Chemical industry in Canada

Projects in Canada

chemXplore tracks 21 projects in Canada, of which 20 are active.

5 Announced / Concept 9 FEED / Pre-FID 2 FID / Sanctioned 4 Under Construction

15 new construction, 4 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected to start operating, per year; 5 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 27 August 2026 Evonik Vancouver GMP LNP Drug Product Facility Expansion · Announced / Concept
  • 27 August 2026 Evonik Vancouver GMP LNP Manufacturing Facility · Announced / Concept
  • 25 August 2026 Stamicarbon LAUNCH MELT Urea Plant Canada · FEED / Pre-FID
  • 2 July 2026 Greenlight Electricity Centre 932 MW CCGT Plant, Alberta · FID / Sanctioned
  • 25 May 2026 Pembina Heartland Extraction Plant, Strathcona County, Alberta · FID / Sanctioned

Owners and developers: Evonik Industries AG (2), Expander Energy Inc. (2), Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (2), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (2), Aluminerie Alouette Inc. (1), Asahi Kasei Corporation (1)

Investors: Canada Growth Fund Inc. (2), Eni S.p.A. (2), Investissement Québec (2), Evonik Industries AG (1), Export Development Canada (1), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 17 of these 20 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Carbon dioxide (4), Graphene (4), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (4), Urea (3), Natural gas (2), Ammonia (1)

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Latest Canadian chemical industry news

24 September 2026
Lilly's Onswik approved by FDA as once‑weekly basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes

FDA clears once‑weekly basal insulin that reduces injection frequency vs daily therapy; Phase 3 QWINT trials in >3,400 adults showed non‑inferior A1C vs glargine and degludec.

22 September 2026
Evonik refocuses portfolio and German sites, funds growth via Tailor Made cuts

Aligns businesses by role, assigns roles to six German sites, and shifts investment to Asia/Americas; launches growth projects in Canada and Slovakia, funded by cost cuts.

2 September 2026
Shell completes acquisition of ARC Resources

Adds ~370 kboe/d production, targets ~4% CAGR to 2030; equity value ~US$13.9bn and enterprise value ~US$16.5bn; funded by US$3.3bn cash and US$10.6bn new shares.

31 August 2026
Axens chosen by Expander Energy for FT liquids upgrading to produce 2G drop-in biofuels

FT liquids upgrading tech to convert cellulosic feedstock into drop-in SAF and renewable diesel; initial deployment at two Canadian facilities; FID targeted December 2026.

31 August 2026
Amgen: Repatha reduces all‑cause mortality in high‑risk primary prevention (VESALIUS‑CV)

Pre‑specified VESALIUS‑CV analysis shows evolocumab plus background therapy lowers deaths and major CV events in high‑risk adults without prior MI/stroke.

27 August 2026
Evonik expands LNP GMP manufacturing with new Vancouver facility

New plant adds clinical-scale lipid nanoparticle drug product capacity with federal support; production is planned to start at the end of 2029.

27 August 2026
Amgen/AstraZeneca: TEZSPIRE positive Phase 3 CROSSING results in eosinophilic esophagitis

Phase 3 CROSSING shows histologic remission and improved dysphagia at week 24 with benefits sustained through week 52 in symptomatic, uncontrolled eosinophilic esophagitis.

26 August 2026
Asahi Kasei opens Hipore wet-process separator coating line in Charlotte, NC

New Charlotte coating line adds regional wet-process separator capacity; commercial output planned H2 fiscal 2026 and will pair with a planned Canadian plant.

25 August 2026
Equinor reshapes international portfolio — targets 950,000 boepd outside Norway by 2030

Portfolio concentrated into fewer countries, expected ~USD 20bn free cash flow 2026–2030; US, Brazil and Angola to drive growth; higher margins from high-grading and stepped-up exploration.

25 August 2026
MAIRE awards ~€50m in STS contracts to Nextchem/Stamicarbon

Contracts fund urea licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment across Asia, Europe and North America, plus a feasibility study for a 40,000 t/yr polyolefin upcycling plant.