Polypropylene

• Demand increasing for non-medical mask filter material

  Some Canadian fabric stores are seeing a spike in demand for synthetic materials following new non-medical mask guidelines released earlier this week by Health Canada.

  Nov 6, 2020
  
• Alberta petrochemical project cost estimate rises to about $4.9 billion

  The estimated cost is now about $400 million more than original estimates.

  Environment

  Jan 8, 2020
  
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• Pembina going ahead with polypropylene plant joint venture with Kuwaiti firm

  The plants' plastic pellets will be sent by rail and shipping containers to manufacturers around the world to be turned into recyclable products.

  Money

  Feb 4, 2019
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• Tower as tall as CFL football field begins complex move out of Edmonton

  Inter Pipeline has built a tower that is 97 metres high — to put it into context, a CFL football field is 100 metres long.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2019
• Inter Pipeline green-lights $3.5B petrochemical project to produce plastic

  The complex will convert propane into polypropylene, a plastic used in the manufacturing of products such as automobile parts, containers and Canadian bank notes.

  Environment

  Dec 18, 2017
• Calgary-based firm looks to build large-scale petrochemical processing plant in Alberta

  Pembina Pipeline Corp. is looking to build a large-scale petrochemical processing plant in Alberta that could benefit from a new subsidy program.

  Economy

  Apr 11, 2016