5250 boul. Bécancour
Bécancour, Québec, G9H 3X3

Tel. : 819 294-1414
Fax : 819 294-2626

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Finished	Annual Capacity
Linear alkylbenzene	120 000 metric tonnes

By-products	Annual Capacity
Gaseous hydrogen

Raw Materials

Paraffin
Benzene

Investment

160 000 000 $

Employees

70

Area

22 hectares

Background

Began operations in 1995.

Business Description

Petresa Canada was the first in the world to use a solid catalyst in the alkylation process for the production of linear alkylbenzene.

Market

Liquid or powdered detergents.

Environmental Protection

Linear alkylbenzene is completely biodegradable and does not accumulate in the environment.

Contact Persons

Pierre Lahaie,
General Manager
lahp@petresa.qc.ca

Jean Quessy,
Controller
quej@petresa.qc.ca

Richard Perron,
Human Resources Manager
perr@petresa.qc.ca