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CANADA’S CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS SECTOR

Canada’s chemicals and plastics production was valued at more than $73 billion,1 with exports totalling nearly $40 billion in 2013,2 and contributed $19.2 billion to Canadian GDP in 2013.3 The industry is poised for continued growth Canada’s chemical sector alone is forecast to increase by 27 percent by 2020, a higher rate than in the U.S. and Western Europe.

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