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Chemical Plants in Canada
Canada has 17 chemical plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 7th-largest fleet of the 80 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 17 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Nutrien Ltd (4), CF Industries Inc (2) and NOVA Chemicals Corp (2) — Nutrien Ltd alone is named on 24% of them.
17
Chemical Plant in Canada
#7
of 80 countries
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Who owns Canada's chemical plants
- Nutrien Ltd4 24%
- CF Industries Inc2 12%
- NOVA Chemicals Corp2 12%
- Diamond Petrochemicals Canada Corp1 6%
- Dow Chemical Canada ULC1 6%
- Heartland Polymers1 6%
- Imperial Oil Ltd1 6%
- Koch Fertilizer Canada ULC1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Canada compares · chemical plants by country
- 1. China365
- 4. Russia47
- 5. Iran36
- 6. Germany18
- 7. Canada17
- 8. Japan17
- 9. Saudi Arabia17
- 10. Indonesia15
Frequently asked
- How many chemical plants are there in Canada?
- OverWatts maps 17 chemical plants in Canada — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 7th-largest national fleet of the 80 countries with any.
- Who owns the chemical plants in Canada?
- Nutrien Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 17 (24%). Next are CF Industries Inc (2), NOVA Chemicals Corp (2) and Diamond Petrochemicals Canada Corp (1).