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NOVA Chemicals Corporation is a plastics and chemical company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with Executive Offices in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania and Lambton County, Ontario. It was founded in 1954 as Alberta Gas Trunk Lines and was later renamed to NOVA Corporation.〔(Canadian Encyclopedia. ) Retrieved online 2011-09-28〕 In 1998 it merged with TransCanada Pipelines Limited.〔(NOVA Chemicals history. ) Retrieved online 2011-09-28〕 On July 6, 2009, the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), which is wholly owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, completed the 100% purchase of Nova Chemicals, and transferred its place of incorporation to the Province of New Brunswick.〔(Nova Chemicals: "Company History and Development" )〕 NOVA Chemicals' products are used in a wide variety of applications, including food and electronics packaging, industrial materials, appliances and a variety of consumer goods. The Company operates two business units and holds a 50% interest in a major joint venture with INEOS Group Limited (INEOS), called INEOS NOVA. NOVA Chemicals' business units are: ==The Olefins/Polyolefins== The Olefins/Polyolefins business unit produces and sells ethylene, PE resins and co-products from its two manufacturing centers located in Alberta and Ontario, Canada. The business is built on its feedstock cost advantage in Alberta, world-scale and energy-efficient manufacturing facilities and proprietary ''Advanced SCLAIRTECH'' and gas-phase polyethylene technology. The Olefins/Polyolefins business unit contains three reporting segments: *Joffre Olefins, which produces and sells ethylene and co-products and includes the Joffre, Alberta, site’s three ethylene crackers. *Corunna Olefins, which produces and sells ethylene and co-products and includes the Corunna, Ontario, ethylene flexi-cracker. *Polyethylene, which produces and sells PE and includes both the Alberta and Ontario based PE assets. In addition, the Polyethylene segment licenses its proprietary process technology and catalysts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nova Chemicals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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