Basell Polyolefins began operations in 1978 as Shell Canada Products, manufacturing Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and Polypropylene (PP) resin.� IPA is used as a solvent and cleaner in many industries.� You may recognize it as a main ingredient in your car�s windshield washer fluid.� PP resins are used in numerous consumer household products from clothing and carpeting to food safe storage containers.

Basell�s Sarnia site is a member of a world scale operation serving over 4000 customers in 120 countries.� Shell Chemicals Canada controls and markets the IPA plant that is operated by Sarnia Basell employees.�

Safe operation of the Sarnia site is the number one goal for all of our employees.� Operating as a responsible community member in preventing pollution and protecting the natural environment is part of our daily focus.� Basell Sarnia is a Responsible Care company, verified in 1996 and successfully re-verified in March 2004.� We are also certified to the ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management Systems standard as well as meeting ISO9001:2000 and TS16949:2002 Quality Management System standards.

Basell Sarnia employs�81 unionized (CEP 800) operators and maintenance personnel and�37�engineering, support staff and contractors.�

��Isopropyl Alcohol production capacity:� 100 kilo-tonnes (Kt) per annum.

Polypropylene production capacity:� 400 million pounds (180 Kt) per annum.

Contact Phone Number (519) 481-1298 Basell Main Gate (24 hour coverage)