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A GREAT THING “In Canada, we produce raw resources (in this case,

propane), then we normally ship them down to the

US. They turn it into polypropylene, and then we
Canada is in an advantageous position to create
buy back for 4 to 5 times the initial value. So, we
polypropylene. Propane—the ingredient needed for
are breaking that model with this, because we are
polypropylene—is abundant in Canada and cheaper
making it here as opposed to shipping an awful
than in the US, and Alberta is much less prone to
lot of products around. A great thing to do here in
dramatic weather shutdowns due to hurricanes or
Canada.”
this winter’s big Texas snow storm than the nearest

alternative - the US Gulf Coast.
Polypropylene comes in three types—impact

copolymer, random copolymer, and homopolymer.
“In Canada we don’t produce polypropylene at
Chappell explains that the HPC will be producing
all,” says Chappell. “We import about 500 to 550
homopolymer initially with random copolymer to
kilo-tonnes a year, almost all of it from the US.
follow. With the impressive sustainability focus of
That happens to be the same amount the HPC will
HPC, polypropylene produced at the HPC will help
produce.”

14 JUNE 2021 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA