- Alberta's government says it will provide up to C$500M (US$357M) in subsidies to support new petrochemical plants, part of a plan to help diversify the province’s economy by creating higher value products from its resources.
- The subsidies are designed to attract two or three new petrochemical projects, each of which would be eligible for up to C$200M in credits for purchasing ethane or propane; the credits would be provided only once a facility is built and starts operating to reduce the financial risk to the province.
- The program follows Alberta’s review of oil and gas royalty charges, which was unveiled Friday and said there was an opportunity to encourage more petrochemical processing in the province.
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