Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

The Canadian petrochemical industry.: C21-39/18-1978E-PDF

"Petrochemicals are derived from crude oil and natural gas. The products include the primary petrochemicals such as ethylene, propylene and benzene, along with the derivatives of the primary petrochemicals: (1) plastic resins (e.g. polyethylene), (2) synthetic rubber and latex, and (3) industrial petrochemicals (e.g. styrene). Plastic products (e.g. plastic piping), rubber products (e.g. tires), and formulated products (e.g. detergents) are not considered to be petrochemicals"--Page 1.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.948567&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, issuing body.
TitleThe Canadian petrochemical industry.
Variant title
  • Canadian petrochemical industry : discussion paper
Series title
  • Sector profile ; [no. 18]
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
  • Issued also in French under title: L'industrie canadienne de la pétrochimie.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Government of Canada, Industry, Trade and Commerce = Gouvernement du Canada, Industrie et Commerce, [1978]
Description1 online resource (8 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • C21-39/18-1978E-PDF
Subject terms
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.

Page details

Report a problem or mistake on this page
Date modified: