North Vancouver, B.C.
Sole major chlor-alkali producer serving
Western Canada and Pacific Northwest
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North American Chlor-Alkali
Our Operations
Our North American chlor-alkali operations are located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. We are the sole major producer of chlor-alkali in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest with approximately 1.5% of the North American market share. In 2010, we completed a technology conversion project (TCP) which transformed our more than 50-year-old plant and made it modern, cost-effective and environmentally superior. It also expanded our capacity by one-third.
TCP’s expected incremental annual benefits of $35 to $43 million are being realized with improved electrical efficiency, manpower reductions, lower natural gas consumption, lower maintenance costs and expanded capacity. The benefits started to show in the second quarter of 2011 and are expected to continue with the strongest demand for chlorine during the summer months.
With our new hydrochloric acid burner running at high rates, further acid expansion will be evaluated with a long-term goal of selling 50% of chlorine capacity as acid. We are also looking at producing other chlorine derivatives at North Vancouver.
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