resin, the Styrenics Technology team employs effective project management methodologies to maximize value while maintaining costs.
Lab and Testing Facilities
NOVA Chemicals' Testing Services labs in Calgary have a broad range of capabilities to provide support solutions to our customers. The labs are modern, state of the art and are staffed to provide timely, cost-effective, and accurate testing support.
Testing capabilities include:
Applications Capabilities include:
quality and performance and simulating customer process conditions.
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.
