Nova ups Arcel bead capacity.
Nova Chemicals NOVA Chemicals is a leading chemical company jointly headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of Moon Township. It was founded in 1954. The corporation's chemical assets are divided into two divisions: Olefins/Polyolefins and Styrenics. , Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (pĭts`bərg), city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio River; inc. 1816. , will boost capacity for Arcel ARCEL® advanced foam resin consists of polystyrene and polyethylene, providing exceptional toughness, flexibility and durability in a lightweight foam. Produced by NOVA Chemicals, ARCEL resin creates a resilient foam that can be molded into numerous, complex and intricate forms, expandable beads (70% PS/30% PE) to 100 million lb/yr. The expansion
will be completed by the end of 2006 at Monaca, Pa. Nova says the Arcel
business tripled in the last two years due to demand for protective
packaging for electronics.
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