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Subsidiaries:
NOVA Chemicals (Canada) Ltd./NOVA Chimie (Canada) Lt´ee--Canada
NOVA Chemicals Inc.--Delaware, U.S.
NOVA Chemicals (International) SA--Switzerland
Novacor Chemicals Investments BV--The Netherlands
NOVA Chemicals Quimica Holdings SL-Spain
NOVA Investments (U.S.) Inc.--Delaware, U.S.
NOVA Petrochemicals Ltd.--Alberta, Canada
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Produce plastics and chemicals that are essential to everyday life, with a
focus on two product chains: ethylene and polyethylene, and styrene and
polystyrene
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Two internally developed technologies for the production of polyethylene—
Sclairtech technology and Advanced Sclairtech technology. NOVA
Chemicals also conducts R&D on other polyethylene technologies including
gas-phase and high pressure technology
In 2005, the company focused on the development and commercialization of
Performance Products using Advanced Sclairtech technology
NOVA Chemicals has developed three proprietary families of catalyst
technology: A family of single-site catalysts for Advanced Sclairtech and
other polymer technologies including
gas-phase polyethylene; A family of catalysts including Z-N catalysts used
for Sclairtech technology and Advanced Sclairtech technologies; and the
Novacat family of catalysts for use in gas-phase polyethylene
The company owns or has the rights to a portfolio of styrenics technology, in
the fields of polymer production and styrenics polymer applications
PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Arcel®: High-performance, moldable foam resin
Dylark®: Automotive engineering resins
Dylark® FG: High-heat styrenic copolymer
Surpass®: Performance film, rotational molding & thin-wall injection molding
resins
Zylar® EX: Low-temperature, clear acrylic copolymer
Sclair®, Novapol® and high-performance Surpass® resins
Solid polystyrene (SPS)
Expandable polystyrene (EPS)
NovaSep Process
KEY PERSONNEL: Thierry Faureau; CEO
Jean Blehaut; President
EMPLOYEES: 300 employees
Site Eiffel Boulevard de la Moselle, B.P. 50
Pompey F- 54340, France
Phone: +33 3 83 49 70 00; Fax: +33 3 83 49 70 02
Web: www.novasep.com
E-mail: novasep-process@novasep.com
HISTORY: Founded in 1995
Changed name from Separex (1995)
Changed name from Separex Chromatographie (1996)
Acquired Prochrom S.A. (2000)
Acquired Seripharm (2003)
Acquired Applexion and Orelis (2004)
FACILITIES: 7,280 sq. m. headquarters and industrial plant
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Privately held
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: NovaSep Inc.--Boothwyn, Pa.
NovaSep Japan KK--Tokyo, Japan
NovaSep Asia--Shanghai, China
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