November 9-11, the CIAC Plastics Division took part in the Plast-EX conference in Toronto as part of the larger Advanced Design & Manufacturing Expo. CIAC had a booth in the exhibition area of the conference where the Plastics Division staff met with attendees to highlight products and sustainability efforts from Plastics Division members. CIAC staff were featured in two separate panels: A Circular Economy for Plastics and its Pivotal Role in a Net-Zero Future with Elena Mantagaris, Vice President, CIAC Plastics Division as moderator; and Strengthening Canada’s Manufacturing Sector: What’s Next featuring Bob Masterson, President and CEO of CIAC as a panelist.

In case you missed it, November 3, CIAC and the Montreal Economic Institute presented the virtual panel discussion Canada’s Natural Resources of Tomorrow. Panelists included Isabelle Des Chênes, Executive Vice-President at CIAC; Kate Lindsay, Senior Vice-President at FPAC; Bob Larocque, President and CEO of CFA; and Pierre Gratton, President and CEO of MAC with moderation provided by MEI.

Check out our new fact sheets on how chemistry and plastics support a modern and sustainable economy in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. Learn the latest statistics on exports, shipments and jobs and how these sectors contribute to the economic success of other industries.

Through the first nine months of 2021, Canada’s shipments of industrial chemicals are up 30 per cent from 2020 levels reaching $20.4 billion. If we remove the impacts of COVID-19 on 2020 shipments, 2021 performance is 7.7 per cent higher than 2019 and 2.4 per cent higher than 2018. If current trends hold, 2021 will be one of the strongest years on record for industrial chemical shipments.