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It's CPECN's Chemicals and Plastics Week! We're paying special attention to the chemistry industry in Canada and abroad.
- Justin Yule
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The United States has flagged Canada's Zero Plastic Waste Agenda as a potential barrier to trade, prompting mixed reactions from Canadian industry stakeholders and environmental advocates. According to an April 1 report issued by the U.S. Trade Representative, American industry representatives worry that Canada's proposed packaging reforms could threaten food safety and limit U.S. agricultural market access.
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Shell has decided not to restart construction of a biofuels facility at its energy and chemicals park in Rotterdam. The project, which began in 2022, was halted following a commercial and technical evaluation that found it would not be competitive enough, according to Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc. Machteld de Haan, the company's downstream, renewables and energy solutions president, said market conditions and completion costs made the project unviable.
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Wood has been awarded a contract with Thai Oil Public Company Limited to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the company's Clean Fuel Project. The project will expand and upgrade Thaioil's refinery in Sriracha, Thailand, to increase crude refining capacity and produce lower-emission finished products.
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KROHNE OPTIMASS meters have secure access via Bluetooth and Entrained Gas Management (EGM™) for normal operation over a wide range of complex flow conditions and gas volume fractions to 100% so the operator can keep an eye on the process in difficult conditions without any interruption.
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Get ready to report to the Canadian Plastics Registry in 2026
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The cover story for this issue is an interview with Michael Bradley, the mayor of Sarnia. As a border town heavily integrated into North American industrial supply chains, Sarnia is something of a canary in the coalmine for the effects of US tariffs on the Canadian economy. But first, let’s take a moment to look at the bigger picture. Since the 2024 election of Donald Trump, Canada has been hoping for the best and fearing the worst — the latter slowly eclipsing the former. The Canadian economy has long been built around enviable proximity and fraternal concord with the US. ...
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An interview with Mayor of Sarnia, Mike Bradley
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Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), Ruhr University Bochum and Evonik Oxeno have developed a catalyst system that uses carbon dioxide as a raw material for chemical production, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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DuPont has made its IntegraTec XTP 100 IG ultrafiltration modules available globally for industrial process and wastewater applications. The modules use polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fibre technology and are designed to replace earlier generations of the product while reducing capital and operational costs.
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The multi-year collaboration between the chemical company and the conservation organization will focus on habitat restoration and biodiversity enhancement. The Dow Company Foundation is providing funding for the partnership.
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May 24-28, 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario
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